2023
July & August
EBC Annual Congress 2023 : SMEs & crafts discuss their role in making the construction sector more sustainable --- Construction Products Regulation: Adoption of Parliament’s and Council’s negotiating positions --- Late Payment: SME representatives discuss the impact of bad payment behaviours in event at EESC --- Standardisation: SBS announces the first edition of the Meeting Standards campaign--- Digital construction: three Horizon Europe projects launch the Tech4EUConstruction Cluster --- Human-robot collaboration: Mid-term meeting for Horizon Europe project HumanTech
June
EBC Annual Congress Registrations and agenda available --- Asbestos: FIEC and EBC call for a realistic and implementable framework --- EUSEW 2023: EBC invited to share the perspective of construction SMEs on the skills gap --- Standardisation: SBS releases Guide for SMEs to navigate contradictory standards in construction --- Late Payment: EBC will intervene in joint PIMEC & Confartigianato event at EESC --- Energy Transition: EBC in new ENZA video on skills needs for a Net-Zero Industry Act --- EU Green Week:EBC discusses electrical and fire safety skills in Fire Safe Europe event --- Sustainable construction:BIO4EEB General Assembly & Sustainable Places 2023 in Madrid
May
EBC Annual Congress Registrations and agenda available --- Construction Products Regulation: EBC, SBS, FIEC and CPE joint statement on the IMCO vote--- Energy efficiency: EBC discusses EPBD with MEP Sean Kelly and DG Energy--- EU Taxonomy: C2050 Joint statement on the draft Taxonomy Environmental Delegated Act--- Ecodesign: EC consultation forum discusses ban on standalone boilers --- BIM: SBS publishes position paper on IFC compatibility--- Innovation: First ECCREDI Council meeting in 2023--- Construction 4.0:EBC Secretary General interview for Horizon Europe project HumanTechApril
EBC Annual Congress Registrations and agenda available --- Late Payment: EBC participates to EU Payments Observatory meeting--- Asbestos: EMPL Committee adopts Report on Asbestos at Work Directive --- Sustainable Finance: Commission publishes EU Taxonomy draft Environmental Delegated Act --- Standardisation: The European Parliament discusses updates on the CPR --- Energy Efficiency: EBC takes part in Power-to-Buildings Peer Exchange with focus on the EPBD--- Construction 4.0: HumanTech partners gathered in Barcelona to discuss next actions--- Energy Efficiency: Highlights from CondoReno’s first public Symposium
March
Late Payment: EBC calls for an ambitious recast of the Late Payment Directive --- Energy efficiency: European Parliament adopts EPBD Report--- EPBD: EBC intervenes on EPBD during CNA’s Sustainable construction week --- The European Commission presents the Transition Pathway for the construction ecosystem --- Posting of workers: Posting of workers: EBC attends ELA thematic meeting on posting in construction --- Energy transition: EBC joins the European Net Zero Alliance (ENZA)--- Artificial intelligence: EBC in ERF 2023 on robotics & artificial intelligence in construction--- Digitalisation: Commission launches digital maturity scan for construction SMEs --- EBC is looking for an EU Projects Officer--- Construction 4.0: EBC intervenes in the European Robotics Forum 2023--- Circular economy: Launch of new Horizon Europe project BIO4EEB
February
EPBD: EBC reaction to vote in ITRE committee of the European Parliament --- Skills: A new sectoral strategic approach to cooperate in construction--- Asbestos: EBC calls for a realistic legislative framework and strong accompanying measures --- Posting of workers: EBC contributes to ELA working and focus groups --- Standardisation: 26 SBS experts representing SMEs in construction technical fora --- Circular economy: EBC in international meeting on the development of sustainable cities --- Artificial intelligence: EBC in ERF 2023 on robotics & artificial intelligence in construction
January
Late Payment: Commission launches public consultation to review Late Payment Directive --- Construction Products Regulation: EBC meets with Swedish Presidency of the Council --- Asbestos: EBC meets MEP Villumsen to discuss asbestos at work and construction SMEs --- Taxonomy: EBC speaks about impact on construction SMEs in EU Circular Talk --- Sustainable Finance: EBC invited to speak at #EUCircularTalks on taxonomy and buildings --- Digital construction: Updated training programme for construction SMEs' digitalisation --- Sustainable Finance: the Construction 2050 Alliance held its first meeting of the year --- Skills: Join us for the final event of the Erasmus+ initiative Construction Blueprint