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How to bring circularity principles to life in a residential building in Spain – workshop puts a plan together for rollout of three co-creation ideas
An online workshop was organised in late September to plan how to implement three co-creation ideas for the HOUSEFUL demo (...)
Introducing a more sustainable way of life through Gaming
The STARDUST’s Gaming Tool challenge was held during Pamplona a hackathon within “Navarra LAN Party” On September 14, STARDUS (...)
Madrid plans to lead cities by example—into a sustainable future
Reinventing Cities is a global competition for innovative carbon-free and resilient urban projects organised by C40 Cities (...)
Challenging energy renovation of buildings
To make new energy efficient buildings or to renovate the existing stock? That is the question. Experts from the construction (...)
Are smart buildings safe from hackers and privacy breaches?
The automated home and office market is predicted to grow quickly in the next few years. But as reports of cyber attacks (...)
Smart buildings: energy efficiency at what price?
Automating heating and other environmental controls can bring huge savings to commercial buildings. To what extent is it (...)
Smart cities and innovative financing schemes
Cities in Europe are experimenting new ways to invest in energy transition and finance green measures at local level. Innovat (...)
Fitting hot and cold climates into the “envelope”
The “energy eater” European building stock is aiming for a greener future. Researchers are testing an “envelope” system combi (...)
A raincoat for our houses
From the use of Gore-Tex-like waterproof fabrics to the development of “breathable” bio-based materials, the construction (...)
“That’s another fight. Big data as a commons”
Activist, writer and policy strategist, David Bollier argues that cities can benefit from co-operatively owning and controlli (...)
A smart city means an inclusive city
If a city is to be really intelligent, its priority needs to be on promoting equitable and affordable social infrastructure (...)