The NEB Academy provides the Skills for the Renovation Wave…

… by connecting educators and trainers, the New European Bauhaus (NEB) Academy aims to ensure a widespread impact across the entire construction ecosystem.

We have the support of the European Commission …

… to create the conceptual and legal basis for the NEB Academy, establishing the initial network of Hubs and training infrastructures.

NEBA invites new regional and/or topical Hubs …

… to create joint business plans, operational models and a digital platform, acting as a matchmaker between learners and trainers.

New European Bauhaus Alliance

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NEB Academy

Connecting educators and trainers to ensure a widespread impact across the entire construction ecosystem.

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NEBA Alliance

Creating the conceptual and legal basis for the NEB Academy setup and to establish the initial network of Hubs and training infrastructures.

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Hubs

Serving as a matchmaker between learners and trainers, as well as an open directory and repository for NEBA-certified training content.

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Outreach

Networking and outreach actions designed to raise awareness and develop business opportunities for both educators and companies.

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Andreja Kutnar

Coordinator NEB Alliance

Mission

NEB Academy’s mission is to train, upskill, and reskill the construction ecosystem to achieve a carbon neutral building sector and a beautiful, sustainable, and inclusive transformation of the built environment.

Course we provide …

+ Bio-based

Using renewable, natural materials like wood, hemp, or straw in construction, promoting sustainability, reducing carbon footprints, and enhancing environmental resilience and resource efficiency.
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+ Circular

Designing structures with reusable, recyclable materials, minimizing waste, and extending building lifecycles to promote sustainability and resource efficiency in construction.
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+ Regenerative

Enhancing ecosystems by using sustainable materials and design, restoring natural environments, improving biodiversity, and creating structures that positively impact the environment and communities.
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+ Long-life

Prioritizing durability, adaptability, and resilience, designing structures that last through generations.
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+ Digital

The use of digital tools to optimise design, planning, construction and maintenance.
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Testimonials

I welcome the New European Bauhaus Academy Alliance, a powerhouse of 14 European partners, ready to launch its EU-wide training network. It will be a solid support for Europe's construction industry, addressing labour shortages and promoting knowledge sharing including on sustainable bio-based solutions, like the circular use of wood and other innovative materials.

Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission

The New European Bauhaus is about bringing the European Green Deal to our living spaces. To make it a success, we need to equip our construction sector with the skills and knowledge it needs to tap into the potential of sustainable solutions. This is where the NEB Academy will make a difference.

Iliana Ivanova Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth (2023-2024)

I welcome the New European Bauhaus Academy Alliance which, through its diverse expertise across the EU, will address skill gaps in the sustainable and circular construction sector and create better employment opportunities at the regional and national level, while promoting high-quality and inclusiveness in construction.

Elisa Ferreira Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms (2019-2024)

Events

NEB Academy: Skills for designing buildings within the planetary boundaries

November 06, 2024

The New European Bauhaus Academy enhances the development of skills around sustainable and regenerative construction.

Info Session Rebuilding a Better Ukraine via the NEB Academy, 26 June 2024

July 01, 2024

InnoRenew CoE | Online

Save the Date: Resilientwood final conference, 4 Sep 2024

August 01, 2024

Wood4Bauhaus | Brussels, Belgium

News

NEB Academy: skills transfer from woodworking to wooden boatbuilding | 20 Sept 2025

September 20, 2025

The New European Bauhaus Academy (NEBA) develops skills for sustainable, circular and regenerative construction. Wooden boatbuilding is also part of this effort, demonstrating how traditional knowledge can support reskilling, cultural heritage, and green jobs. Traditional shipbuilding craftsmanshi...

Europe meets Japan: NEB Academy explores new international collaborations | 24 July 2025

July 24, 2025

At the 30th EU-Japan Summit in Tokyo, the Leaders of the European Union (EU) and Japan have renewed the EU-Japan Strategic Partnership, affirming their shared values and principles such as the rule of law, fundamental freedoms, democracy, human rights, and open, free and fair trade. President of t...

LIFE BE-WoodEN podcasts

July 20, 2025

This is LIFE BE-WoodEN, the podcast that talks about forests, wood, society, and architecture, explaining why, sooner than you might think, you too could be working, studying, and living in a wooden building! Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the autho...

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