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Housing: All you need to know to become one of the 35 lighthouse districts of the Affordable Housing Initiative Social Affairs

Housing: All you need to know to become one of the 35 lighthouse districts of the Affordable Housing Initiative

On 30 January, the SHAPE II partnership of the Affordable Housing Initiative hosted an online information session for potential candidates to become one of the 35 “Lighthouse Districts” on affordable...

January 31, 2025 Read more
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Labour mobility: Takeaways for construction from the European Labour Authority Outreach Event in Brussels to strengthen Cooperation with Social Partners Social Affairs

Labour mobility: Takeaways for construction from the European Labour Authority Outreach Event in Brussels to strengthen Cooperation with Social Partners

On 29 January, the European Builders Confederation (EBC) participated in the European Labour Authority (ELA) yearly outreach event in Brussels.

January 31, 2025 Read more
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Standardisation: Appointment of SBS Experts representing SMEs in construction technical fora in 2025 Standardisation

Standardisation: Appointment of SBS Experts representing SMEs in construction technical fora in 2025

In January 2025, Small Business Standards (SBS), the European association representing SMEs in the standardisation process at European and international levels, appointed a new group of 79 experts in key...

January 29, 2025 Read more
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Late Payment: Deterioration in payment behaviour across Europe confirmed in EU Payment Observatory Annual Report 2024 Economy

Late Payment: Deterioration in payment behaviour across Europe confirmed in EU Payment Observatory Annual Report 2024

On 14 January, the European Commission’s EU Payment Observatory published its Annual Report 2024, a comprehensive analysis of the main trends and developments in payment performance related to commercial transactions in...

January 25, 2025 Read more
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Housing: EBC welcomes the European Parliament’s special committee on the housing crises Social Affairs

Housing: EBC welcomes the European Parliament’s special committee on the housing crises

In this context, for the first time, housing is included in an EU Commissioner's portfolio. Dan Jørgensen, the Commissioner for Energy and Housing, is tasked with developing a comprehensive housing...

January 24, 2025 Read more
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Standardisation: Official publication of new Construction Products Regulation and release of EBC-SBS CPR guide for SMEs Standardisation

Standardisation: Official publication of new Construction Products Regulation and release of EBC-SBS CPR guide for SMEs

EBC and SBS publish a Guide to help SMEs understand the changes, tailored specifically for SMEs and micro-enterprises.

December 18, 2024 Read more
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Innovation: ECCREDI explores cutting-edge innovation for construction at last council meeting Digitalisation & Innovation

Innovation: ECCREDI explores cutting-edge innovation for construction at last council meeting

On 4 December 2024, the European Council for Construction Research, Development, and Innovation (ECCREDI) convened at Buildwise in Limelette, Belgium.

December 9, 2024 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

As part of the Increase project under the Horizon Europe programme, on the 28th of November 2024, EBC participated in the IPV Conference in Florence, Integrating PV technologies in the...

December 6, 2024 Read more
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VACANCY NOTICE: Communication & Events Officer Energy & Environment

VACANCY NOTICE: Communication & Events Officer

The European Builders Confederation (EBC) represents crafts, micro companies, and SMEs in the construction sector across Europe. EBC champions a more inclusive, sustainable, and digital construction sector and built environment.

December 3, 2024 Read more
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EBC sparks dialogue on Housing, Energy, and Construction at European Parliament Digitalisation & Innovation

EBC sparks dialogue on Housing, Energy, and Construction at European Parliament

The European Builders Confederation (EBC) convened policymakers, industry leaders, and stakeholders at the European Parliament yesterday to address the challenges and opportunities facing Europe’s construction sector.

November 21, 2024 Read more
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Circularity: EBC takes part in recyclers’ conference on circularity in the construction sector Energy & Environment

Circularity: EBC takes part in recyclers’ conference on circularity in the construction sector

On 6 November, the European Recycling Industries Confederation (EuRIC) organized an event exploring the practical aspects of “Implementing EU legislation: How to increase circularity in the construction sector” at the...

November 18, 2024 Read more
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Energy Efficiency: EBC, IPOSZ and the LIFE project CondoReno organise event in Budapest to boost condominium renovations in Hungary Energy & Environment

Energy Efficiency: EBC, IPOSZ and the LIFE project CondoReno organise event in Budapest to boost condominium renovations in Hungary

On 8 November 8, 2024, EBC and its Hungarian member organization IPOSZ jointly hosted an impactful workshop in Budapest, Hungary, as part of the CondoReno project, which is co-funded by...

November 15, 2024 Read more