The makeover of 4RinEU demo case in the Netherlands was completed in July 2020. According to the latest estimates, energy demand will be reduced by 80%. Mariënheuvel is a residential building for elderly people located in Soest and owned by the social housing agency Woonzorg Nederland.
Post date: 10 mar 2021
Type: Actualité
BRUSSELS, 10 March 2021 - A new report launched today by the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) finds that EU Member States continue to underplay the role of the building sector in delivering a climate-neutral Europe.
Post date: 9 mar 2021
Type: Actualité
Delivering the vision of climate-neutrality by 2050 as defined in the Paris Agreement is only achievable if the whole building stock, including retail real estate portfolios, is thoroughly renovated and sustainable design of new buildings is adopted.
Post date: 25 fév 2021
Type: Publication
BPIE – Buildings Performance Institute Europe has released a new report highlighting that despite industry efforts to decarbonise building portfolios, retail real estate asset managers and owners lack a sector-specific trajectory towards achieving climate-neutrality.
Post date: 24 fév 2021
Type: Actualité
re-MODULEES is a project funded under the EU's Horizon 2020 programme, having as an overall aim the creation of the EU-wide retrofit market activation framework in the residential building sector, supported by digital and physical Renovation Hubs at the member state and EU level. The re-MODULEES project officially started on 1 November 2020, and its kick-off meeting took place on 4 & 5 November.
Post date: 10 fév 2021
Type: Actualité
re-MODULEES is a project funded under the EU's Horizon 2020 programme, having as an overall aim the creation of the EU-wide retrofit market activation framework in the residential building sector, supported by digital and physical Renovation Hubs at the member state and EU level.
Post date: 10 fév 2021
Type: Lien
The concept of the circular economy promotes a more efficient use of resources and the reduction of waste. The construction sector is one of the most resource and waste intensive economic activities, generating 30% of all waste in the EU.
Post date: 27 jan 2021
Type: Publication
During 2019, the first year, the BIM4EEB project outlined needs and requirements to be satisfied during the renovation process in order to ensure the best adaptation of the methodological and technological features of BIM4EEB toolset to the specific needs of the users.
Post date: 25 jan 2021
Type: Actualité
A King’s College London research study seeks to determine whether and how real estate companies are complying with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, the role of the real estate sector in achieving the European Union’s climate impact portfolio, and the environmental outputs for European buildings complying with the EPBD.
Post date: 12 jan 2021
Type: Actualité
Retrofitting Europe’s buildings for energy efficiency is not enough to slash the carbon footprint of the construction sector and cut emissions in time to meet the Paris climate agreement goals, according to Dr Catherine De Wolf, assistant professor of design and construction management at TU Delft in the Netherlands. She says that we need to design buildings to make them recyclable – but doing this will require a fundamental restructure of the construction industry.
Post date: 7 jan 2021
Type: Actualité