The Baubook portal provides ready-made green technical specifications for small municipalities interested in sustainable construction. The portal supports the enhancement of green public procurement.

The challengeThe construction sector is crucial to EU environmental and energy policies, as buildings are responsible for approximately 40 % of the total annual EU energy consumption and generate 36% ...

ALOIS: Innovative information system aiming at recycling and re-using soil, demolition waste and construction materials.

The challengeScarcity of resources and energy is a global challenge. One possible solution is waste management based on the growing understanding that ’waste’ is actually a resource  ...

The Baubook portal provides ready-made green technical specifications for small municipalities

The Baubook system facilitates communication and knowledge exchange regarding energy and material efficiency of construction material and processes. Its services encourage municipalities as well as ...

Zero Waste Scotland - helping Scotland to become more resource efficient

The challengeScotland recognises the important role of resource efficiency to boost the economy and reduce negative environmental impacts.The measureIn recent years, Scotland developed - in addition ...

Resource innovation Network for European Waste (ReNEW)

The challengeWhile the rate of recycling in Europe has increased in the last 10-20 years, the rate of landfilling has not decreased to the same extent.[3] Eco-innovative concepts, the use ...

Zero Waste Network

The challengeGrowing urbanisation brings with it an increase in the amount of solid waste production: one of the major challenges faced by the modern world. Eco-innovative concepts and the use ...