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Echoing the call for action in the Paris Climate Conference last December and in line with the terms of the Paris Agreement, regulation for commercial buildings is on its way throughout Europe. A decree in France is expected in June for commercial buildin (...)
The city of Paris is now using the prototype version of the Accompany cities in energy strategy (ACCENT) tool.This is the first prototype after a period of functionalities definition with Paris and the other pilot cities. Thanks to ACCENT, Paris will (...)
Copenhagen is moving towards urban leadership and liveabilityIn the last 15 years, the City of Copenhagen has come through a large transition from near bankruptcy to being one of the most liveable cities on earth. It has already been nominated three (...)
In the Torrelago district, cumulative improvements of the deep renovation works conducted as part of the CITyFiED project are beginning to be seen and felt by partners and residents alike. Bringing large-scale district heating, biomass technology and (...)
Article by Nirmal Kishnani - Vice Dean at School of Design and Environment, National University of SingaporeContinued from Part 1: Are Green Buildings Biophilic? Why the answer matters, particularly in AsiaOn the whole, it appears, Asian tools are not (...)
REMOURBAN lighthouse city Nottingham is showing how sustainability can be integrated into the regeneration of our towns and cities. Their local expertise and complementary actions from a range of European partners and cities, is at heart of the project’s (...)
This insight and many others were given during the DIRECTION final event which brought together experts from the field of sustainable buildings to share the outcomes of the four years of work. Hosted on 17 February 2016 by the Technische Universität Münch (...)
As part of the DIRECTION project's outreach activity aimed at maximising replicability potential, EnginSoft hosted the last replication workshop in the northern Italian town of Trento. Francesco GasperiHabitech – Technical DirectorFrancesco Gasperi is (...)
As part of the DIRECTION project's outreach activity aimed at maximising replicability potential, EnginSoft hosted the last replication workshop in the northern Italian town of Trento. Ulrich Filippi Oberegger, Eurac - ResearcherUlrich Filippi Oberegger (...)
The world’s largest collaborative project on building renovation has been officially launched today by Green Building Councils across Europe, in a bid to tackle one of the region’s biggest climate challenges – its existing buildings. After more than a (...)
On March 17, the winners of the MIPIM Awards 2016 will be announced. This international contest draws exemplary and inspiring projects from allover the world. Béatrice Gravier, from Reed MIDEM, tells more about this prestigious competition.How many buildi (...)
17th of March 2016 - 12h - MIPIM Innovation ForumSocial media deeply transform the way we communicate, and every day they occupy more of the professional field. By allowing wide scale direct peer-to-peer exchanges, they turned into a formidable disseminat (...)
In more ways than one, 2015 was a very generous year for the social media Construction21. With the development of the network, the internationalisation of the Green Building Solutions Awards and the arrival of new contributors, the audience grew for all (...)
If you couldn't be there for the Green Building Solutions Awards 2015 ceremony, here comes the video! In this second part, the 8 winners of the contest are revealed and awarded by Construction21 for their exemplary and inspiring projects. More videos (...)
If you couldn't be there for the ceremony of the Green Building Solutions Awards 2015, here comes the video! In this first part, the Environment Ministers of Morocco and Luxembourg, Hakima El Haïté et Carole Dieschbourg, express their support to the conte (...)
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