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Integrated building renovations can help to deliver a successful European Green Deal Energy & Environment

Integrated building renovations can help to deliver a successful European Green Deal

On the first day of Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission, 12 major European clean energy and construction associations joined forces, calling for a bold strategy concerning the renovation of...

December 3, 2019 Read more
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Housing: Kick-Off of SHAPE II, a European initiative to showcase affordable housing through sustainability and innovation Social Affairs

Housing: Kick-Off of SHAPE II, a European initiative to showcase affordable housing through sustainability and innovation

November 28, 2019 Read more
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Housing: Launch of SHAPE II call for lighthouse districts for sustainable and affordable housing in Europe Social Affairs

Housing: Launch of SHAPE II call for lighthouse districts for sustainable and affordable housing in Europe

November 28, 2019 Read more
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Circularity: SUM4Re meets to discuss construction waste reduction and material reuse boost through technology in the Hague Energy & Environment

Circularity: SUM4Re meets to discuss construction waste reduction and material reuse boost through technology in the Hague

November 28, 2019 Read more
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EBC intervenes at the European Fire Safety Week Social Affairs

EBC intervenes at the European Fire Safety Week

In the framework of the first European Fire Safety Week, EBC Secretary General Eugenio Quintieri participated to the "Building Day", a full-day event devoted to fire safety in buildings on...

November 28, 2019 Read more
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Energy efficiency: EBC participated in the Integrated Photovoltaics Conference in Florence Energy & Environment

Energy efficiency: EBC participated in the Integrated Photovoltaics Conference in Florence

November 22, 2019 Read more
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EBC joins the #Skills4Climate campaign: call to strengthen the skills base in electrical and construction trades Energy & Environment

EBC joins the #Skills4Climate campaign: call to strengthen the skills base in electrical and construction trades

The European Builders Confederation, representing construction micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe, joined the #Skills4Climate campaign launched this week. Initiated by the European El...

November 22, 2019 Read more
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Construction Blueprint: launch of the website in Rome Social Affairs

Construction Blueprint: launch of the website in Rome

On the occasion of the second meeting of its partnership, this time hosted by the Italian organization for vocational training in construction Formedil in Rome, the project coordinator Fundación Labo...

November 21, 2019 Read more
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Celebrating the first anniversary of the Horizon 2020 BIM4Ren project! Digitalisation & Innovation

Celebrating the first anniversary of the Horizon 2020 BIM4Ren project!

On 2 and 3 October, EBC participated in the third General Assembly of the BIM4ren project hosted by the Dutch research organisation for applied sciences TNO in the complex of...

November 14, 2019 Read more
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SBS experts meet to discuss the Construction Products Regulation and sustainability Standardisation

SBS experts meet to discuss the Construction Products Regulation and sustainability

Small Business Standards (SBS) held its annual Construction forum on 22 October 2019. Organised by the European Builders Confederation (EBC), in its role of coordinator for SBS construction-related ac...

October 30, 2019 Read more