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June 26, 11:18 AM
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In Devon, residents face a cost-of-living crisis and rising fuel poverty, with limited engagement in energy-efficient home improvements. Social Engine collaborated with six councils to understand residents' attitudes and behaviours towards retrofitting using behavioural insights. A trial delivered through social media ads directed people to information on loft insulation, testing two approaches with varying messages. The trial reached 205,324 people and showed that roof imagery and social norm messaging were most effective at encouraging people to read further information on loft insulation. Lessons learned highlighted the need for tailored communication strategies and evidence-based action plans to encourage energy saving actions, equipping councils with the confidence to apply these findings going forward.
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June 16, 4:49 AM
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Central and Eastern Europe needs to upgrade its building stock to plug leaks and reduce energy consumption. Some of the challenges the region faces are similar to those in other countries, some are more specific.
Rules and regulations are slowly but surely being adopted in this part of the world, funding streams are coming online and renovation support schemes are being designed.
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May 23, 3:38 AM
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Energy efficiency measures offer building owners environmental and financial benefits, but can be expensive to install. Constantin Ginet of Siemens joins The Urban Report to discuss a financing model that uses the savings gained through improved energy efficiency to pay off installation costs
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March 27, 10:34 AM
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This seminar with professor Klaus Eisenack from Humboldt University will explore the key factors for cities to realise their full potential in combating climate change.
National governments often struggle with climate change, but cities are increasingly stepping up, creating hope that they can lead meaningful action. For instance, many cities are setting their own greenhouse gas reduction targets, and networks like the Global Covenant of Mayors now include over 12,000 cities.
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March 14, 7:00 AM
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Across the EU, the housing crisis is spiralling out of control. Millions live in overcrowded, inadequate homes, face energy poverty, or are homeless—while rents skyrocket and housing costs devour incomes. In 2023, over 10% of city households spent more than 40% of their income on housing, and rents jumped 18% in just over a decade.
Why? Decades of chronic underinvestment in public housing have left governments handing the reins to private developers and investors who drove up prices with speculation. This has created a system that prioritises profits over people. It’s time to rewrite the rules.
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February 3, 5:54 AM
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Vienna has a $21 billion plan to rewire its heating system through boreholes, massive heat pumps and energy efficiency initiatives. The overhaul took on new urgency after the Austrian capital announced last year that it would cut itself off from Russian gas in response to the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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January 23, 2:26 AM
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In a bid to make Europe’s building stock less energy-intensive, a new EU law obliges countries across the bloc to ramp up renovations. Rémi Collombet from Efficient Buildings Europe joins the Urban Report to discuss how local and national authorities can align financing, labour and political will to make the law a success
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January 10, 8:34 AM
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As we approach 2025, cities stand at a pivotal crossroads. With over half the global population participating in elections in 2024, the year behind us has been a defining moment in shaping priorities and setting the course for urban development.
Cities are grappling with complex challenges—from addressing the urban impacts of climate change and housing crises to harnessing cutting-edge technologies to improve lives. Yet, within these challenges lie opportunities to innovate, adapt and build a more sustainable urban future.
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December 16, 2024 9:20 AM
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Becoming more efficient in how we produce and consume energy can substantially reduce our need for fossil fuels and our dependence on other countries for their supplies, bring down energy prices and raise comfort levels in our homes.
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October 30, 2024 4:13 AM
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Inês Trindade Pereira discusses the state of Europe’s homes in an article on the Euronews website as we prepare for winter. Energy efficiency: Are EU houses ready for winter? More than 25% of the EU population lived in homes where energy efficiency has improved in the past five years. But not everyone benefits equally.…
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July 24, 2024 10:11 AM
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Efficient Buildings Europe (formerly EuroAce) welcomes that the Commission President acknowledged the importance of addressing the housing crisis among her political priorities, claiming a sustainable future with affordable housing is within reach.
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April 16, 2024 11:10 AM
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Preventing the avoidable waste of energy significantly reduces the amount of energy we need, allowing us to replace the EU’s traditional dependency on fossil fuels with sustainable energy sources, more efficiently and at a lower cost.
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February 21, 2024 6:12 AM
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The political agreement found on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is a positive signal for the efficient buildings industry in Europe. The next European Commission should focus on making this deal a reality and accelerate energy renovations in the EU.
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June 26, 3:43 AM
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To explain what the ENEFIRST Plus project is, the project’s senior expert Jean-Sébastien Broc starts by outlining what it is.
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June 5, 5:52 AM
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To fix housing supply issues, lawmakers' first instinct may be to ramp up construction. Before doing so, it’s important to examine how we are using existing structures, as they can often be used more efficiently, says Oliver Rapf from Buildings Performance Institute Europe
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March 28, 9:59 AM
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‘In Sweden, most residential heating and hot water comes from heating networks – helping to pool resources and innovation
Miranda Bryant in Stockholm
District heating is sometimes talked about like some kind of unattainable utopia, but in the Swedish capital these low-carbon heating networks are not special.
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March 21, 5:39 AM
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Buildings in the worst energy efficiency categories have above-average carbon emissions, so targeting them first for refurbishments would have a significant climate impact, according to a report published by the German National Academy of Sciences. Insulating and converting such buildings to a climate-neutral heating supply is an important lever to rapidly reduce emissions in the building sector, which have remained stubbornly high for years.
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March 7, 10:13 AM
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Numerous households live in homes that are too cold for their physical and mental health and well-being. But the way we measure fuel poverty across the UK varies wildly, making policymaking solutions harder to come by. On the LSE blog website Abigail McKnight argues that we need a better way of measuring fuel poverty if…
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January 31, 8:16 AM
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To truly decarbonise, we must rethink wasteful systems; renewable energy alone won’t replace fossil fuels. Decarbonising our energy supply through renewabl
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January 17, 8:15 AM
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In an article for the World Economic Forum annual meeting, Morten Wierod, CEO at ABB, the Swedish-Swiss multinational electrical engineering corporation, gives a strong argument for the importance of energy efficiency. Why electrification and efficiency are the two keys to hitting net zero An urgent challenge of the energy transition is integrating renewable energy…
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January 10, 4:06 AM
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Over 40 million Europeans cannot afford to power their homes, harming their health and quality of life. Tackling Europe's inadequate housing stock can help to lift people out of energy poverty, argues Laia Segura of Friends of the Earth Europe.
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December 4, 2024 4:56 AM
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The EU is pursuing a bold agenda to promote a fair, sustainable, and ambitious global energy transition, which leaves no one behind.
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October 3, 2024 9:57 AM
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Construction, use and demolition of buildings causes major environment and climate pressures but smart renovations that focus on efficient use of energy and resources can help Europe increase the sustainability of its housing sector, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report published this week. Renovations, sustainable building materials can boost Europe’s green transition…
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April 22, 2024 5:49 AM
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The REGIO1st Planning Framework provides a comprehensive, structured approach for regional energy planners in Europe to develop and implement sustainable, cost-effective energy strategies in line with the Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) principle.
Regions and cities play a key role in the energy transition across Europe, as they are the main channel for the implementation of the Green Deal1, and of its climate and energy objectives. They are the main players involved in energy transition on-site being in direct contact with the reality and challenges on the ground.
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April 16, 2024 11:08 AM
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In the northeastern Italian city of Trieste, a construction project intended as a model for Europe is getting underway. On the southeastern outskirts of the city, eight buildings with social housing dating from the early 1950s will be demolished and replaced by energy-efficient apartments.
What’s more, green spaces will be created and existing ones improved around the new homes to enhance the attractiveness of the area and foster outdoor activity and social interaction.
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