Europe must triple investments in the annual retrofitting of buildings, starting with the most vulnerable households, in order to meet the EU's 2030 climate targets and curb dependence on fossil gas, writes Júlia López Ventura.
Helsinki has been using competitions to encourage sustainable construction and is leading the way in reducing the sector's carbon impact, write Tomi Rantala and Kaisa-Reeta Koskinen.
Revamping Europe's building stock is not only expected to reduce energy bills and help tackle climate change, it is also widely supported by the construction sector, which sees a business opportunity in renovation.
Member states not building owners must be responsible for meeting objectives of the directive on the mandatory renovation of old and energy-intensive buildings, the director of Budovy21 and energy-saving construction expert Petr Holub said as EU Parliament backing the directive in mid-March caused quite a stir in Czechia.
Europe is packed with landmarks such as historical buildings, business towers, or sport stadiums. As Europe aims to reach net-zero emissions by mid-century, decarbonising large buildings is both a huge challenge and an opportunity.
From 15th to 17th of May 2023, the Belgian-Luxemburg-German Chamber of Commerce (AHK debelux) organises an information trip to Germany on wood construction (CLT/BLC) in cooperation with the Belgian clusters VIBE and éco-construction.
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Liquid petroleum gas firms want a directive to favour biofuels and hydrogen, to which they could pivot, reports The Guardian, EURACTIV's media partner.
Italian right-wing parties are united against the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and call on the government to show its opposition in negotiations with the European Parliament following a vote set for Tuesday in Strasbourg.
Current public procurement practices will not put the EU on track to meet its climate goals, even though public spending is widely recognised as a key lever to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors like road transport and construction, writes Evelin Piirsalu.
The European Union is currently revamping its green buildings law. Ahead of finals talks on the proposal, EURACTIV interviewed Ciarán Cuffe, a Green MEP who will represent the European Parliament in negotiations with the other EU institutions.
Given the importance of nuclear power in public investment, energy transition and decarbonised energy, production infrastructures will, through necessity, require private investment. Some private equity investment houses have prioritised this societal demand.
Some different approaches are used to identify Urban Heat Island (UHI) as Land Surface Temperature or microclimatic simulation … This small study aims to compare our own method, based on the User Comfort Index, with those more classical methods. We also want to assess that this method, developed on French cities, may be used in other countries. Four cities have been chosen: Montreal (Canada), Geneva (Switzerland), Brussels (Belgium) and Baltimore (USA).
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With only a few months left before the project comes to an end, find the March newsletter dealing with recent key information and outputs. We can now say that D2Grids project’s main target has been met since its beginning: a standardised generic heating and cooling loop model has been defined, experimented and assessed. This model maximises the share of recycled and renewable energy.
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