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[To COP or not to COPE] Paul Bourget urban development zone, an energy testing ground

Watch the replay of the presentation of the Paul Bourget urban development zone in Paris at the Construction21 event "T'es (...)

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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 (...)

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A Closer Look into SUPER-i & SUPERSHINE : Get to know the impact better

SUPER-i and SUPERSHINE projects charted new frontiers in sustainable urban development. From co-creation workshops to policy (...)

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When heating is a luxury: countering energy poverty to save the planet

Social housing associations and EU projects are countering energy poverty with innovative financial schemes and “solidarity (...)

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Renovation Summit - What can be done collectively to ensure a really fair energy transition in times of skyrocketing gas, construction materials, rents, and house prices?

  How is the public, cooperative, and social housing riding the Renovation Wave?   Tenants, residents, social and affordable (...)

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Giving developers free rein isn't the solution to the GTHA housing challenges

Housing affordability remains a challenge in Toronto and surrounding areas, despite an increasing number of developments (...)

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Charging ahead: how to make sure the electric vehicle transition is sustainable and just

Without proper planning, an influx of electric vehicles could cause problems for the economy and our energy supply. Joenomias (...)

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6 lessons learned about social performance in Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods (SPEN). What to consider when designing indicators for social sustainability?

How do we measure social performance and why is it important when developing Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbourhoods (SPENs (...)

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SocialWatt capacity building workshop - On line

Energy poverty is broadly understood as the inability of households to afford basic energy services to guarantee a decent (...)

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[D2Grids] A need for multiple areas of expertise to optimize heating networks managed by local "energy communities" (ESCOs).

The D2Grids project, which can be seen as a technico-economic project at first glance, is designed with a multi-dimensional (...)

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Affordable housing lessons from Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore: 3 keys to getting the policy mix right

Affordable housing is a critical problem for Australia’s biggest housing markets. Five Australian cities are in the top (...)

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GSA Trends 2019 #9 Co-constructing the city

Within the context of an urban project, the most affected part are undoubtedly the people, it is essential to identify the (...)

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Building energy efficient communities

In many EU countries multi-family dwellings represent the dominant residential solution. But structural renovations to cut (...)

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The financing of renovation in the social housing sector

If one wants to have a short look back at how the European policymakers have dealt with the topic of renovation of housing (...)

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COP24: Social innovation to drive just transition of coal regions

With the carbon costs of travel in mind, key EIT Climate-KIC COP24 session summaries are available online for those who canno (...)

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