Green Buildings
Creating a smart, sustainable world starts with buildings. An impressive and dynamic array of designs, technologies and products are available to support smarter green and healthy buildings.
From improving air quality to saving water, occupants and owners will benefit from a green and healthy building constructed with copper. With an infinite lifecycle, antimicrobial properties, high electrical conductivity and a dynamic range of uses, copper in sustainable buildings will not only preserve the integrity of the environment but also promote occupant health and wellbeing.
Copper’s 128 uses in commercial building construction help to achieve one-third of the 420+ credits, features and provisions recognized within LEED version 4, WELL version 1 and ASHRAE 189.1.
ICA and the Copper Alliance®️ released a guide on the essential role copper plays in buildings. This covers everything from electric vehicle charging to solar glare control—with plenty of applications in between.
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Mind the energy efficiency gap between product and building policies
In Euractiv, Quentin de Hults provides insight on how the recast of EPBD can unlock the REPowerEU Plan potentials......
New study confirming potential of wastewater heat recovery
Wastewater Heat Recovery (WWHR) technology was identified as the most promising emerging technology for unlocking…
The Forum for European Electrical Safety (FEEDS) welcomes Theresa Griffin as its new Chair
Theresa Griffin is a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Northwest England…
Unlocking the potential of Waste Water Heat Recovery in the recast of the EPBD
Position of the European Association for Waste Water Heat Recovery on the proposed recast of…
Infrastructure Reimagined: Home and Office Fact Sheet
Buildings are a major source of global carbon emissions, accounting for 28 percent of energy-related…
For a “Fit for 55” EPBD recast
Position and recommendations on the proposed recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)…
Efficient in-building electrical installations can save 1% of the electricity generated in the EU
Economic sizing of in-building electrical installations Two percent of the electricity generated in the EU…
The proposed EPBD recast is a steppingstone for buildings’ decarbonisation, ECI stresses additional elements to be considered
Today, the European Commission proposed a recast of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)…
Electrical installations are the backbone of decarbonised buildings
The road to decarbonised buildings: electrification of heating and cooling, transport, and storage of renewable power will turn buildings into the cornerstone of smart grid deployment and requires safe, ready, efficient and smart electrical installations in buildings.
An Ambitious EPBD Revision—Good for Households and Industry: EURACTIV features Quentin de Hults, ECI Director Green and Healthy Buildings
The revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) will be an essential contribution to the Renovation Wave...
Waste Water Heat Recovery Systems
Every day, more than 22,000,000 m3 of hot water is consumed by European homes alone….
Building Automation: the missing link between carbon-neutral buildings and a smart and secure energy system
Building automation facilitates energy and carbon savings in multiple ways. It complements deep re...
Decarbonisation of heating and cooling – district heating in high density urban areas
There is significant potential to upgrade existing district heating systems and create new, decent...
Decarbonisation of heating and cooling – detached houses
Without decarbonising heating, it will be impossible to reduce carbon emissions to the level neede...
Benefits of Deep Energy Renovation
To foster deep energy renovation an encompassing and integrated strategy must be adopted following these…