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2 Nov 22 |

Digital tool using Big Data has the ambition to make homes more energy efficient

Test the digital toolbox during the Renovation Summit in mid-November in Brussels

Digital tool using Big Data has the ambition to make homes more energy efficient

According to Eurostat statistics, in 2020, buildings represent nearly 40% and households, alone, 27% of the total energy consumption in the EU. It is therefore clear that in a technologically advanced environment and with finite energy resources, it is of paramount importance to make use of the plethora of data and evolved techniques for the development and evolution of building sector energy efficiency strategies. Elissaios Sarmas, a PhD candidate at the Energy Policy Unit of the National Technical University of Athens is explaining how MATRYCS, the EU-funded project that Housing Europe is part of is doing this in practice.

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17 May 22 |

Savonnerie Heymans: A former soap factory turned into a sustainable housing project

How does the project tick the SHAPE-EU boxes?

Savonnerie Heymans: A former soap factory turned into a sustainable housing project

Embarking on an inspirational journey, the social services department of central Brussels (CPAS) has turned a former abandoned and decontaminated soap factory into a ‘village’ of 42 sustainable social housing studios and small houses.

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27 Apr 22 |

L’Innesto: the first Carbon-Neutral Social Housing project in Italy

State-of-the-art affordable homes in Milan

L’Innesto: the first Carbon-Neutral Social Housing project in Italy

The area of the former freight terminal Scalo Greco-Breda, located in the north-east of Milan, is soon to be transformed into the first Carbon Neutral Social Housing project in Italy, L’Innesto. The project, developed by REDO SGR and Fondazione Housing Sociale, together with a broad multi-stakeholder partnership, is among the winners of the Reinventing Cities international competition promoted by C40 Cities. The Fondazione Housing Sociale team tells the story.

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