Green agricultural and island communities’ programme for Greece’s remote and island areas

The challengeDespite its huge renewable energy potential Greece is still heavily reliant on importing fossil fuels. The construction sector also shows large energy efficiency gaps. As a ...

Light-weight construction elements to increase resource efficiency in the construction sector

The challengeLowering our carbon footprint is important in order to mitigate climate change. The construction of buildings has a large environmental impact, and construction quality ...

Innovative noise barriers in urban development; a novel application for solar panels

 The challengeRoads and railways passing through or close to communities cause noise pollution, impacting quality of life and potentially even health. Developing and demonstrating innovative ...

NanoPCM: High performance, low cost, nano-insulation foam with improved LCA

The challengeBuildings count for about 40% of the final energy consumption in Europe, and more than half of it is needed for space heating and cooling. Improving the energy efficiency in ...

Prefabricated self-supported elements that can be used to insulate and renovate single family houses as well as multi-story buildings and decrease energy use to passive house standard.

Buildings stand for approximately 40% of primary energy consumption in advanced economies[1]. Given the slow turnover of long-lived building stock, reducing energy in existing buildings will be ...

European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EuroACE)

The challengeAchieving energy efficiency is one of the biggest challenges we face today. Buildings, i.e. the construction sector, consume more energy than any other share of the economy. The potential...