2023
December
EBC President Philip van Nieuwenhuizen elected as new Member of SMEunited Board--- Energy efficiency: Council and Parliament reach political agreement on EPBD recast --- The Construction 2050 Alliance publishes its call and commitment for the new EU political term --- EBC welcomes constructionromande as new Swiss member--- Health & Safety: Revised Asbestos at Work Directive in EU Official Journal --- Standardisation:Council and Parliament reach agreement on Construction Products Regulation--- Circularity: EBC in joint CEN-JRC workshop on Circular Technologies and Standards for Construction --- Standardisation: Small Business Standards SBS celebrates its 10th anniversary--- Fire Safety: EBC supports the #KeepEUFireSafe campaign---Skills: EBC renews its European Alliance for Apprenticeships pledge--- We are hiring: EU Projects Officer
November
SME Assembly 2023: Construction SMEs support the Regulation proposal to tackle late payment --- Standardisation: SBS Construction Forum discusses the impact on SMEs of the under-revision CPR --- EU Year of Skills: EBC talks about construction skills in SMEunited conference and REHVA Summit --- Energy efficiency: EBC exchanges with Brussels property owners in UIPI Renovation Tour--- Standardisation: EBC attends ADCO and GNB meetings on the Construction Products Regulation--- Standardisation:EBC attends ADCO and GNB meetings on the Construction Products Regulation--- Sustainable buildings: EBC contributes to Drive 0 Symposium on circular renovation--- Women in construction: EBC workshop with French female construction experts on HumanTech innovation
October
Energy Efficiency:Co-legislators mark progress in EPBD trilogue negotiation --- Join us for the SBS Construction Forum 2023 dedicated to the Construction Products Regulation --- EU Vocational Skills Week: EBC speaks about skills in construction in HLCF session & EVBB policy camp --- Posting of workers: ELA launches "EU 4 Fair Construction" campaign with event in Belgium--- Energy efficiency: EBC invited to discuss EPBD with the BUILD UP Board of Ambassadors--- Standardisation:EBC attends ADCO and GNB meetings on the Construction Products Regulation--- Standardisation:EBC attends ADCO and GNB meetings on the Construction Products Regulation--- Innovation: Built4People Stakeholder Forum 2023 on new solutions to deliver EU climate targets--- Renewables: new Horizon Europe project on integrated photovoltaics kicks off in Leuven--- Construction 4.0: BEEYONDERS partners met in Sevilla to discuss next actions--- Energy efficiency:EBC attends CondoReno Steering Committee
September
EBC meets ELA during its Board in Bratislava --- Late payments: EBC welcomes the ambition to empower construction SMEs through a strong regulation --- Construction 2050 Alliance: Key value-chain players from the industry gather in Brussels --- Skills: Commission publishes its first Pact for Skills Annual Report--- Standardisation: SBS, EBC & SMEunited call for a more efficient implementation of Regulation 1025/2012 --- Energy Efficiency: the first brand-new newsletter of the CondoReno project is out!
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