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Vacancy notice: Standardisation Policy Officer

Vacancy notice: Standardisation Policy Officer

The European Builders Confederation (EBC) is a European confederation exclusively representing construction crafts and SMEs in Europe. The EBC Secretariat, based in Brussels, ensures the day-to-day ac...

January 25, 2021 Read more
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Digital Building Logbooks: No rollout without addressing pending challenges Digitalisation

Digital Building Logbooks: No rollout without addressing pending challenges

Recently, the European Commission published the final study report on the “Development of a European Union Framework for Digital Building Logbooks”, which aims to support and structure the widespr...

January 25, 2021 Read more
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Construction Products Regulation: major conference organised by the German Presidency of the European Council Standardisation

Construction Products Regulation: major conference organised by the German Presidency of the European Council

In the context of its steering efforts to prepare the review of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), the German Presidency organized a three-day conference named: “Construction Products – F...

December 11, 2020 Read more
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Construction in national Recovery Plans – The built environment must be a priority for Next Generation EU Economy

Construction in national Recovery Plans – The built environment must be a priority for Next Generation EU

Last week, the Construction 2050 Alliance brought together experts from all over Europe, including representatives from the European Commission, the European Parliament and national governments. They ...

December 7, 2020 Read more
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Pact for skills: EBC Vice President meets with Commissioners Breton and Schmitt Social Affairs

Pact for skills: EBC Vice President meets with Commissioners Breton and Schmitt

On 27 November, EBC Vice-President Philip van Nieuwenhuizen and other construction stakeholders participated to a meeting with Commissioner Thierry Breton – Commissioner for the Internal Market - an...

December 1, 2020 Read more
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Digitalisation: BIM4Ren General Assembly, Tech day & webinar Digitalisation

Digitalisation: BIM4Ren General Assembly, Tech day & webinar

The Horizon 2020 project BIM4Ren had a very busy month behind, made of internal meetings and external events as the number of discoveries and developments is accelerating in this Research...

November 27, 2020 Read more
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CONDAP Project: Info day & Pilot-testing of the Online Course for construction mentors Social Affairs

CONDAP Project: Info day & Pilot-testing of the Online Course for construction mentors

On 10 November, EBC held the first online Info Day of the Erasmus + project CONDAP, which aims to enhance the skills of mentors in construction apprenticeships. The event, celebrated...

November 13, 2020 Read more
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Construction 2050 Alliance: Event on the role of construction in the national Recovery Plans

Construction 2050 Alliance: Event on the role of construction in the national Recovery Plans

On 2nd December, the Construction 2050 Alliance will organize the high-level online event “The role of construction in the national Recovery Plans".  At the occasion, different Member States will p...

November 3, 2020 Read more
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Standardisation: future challenges for the sector, from CPR to environmental performance Standardisation

Standardisation: future challenges for the sector, from CPR to environmental performance

Tuesday the 20th October 2020, Small Business Standards (SBS) gathered several renowned experts to discuss the review of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) and the future of construction envir...

October 26, 2020 Read more
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Skills for construction mentors: CONDAP online event on 10 November Social Affairs

Skills for construction mentors: CONDAP online event on 10 November

Join us for the CONDAP online event: "Green, digital and communication skills for mentors in construction apprenticeships", organised by the European Builders Confederation (EBC) in relation to the Er...

October 21, 2020 Read more
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EBC welcomes Renovation Wave Communication as a step towards more energy efficiency renovations Energy & Environment

EBC welcomes Renovation Wave Communication as a step towards more energy efficiency renovations

Today the European Commission (EC) published its long-awaited communication on “A Renovation Wave for climate neutrality and recovery”, which highlights the importance of energy efficiency renova...

October 14, 2020 Read more
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EBC talks about the Renovation wave at the SolarPower Summit Digitalisation

EBC talks about the Renovation wave at the SolarPower Summit

Last week, EBC participated in the SolarPower Summit 2020, SolarPower Europe’s annual flagship event. This edition focused on the contribution of solar-based solutions to achieve a fully decarbonise...

October 7, 2020 Read more