Cesefor has drafted the "Green Guide" for Efficient Housing and Decarbonized Renovation, coordinated by the Valencia City Council through the municipal foundation València Clima i Energia. This publication, comprised of two complementary volumes, addresses the challenge of energy-efficient building renovation from both a technical and citizen-centered perspective.
A new Horizon Europe project, BIOARC, brings together twelve partners from eight European countries to turn agricultural by-products into high-performance bio-based building materials. The project’s activities were launched with a Kick Off Meeting in Munich on 5–6 June 2025, hosted by the project’s coordinator – Technical University of Munich (TUM).
BIOBUILD aims to demonstrate that bio-based building materials can offer tangible benefits over conventional alternatives. The project will evaluate reductions in daily temperature fluctuations, more stable indoor temperatures, improved thermal distribution, lower energy demand for heating and cooling, and healthy indoor air quality.
Die EU-Kommission hat dem schwedischen Hersteller von Türmen aus Brettsperrholz für Windkraftanlagen Modvion, Göteborg, 39,1 Mio. € Fördermittel zugesagt. Die Mittel dienen dem Ausbau der Serienfertigung der Holztürme.
„Unsere Absolventinnen und Absolventen denken und handeln ganzheitlich – vom Entwurf bis zur Umsetzung“, betont Direktor Josef Essl. „Das ist die Stärke des Holzbaus in Österreich.“ Wer sich selbst ein Bild machen möchte, ist herzlich zu den Tagen der offenen Tür eingeladen: 29. November, 24. Jänner 2026 und 30. Mai 2026.
On 9 December from 16-18:00 CET / 10-12:00pm EST, Bauhaus Earth will host an online workshop for students, young professionals, city officials, and NGO leaders in six partner cities as part of the Transatlantic Frontrunners project. In the workshop we will analyse each of the local contexts and identify best practices, resources, actors, and political conditions that can contribute to a just transformation of the built environment.
Researchers are using the splitgill mushroom’s network of thin fungal strands to create new ‘living’ materials for construction. This EU-funded research initiative, called Fungateria, is developing engineered living materials (ELMs) by fusing fungal mycelia with bacteria – creating adaptable, self-healing materials that do what conventional products cannot.
The tinder fungus’s newly discovered properties are inspiring biodegradable alternatives to current plastics and other materials. Researchers supported in part by the EU-funded projects FUNGAR and iNEXT-Discovery have discovered some surprising properties in the fungus Fomes fomentarius that could result in a natural, biodegradable option to some plastics in the future.