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Standardisation under the Construction Products Regulation: Joint discussion paper Standardisation

Standardisation under the Construction Products Regulation: Joint discussion paper

Ahead of the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) revision Technical Stakeholders’ Conference held on 7 September, the European Builders Confederation (EBC), the European Construction Industry F...

September 7, 2020 Read more
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EUSEW event: Spurring Europe’s renovation wave Energy & Environment

EUSEW event: Spurring Europe’s renovation wave

On the occasion of the 2020 European Union Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), EBC co-organised the event “Spurring Europe’s renovation wave – how #BetterBuildingsEU can contribute to #EUGreenRecov...

June 29, 2020 Read more
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EU Recovery Plan: we need an EU concerted action to prioritise the built environment! Economy

EU Recovery Plan: we need an EU concerted action to prioritise the built environment!

While the Covid-19 pandemic is still ongoing and the analysis of its impact will require time, the European institutions are discussing the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the EU Recover...

June 25, 2020 Read more
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Late payment practices in construction must be addressed as a top priority Economy

Late payment practices in construction must be addressed as a top priority

Last week the European Construction Sector Observatory published an analytical report on “Late payment in the construction sector”, looking in detail at the situation in five countries (France,...

June 19, 2020 Read more
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Construction 2050 Alliance officially presented at the EC High-level Tripartite Strategic Forum

Construction 2050 Alliance officially presented at the EC High-level Tripartite Strategic Forum

Yesterday, at the occasion of the 8th annual meeting of the High-Level Tripartite Strategic Forum of Construction 2020 hosted by DG Grow of the European Commission, the Secretary General of...

June 18, 2020 Read more
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Appeal by the construction industry for a rapid and sustainable recovery Economy

Appeal by the construction industry for a rapid and sustainable recovery

In view of the European Summit, the main construction representatives at the European level, EBC, FIEC, EFBWW, Construction Products Europe, Housing Europe, UIPI and EuroACE (EU Alliance of companies...

June 16, 2020 Read more
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Digital construction: Meet BIM4Ren, easy-to-use BIM tools for renovation Digitalisation & Innovation

Digital construction: Meet BIM4Ren, easy-to-use BIM tools for renovation

In a context where digital and remote exchanges are becoming increasingly important, the European BIM4Ren project has launched its series of webinars on the issue of BIM in energy renovation...

May 29, 2020 Read more
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Green ‘Superbonus’: Joint statement on supporting the Italian plan to relaunch the building sector Energy & Environment

Green ‘Superbonus’: Joint statement on supporting the Italian plan to relaunch the building sector

EBC, FIEC and UIPI published a joint statement today, expressing their support for the green “Superbonus” – a 110% tax discount for energy and anti-seismic renovations - recently proposed by...

May 26, 2020 Read more
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European Recovery Plan: The multiplier effect of investing in the EU construction sector Economy

European Recovery Plan: The multiplier effect of investing in the EU construction sector

In a joint follow-up letter adressed to Internal Market Commission Thierry Breton published today, EBC, FIEC and CPE reminded their request that the European Recovery Fund (in addition to the...

May 12, 2020 Read more
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BIM4Ren project: first webinar “Meet BIM4Ren: Easy-to-use BIM tools for renovation” on 26 May Digitalisation & Innovation

BIM4Ren project: first webinar “Meet BIM4Ren: Easy-to-use BIM tools for renovation” on 26 May

BIM methods and tools have an increasing impact in the construction sector to help improve the productivity and cooperation across its full value chain. While BIM has mainly been applied...

May 7, 2020 Read more
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Joint Declaration on the European Recovery Fund:  The construction ecosystem as priority with at least €320B dedicated budget Economy

Joint Declaration on the European Recovery Fund: The construction ecosystem as priority with at least €320B dedicated budget

Facing the Covid-19 outbreak, the world is fighting a pandemic of unprecedented proportions in modern times, currently causing a full-blown health emergency, which will also bear significant economic ...

April 30, 2020 Read more
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CONDAP project: Online training and assessment material for construction mentors Social Affairs

CONDAP project: Online training and assessment material for construction mentors

At a time when, in the wake of the Covid-19 emergency, digital and distance learning have assumed an even more important role worldwide, it is timely to signal that our...

April 29, 2020 Read more