#building adaptability
Call for presentation of Innovative, Energy-Efficient and Zero Carbon Building Solutions (presentation to the Turkish construction Sector)
Background: The French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement (AFD)) and VakıfBank have partnered to foster (...)
Launching 100 lighthouse districts – European Affordable Housing Consortium Final Conference, 21st February in Brussels
The European Affordable Housing Consortium has concluded its initial phase by reconciling the need for affordable housing (...)
Discover the RECONSTRUCT project in a presentation video
The EU-funded project aims to develop circular, eco-friendly, and innovative solutions to reduce emissions from the construct (...)
An anti-seismic house comes out of the 3D printer in Guatemala
A specialist in the cement industry in Latin America has just inaugurated the first 3D printed building after 26 hours of (...)
Circular Building Coalition: the winners of the open call for Blueprint Projects
Circular Building Coalition reveals 10 innovative projects to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy in the (...)
[Report] Building materials and climate: constructing a new future
Rapid urbanisation worldwide means every five days the world adds buildings equivalent to the size of Paris, with the built (...)
[Conference] Financing local energy transition
Local authorities can’t afford to delay transformation any longer, especially as the energy crisis highlighted the crucial (...)
Pioneering circular solutions for built environment through digitalization and locally sourced waste
A New European Project, RECONSTRUCT, has been launched to devise more sustainable alternatives to ordinary steel and cement (...)
How can contractors lead the way and embrace adaptive reuse?
Adaptive reuse is great for the environment as well as local communities. Renovating disused structures is exciting but it (...)
Webinar - unlocking operational rating schemes: the synergetic added value of SmartLivingEPC & CHRONICLE
In an era of rapid urbanization and growing environmental concerns, the need for sustainable and energy-efficient buildings (...)
Maximizing energy efficiency in HVAC systems for commercial buildings
Energy efficiency is what most property owners need to turbocharge their commercial buildings. To maximize it, one of the (...)
The role of building automation systems in sustainable commercial construction
In recent years, sustainability has become increasingly crucial in the building business. We need to address environmental (...)
Buildings at the forefront of the COP28 programme
The build environment / Buildings sector is at the forefront of the COP28. The 2-week thematic programme of the COP28 now (...)
Cities for all: when inclusivity is key for tackling climate challenge
Figure 1. Image credits: Espaço Municipal From the retrofitting of social housing blocks to the set-up of a “biodistrict” (...)
Building Resilient Commercial Buildings to Withstand Natural Disasters and Climate Change
Resiliency is an essential aspect of a commercial building as this will decide how long the commercial buildings shall (...)