2021
October
Energy Efficiency: EBC calls for proportionate measures in its position on the EPBD revision --- Health & Safety: EBC & FIEC call for realistic occupational exposure limits on asbestos --- High-Level Construction Forum: Co-creating a policy roadmap for the sector --- Sustainable Renovation: Coalition on Sustainable Buildings & Neighbourhoods discusses One-Stop Shops --- Decarbonisation: The EU housing sector calls for contextualised Fit-for-55 & EPBD revision --- Green construction: SMEunited, EBC and the LIFE programme join efforts to inspire SMEs --- Energy Renovation: The BIM4Ren community on easy-to-use BIM-based tools grows --- Skills: The Construction Blueprint reunites physically in Berlin for their 6th meeting --- Digital Construction: Tools presentation and training workshops for EU federations
September
Green construction: SMEunited and EBC invite you to discuss green best practices for construction SMEs --- Construction materials: Rising prices are disrupting the recovery of the sector & the EU --- EU Circular Talks: More competitiveness of secondary materials to enable circular economy in construction --- REBUILD Congress 2021: Challenges and solutions for a sustainable built environment --- Standardisation: SBS, CEI-Bois and EuroWindoor call for approving the use of propiconazole in timber windows and doors --- Italy: Stefano Crestini becomes the new President of ANAEPA-Confartigianato Edilizia --- BIM: Join the EU BIM for Building Renovation competition!
June
Construction 2050 Alliance: Last call to register for the online event on 1 July 2021--- Housing4Europe interviews EBC Secretary General Eugenio Quintieri --- Energy Efficiency: Coalition of the Willing on Better Buildings stepping up EPBD activity --- Standardisation: SBS survey on key areas of standardisation for SMEs --- Skills: Strategic survey on skills needs for construction companies --- BIM: Join the EU BIM for Building Renovation competition!
May
Construction 2050 Alliance: Online event on 1 July 2021--- Energy Efficiency: DG Energy stakeholder workshops on the EPBD revision --- Industry: The Construction 2050 Alliance reacts to the new EU industrial strategy --- Standardisation: Green growth and standards at the core of the SBS Annual event 2021 --- Digitalisation: DigiPLACE closing conference on the EU Green Deal --- BIM for Renovation: Join our BIM4Ren Stakeholders community!
March
Renovation Wave: Joint EBC-UIPI position on One-stop-shops for sustainable renovation --- Circular economy: EBC joins the European Circular Economy Stakeholders Platform --- Energy Efficiency: Commission should act with proportion on possible EPBD revision --- Construction 2050 Alliance: launching the Alliance website and social media --- Spain: Pedro Fernández Alén, new President of our Spanish member CNC --- Digital Construction: DigiPLACE presents its Reference Architecture Framework for a construction platform --- Skills: CONDAP conclusions on upskilling construction mentors and trainers
February
Renovation Wave: Only a stable and enabling policy framework will stimulate demand --- Chemical Agents & Asbestos: SMEs need a holistic approach --- Industry Days 2021: DigiPLACE event on a digital platform for construction --- Sustainable Buildings: 1st meeting between Covenant of Mayors & EU organisations --- Energy Efficiency: Inception impact assessment for EPBD revision published --- Skills: CONDAP Memorandum of Cooperation on upskilling construction trainers & mentors
January
Digital Building Logbooks: No rollout without addressing pending challenges --- Construction 2050 Alliance: Meeting with Cabinet of Commissioner Breton --- Energy Efficiency: public consultation on the evaluation and review of the directive --- #BuildingLife campaign: First European Leadership Forum meeting --- BIM: BIM4Ren webinar on creating a BIM model for existing buildings beyond geometry