12.02.2021, 13:34

The European Climate Pact: all-encompassing climate action for a greener Europe

The European Climate Pact (ECP) is a new, EU-wide initiative inviting individuals, communities and organizations to participate in climate action and building a greener Europe. This pact is introduced under the European Green Deal (EGD), which is an action plan to boost the efficient use of resources by moving to a clean and circular economy. […]

28.01.2021, 15:04

National Long-Term Renovation Strategies from all Central and Eastern European EU Member States still missing

It has been already more than ten months from the date when the EU Member States were supposed to submit their newest Long-Term Renovation Strategies (LTRS). This national strategy is an important document of planning since it serves to support the renovation of national building stock in a highly energy efficiency and decarbonization-oriented manner. The […]

20.01.2021, 16:15

REELIH project included as best practice in a new publication of FEANTSA

Renovation: Staying on top of the wave is a new publication by FEANTSA. In early December, 2020, FEANTSA organized a dedicated online roundtable where this new report, commissioned to Catrin Maby, Member of Welsh Government advisory group on housing decarbonisation and Member of British Standards Institute Retrofit Standards Task Group, was launched. During the event, Catrin […]

22.12.2020, 07:46

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Right to Energy Forum 2020

Right to Energy Forum is an annual event organized by Right to Energy Coalition which unites trade unions, anti-poverty groups, social housing providers, environmental campaigners, health organizations, NGOs and energy cooperatives working on eradication of energy poverty across Europe. This year, regular topics of the event, such as energy efficiency legislation, state level advocacy or local community campaigns, were […]

15.12.2020, 18:04

Renovation Wave Strategy is out: what to expect?

In October 2020, the European Commission published the official Renovation Wave Strategy with an aim to improve the energy performance of buildings by doubling the renovation rates in the next ten years and making sure renovations lead to higher energy and resource efficiency. The process of strategy's development was accompanied by two rounds of public […]

30.11.2020, 08:35

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#50Solutions Webinar 3: For a Green Recovery that Leaves No-one Behind

Housing Solutions Platform is an initiative which aims to identify, debate and promote innovative solutions for affordable housing in Europe. It was established with joint efforts of FEANTSA, the Fondation Abbé Pierre, Friends of Europe and Housing Europe. Last year, they published "50-Out-of-the-box Solutions to Homelessness and Housing Exclusion" which is a collection of some […]

16.11.2020, 08:53

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C4E Webinar: Making the renovation wave work

On October 14, 2020, the European Commission has published its Renovation Wave Strategy which aims at improving the energy performance of buildings. Just two days after its introduction, C4E Webinar took place as part of the Central and Eastern Energy Efficiency Forum C4E 2020 edition. This webinar was opened by the European Commissioner for Energy […]

26.10.2020, 11:29

Build Upon2: project that puts national building renovation strategies into practice

BUILD UPON2 PROJECT There are no more doubts that our planet is in the state of climate emergency. With buildings being one of the biggest contributors to the climate change in Europe, it is our responsibility to come up with realizable ideas and to transfer them into functioning projects that will help meeting EU's energy […]

20.10.2020, 19:04

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OCTOBER: a month of online conferences

Year 2020 is rather a strange year due to enormous impact of COVID-19 crisis that has changed the way of living of most people around the world. At the same time, the question of adequate housing became "a must" and moved to the center of many discussions around the globe which is overall a positive […]

21.09.2020, 08:57

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WORLD GREEN BUILDING WEEK: ACT ON CLIMATE

This week, from September 21st to September 25th 2020, World Green Building Council (WGBC) organizes the 11th edition of World Green Building Week which is an annual campaign empowering all relevant stakeholders to deliver greener buildings. This year, the main topic of the week are net zero buildings and the main goal is to mobilize […]

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19.01.2022, 10:00

ENPOR Lunch Talk: Will Fit for 55 help the energy poor?

The current trend of rising energy prices is a worrying one. Not only because it means that people will have to devote more of their salaries to simply pay for energy in their homes, but also because it exacerbates the already negative trend of energy poverty. Energy poverty as phenomenon is not a universal one. […]

14.12.2021, 12:53

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Energy Poverty Advisory Hub: A new go-to-place for local authorities, CSOs and other stakeholders

Motivated by the vision of the world where energy poverty has no place, the leading EU initiative “Energy Poverty Advisory Hub” (EPAH), seeks to become the center of experience and expertise in Europe. EPAH will support civil society organizations (CSOs) and local authorities by building a collaborative network of all stakeholders interested in combatting energy […]

08.12.2021, 13:48

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Energy Community: Workshop on Financing Energy Efficiency in Residential Sector

The truth is that energy efficiency of residential sector has finally gained more attention among the key EU stakeholders. It became clear that the building sector is critical for achieving EU's environmental goals. However, as we pay more and more attention to this issue, investment gaps in residential sector financing of energy efficiency are becoming […]