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% ...

Desert solar farms in Morocco

The challenge:Like many countries Morocco has a low penetration of renewable energies and is reliant on imports for the majority of its energy supply – more than 95% at the beginning of this ...

Training farmers to use Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems

The challenge:Severe shortages of both energy and water create a challenging environment for farmers in Pakistan, posing a threat to the country’s food security. In the Pothwar region in ...

Rural Energy Development Programme

The challenge:Around 25% of the population of Nepal lives below the poverty line, and the country has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.43, placing it in the lower quartile of countries. Only ...

Greater Manchester Low Carbon Investment Pipeline

The challenge:Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, has set an ambitious CO2 emission reduction target of 48% by 2020, as part of its Low-Carbon Economic Area (LCEA) plan. This will require significant ...

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 ...