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🌍#NewEnergyWorld 🏙️How energy efficient buildings are shaping Europe’s low-carbon future European buildings account for over 40% of total energy consumption, making them a key focus for climate action. From stringent EU policies to advanced building technologies, there’s a strong push to make our buildings energy-smart and sustainable. The European Green Deal and Renovation Wave aim to accelerate this transformation, boosting #energyefficiency and lowering emissions across residential, commercial and public buildings. Charlie Bush explains. 🔗Read more: https://ow.ly/Lbrr50U19Y4

Urban buildings contribute significantly to carbon emissions through their construction and operation. Sustainable urban planning that prioritises energy-efficient buildings and renewable energy sources can help reduce these emissions. 🏙️🌍 Our solution offers a low-cost, low-carbon renewable heating and cooling system, delivering thermal energy for summer cooling and winter heating. This boosts building energy efficiency, enhances occupant productivity, and reduces reliance on fossil fuels.    #SustainableUrbanisation #RenewableEnergy #BuildingEfficiency #ClimateAction #EnergyEfficiency #Innovation #Sustainability

We’re proud to share that our ‘Net Zero Terrace’ initiative in collaboration with Electricity North West, Centre for Energy Equality, and Rossendale Valley Energy, won the prestigious ‘Innovation Award’ at the Utility Week Awards on Tuesday evening. The ’Net Zero Terrace’ initiative combines an ambient loop system for heat pumps with community energy and smart energy management via a virtual microgrid. The community-led approach will see smart-energy solutions adopted across streets throughout the country, helping to optimise energy bills while addressing significant demand on the electricity network, thanks to Ofgem’s Strategic Innovation Fund. Phil Proctor, Technical Director at Buro Happold, said: “By looking at how we can use a smart energy approach, we’ve developed a flexible, community-led solution that means we can decarbonise whole neighbourhoods. The solution unlocks stranded communities in terraced streets, yet can be applied anywhere. This has never been achieved before in the UK.” We are also addressing non-technical barriers to create a commercial, standardised, replicable, and scalable model for 'energy communities' across the UK, thanks to a grant from UKRI. Read more here: https://buro.im/4fT7VKo #award #NetZeroCarbon #NetZero #decarbonisation #UK #houses #heatpumps #ambientloops #sustainableenergy #energy #sustainability #netzerohomes #engineering #BuroHappold

**Harnessing the Power of Two: Unveiling Biosolar Green Roofs. Did you know you can combine renewable energy generation with environmental benefits on a single rooftop? Biosolar green roofs integrate solar panels with a vegetated roof system. This innovative approach offers a multitude of advantages: * Increased Energy Efficiency: Green roofs naturally cool buildings, potentially lowering air conditioning energy consumption. This can also optimize solar panel performance! * Enhanced Sustainability: Biosolar roofs contribute to urban greening. Plus, they help manage stormwater runoff. * Transform your rooftop into a lush green space, improving the visual attraction of your building. #biosolar #greenroof #construction #sustainability #renewableenergy

Innovative design and build approaches can significantly enhance housing affordability. Take net-zero buildings, for example. These structures generate as much clean energy as they consume and are 80 percent more energy-efficient than buildings constructed to today’s minimum code standards, according to Natural Resources Canada. By utilizing on-site (or near-site) renewable energy systems, net-zero buildings reduce energy bills, improve indoor air quality, decrease ecological footprints and increase resale and rental values. #NetZero #EnergyEfficiency #AffordableHousing #InnovativeDesign #BuildingBetter

Building Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Without energy efficiency retrofitting of existing buildings, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to reach the global carbon neutrality, decarbonization, or Net Zero targets set for 2050. But, building energy efficiency retrofitting is a challenging task. In this our latest paper published in the high impact (Q1) journal Energy and Buildings, we investigate the challenges to retrofitting existing office buildings for energy efficiency and propose integrated strategies to tackle these challenges. Until June 25, 2024, the paper can be accessed free of charge at https://lnkd.in/dRGvgBnb linyan Chen Prof Albert Chan Mershack Opoku Tetteh, PhD Jackie Yang Olumayowa Adegoriola #buildings #energyefficiency #energy #netzero #carbon #carbonneutrality #sustainability

Photovoltaic building-integrated, light-storage and direct-storage buildings, near zero energy buildings and energy-producing buildings are becoming the key solutions to achieve green development and green life in urban and rural construction. These innovative technologies can not only effectively reduce energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions, but also improve the energy self-sufficiency of buildings, bringing residents a more comfortable and environmentally friendly living environment. As the concept of green building becomes more widespread, the application of these technologies will become more widespread and make an important contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. #HWOO #EnergyStorage #ReliableEnergy #SustainableFuture #EnergySolutions #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy

Perspectives on energy efficiency in new urban developments Energy efficiency is becoming an essential component in the design of contemporary housing developments, especially for its contribution to the reduction of pollutant emissions and economic savings. 🌆 Importance of energy efficiency - Emission Reduction - Economic Savings 🏢 New regulations and challenges - European regulations - Implementation challenges 🔋 Innovative technologies and solutions - Renewable energy - Heating and cooling systems 🌍 Long-term benefits - Environmental sustainability - Quality of life 🤝 Collaboration and engagement - Public and private sector - Education and awareness It is time to face the challenges and seize the opportunities of energy efficiency in new urban developments! #ESGSummitEurope #SustainabilityInAction #EnergyEfficiency #UrbanDevelopments #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #Innovation

In honor of Earth Day, we’d like to share one client’s sustainability efforts— the Village of Plain and the Green Technology Training and Enterprise Center. This initiative aimed at promoting sustainability and empowering the community through green technology training. Despite a tight deadline of just five months, Green TTEC was able to deliver on its sustainability goals and we rose to the challenge. From insulated panels to a photovoltaic generation system, which directly converts the sun's rays into electricity, geothermal HVAC, and natural ventilation features, every aspect of this building was meticulously designed with sustainability in mind. 🌍 One of the key features is the geothermal HVAC system with natural ventilation features. This technology harnesses the earth's natural temperature to heat and cool the building, significantly reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions. Geothermal HVAC systems utilize underground pipes to circulate fluid, absorbing heat from the ground in winter and releasing heat in summer, providing efficient and environmentally friendly climate control year-round. This green building achieved a LEED Gold certification by meeting prerequisites that address carbon, energy, water, waste, transportation, materials, health, and indoor environmental quality. The Village of Plain created a space where current and future generations can learn, grow, and contribute to a greener future. 🌱 This project was recognized as "Best Green Built" and "Best Small Project" by In Business magazine. Partner: EUA #SustainableConstruction #Sustainability #GreenBuilding #IdealBuilders #DaneCounty

Why are smart green buildings relevant? Nearly one-third of the U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to America´s 130 million homes and commercial buildings, including energy used for construction, heating, cooling, installed appliances, and lighting homes and businesses. The U.S. Department of Energy has launched the Energy Earthshots to address the housing deficit, high energy burdens, and energy-inefficient homes.  Let’s accelerate the green transition by collaborating. Sweden contributes with strength in industrialized building methods, new materials, and a focus on energy efficiency, which help to reduce operational and embodied carbon in buildings. To learn more, visit our website. PDF is available for download. #GreenTransition #SmartGreenBuildings #EnergyEfficiency #EcoFriendlyHomes #GreenConstruction