Posts Tagged ‘Energy efficiency’

How to Build the Energy Transition in European Cities: Lessons from URBACT

By Antonio Borghi, on May 7th, 2013 at 16:36

Once upon a time in Milan – Renovation and energy saving

Feedback by Marco Pozzo from a visit made in the framework of the URBACT Workstream ‘Building Energy Efficiency’, which investigated and consolidated the outputs on many URBACT projects dealing with the issue of energy efficiency. An ancient farmhouse in the centre of Milan becomes a new energy saving public space. When the 6th workstream “Building […]

By Segolene Pruvot, on February 15th, 2013 at 11:32

Call For Evidence – Building Energy Efficiency

The building sector accounts for 40% of the total energy use and for 36% of Europe’s CO2 emissions. It generates 9% of the total EU 27 GDP and 8 % of the total employment. Since the EU aims at reductions in domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 80% by 2050 (compared to 1990 level), the […]

By URBACT, on June 1st, 2012 at 15:47