The European Union, Member States and cities have embarked on a profound and radical renewal of our built environment to rise to the social, economic, and climate challenges of our times. The Architects Council of Europe has long advocated for a regulatory framework to enable the creation of healthier, more inclusive and pleasing spaces that are resilient to climate change, are affordable, and can be created and maintained with less energy and the circular use of natural ;   

Architectural Awards and Prizes are a source of inspiration, demonstrating how the sector can rise to this immense challenge. With the recent adoption of the recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and the New European Bauhaus (NEB) movement, many critical factors will be in place to begin to address these pressing ;   

As part of the 2024 European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), the  Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) is organising a public seminar on Thursday 13 June (2pm to 4 pm CET) at CIVA Brussels to showcase awarded projects from across the

The session will be an opportunity for policy makers, practitioners, and the wider public to discuss the barriers and enablers to scaling up design excellence as part of member state adoption of the NEB, Level(s), and the EPBD.

With the participation of:    

- Max HACKE, Büro Max Hacke, Winner of the 2024 EUMies Award for the Study Pavilion on the campus of the Technical University of Braunschweig;   
- Sophie MAURER, Public Building Administration Luxembourg, Architect, Winner of the 2024 New European Bauhaus Prizes in the category "Shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life-cycle thinking", for the sustainable transformation of the Lycée Michel Lucius;
- Jose TORAL, Peris + Toral Arquitectes, Winner of the Construmat Awards 2024 Sustainability for 85 Social Housing Units in Cornellà de />The full programme of the session will be released shortly.

It's possible to join the policy seminar: 
- ON-SITE: the event will take place at CIVA, 55 rue de l’Ermitage, Brussels, Belgium
- ONLINE: The zoom connecting details will be send by email in due course after />The conference will be web-streamed through the ACE YouTube channel.

The event is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.