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EUSEW: Highlights of the joint EBC-Efficients Building Europe policy session on scaling up energy renovation Energy & Environment

EUSEW: Highlights of the joint EBC-Efficients Building Europe policy session on scaling up energy renovation

As part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2024, Efficient Buildings Europe (formerly EuroAce) and the European Builders Confederation (EBC) co-organised the policy session entitled "Joining fo...

June 13, 2024 Read more
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EPBD: Insights from the 1st EU Peers Summit, the Community for Integrated Home Renovation Services Energy & Environment

EPBD: Insights from the 1st EU Peers Summit, the Community for Integrated Home Renovation Services

The inaugural EU Peers Summit, held on 11 June in Brussels, brought together a diverse array of stakeholders committed to the energy efficient renovation of buildings as a major contribution...

June 12, 2024 Read more
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Standardisation: SBS and CEN-CENELEC discuss how to improve access and participation in national standardisation Standardisation

Standardisation: SBS and CEN-CENELEC discuss how to improve access and participation in national standardisation

On 5 June 2024, Small Business Standards SBS and the European Committees for Standardisation and Electrotechnical Standardisation CEN-CENELEC co-hosted a workshop titled “Driving Inclusiveness in St...

June 7, 2024 Read more
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Late Payment: New EU Pilot Project on Mediation for Payment Disputes in the Construction Sector Economy

Late Payment: New EU Pilot Project on Mediation for Payment Disputes in the Construction Sector

On 29 May, the European Commission’s DG GROW, the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) and Milieu Consulting launched an EU Pilot Project on mediation for payment disputes...

May 30, 2024 Read more
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Energy Efficiency: Register to EBC/Efficient Buildings Europe session on how to scale up energy renovation at EUSEW Energy & Environment

Energy Efficiency: Register to EBC/Efficient Buildings Europe session on how to scale up energy renovation at EUSEW

This year, EBC is collaborating with the Efficient Buildings Europe ( formerly EuroACE ) in a policy session of the official programme of European Union Sustainable Energy Week 2024, which...

May 28, 2024 Read more
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Construction 4.0: BEEYONDERS partners met in Genoa to discuss next steps Digitalisation

Construction 4.0: BEEYONDERS partners met in Genoa to discuss next steps

The latest General Assembly of the Horizon Europe project BEEYONDERS, Breakthrough European tEchnologies Yielding cOnstruction sovereigNty, Diversity & Efficiency of ResourceS, concluded recently ...

May 27, 2024 Read more
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Energy Efficiency: Implementation work of recast EPBD under way Energy & Environment

Energy Efficiency: Implementation work of recast EPBD under way

Last April, the legislative work of recasting the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) finally came to a conclusion, with the official adoption and publication of the new directive in...

May 23, 2024 Read more
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EU Elections: EBC partners with European Parliament in campaign for European elections

EU Elections: EBC partners with European Parliament in campaign for European elections

As many fellow organisations in Brussels, EBC has signed a partnership agreement with the European Parliament (EP) to promote the #UseYourVote campaign and the Together.eu initiative in the context of...

May 22, 2024 Read more
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Standardisation: SBS co-organises workshop on national inclusiveness in standardisation Standardisation

Standardisation: SBS co-organises workshop on national inclusiveness in standardisation

On June 5, SBS and CEN-CENELEC are teaming up with the Belgian FPS Economy to host a workshop aimed at enhancing inclusiveness in national standardisation. This event, part of the...

May 21, 2024 Read more
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Circular Economy: Ongoing revision of the EU Construction and Demolition Waste Management Protocol and Pre-demolition Audit Guidelines Energy & Environment

Circular Economy: Ongoing revision of the EU Construction and Demolition Waste Management Protocol and Pre-demolition Audit Guidelines

As construction and demolition waste (CDW) constitutes the largest waste stream in the EU in terms of volume, the European Commission has been working to improve the processes pursuing CDW...

May 17, 2024 Read more
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Renewables: INCREASE Project Meeting in Brussels on enhancing PV integration efforts Energy & Environment

Renewables: INCREASE Project Meeting in Brussels on enhancing PV integration efforts

On April 26, 2024, the INCREASE project partners gathered at the SolarPower Europe premises in Brussels. This event marked the first gathering since the project's kickoff in October 2023 and...

May 3, 2024 Read more
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Skills: EBC talks green, digital and skills transitions in construction in closing event of the European year of Skills Social Affairs

Skills: EBC talks green, digital and skills transitions in construction in closing event of the European year of Skills

On 30 April, the European Commission organized the closing event of the European Year of Skills (EYS) in Brussels. Titled “The EYS – What Comes Next?”, this large-scale conference gathered...

May 2, 2024 Read more