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% ...

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 ...

Implementation of Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) techniques in designing luxury items.

The challengeRapidly changing fashions currently lead to high levels of waste and environmental impacts, meaning that changes are required to improve sustainability and boost C2C–based design. ...

Novel solutions for LED lighting through nano-substitution

The challengeAs a contribution to increased energy efficiency in buildings, the EU has decided to phase out less efficient light sources through regulations such as EG 244/2009 and EG 859/2009. ...

SusChem: the European Techno logy Platform for Sustainable Chemistry

The challengeEurope’s chemical production and processing industry is one of its most energy- and resource-intensive sectors.[1] Those industries hold key positions within critical value chains ...

European Technology Platform on Sustainable Mineral Resources (ETP SMR)

The challengeIn today's global society mineral resource production will increasingly be limited by environmental and social sustainability constraints. Since mineral deposits are finite, ...