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Publications (111)

Cities
Engaging stakeholders for the urban bioeconomy - Tools and res...
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December 15, 2023
greenovate-europe.eu
Engaging stakeholders for the urban bioeconomy - Tools and resources for cities and regions
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Cities
A better Europe starts in cities A strategic agenda for the EU...
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December 13, 2023
eurocities.eu
A better Europe starts in cities A strategic agenda for the EU in the urban century
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Regions & Cities
Rethinking decentralised cooperation in a context of uncertain...
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July 5, 2023
platforma-dev.eu
Rethinking decentralised cooperation in a context of uncertainties and multiple transitions
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Cities
A global overview of zero-emission zones in cities and their d...
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August 26, 2021
theicct.org
A global overview of zero-emission zones in cities and their development progress
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Cities
Hydrogen for Heating? Decarbonization Options for Households i...
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July 15, 2021
theicct.org
Hydrogen for Heating? Decarbonization Options for Households in the Netherlands
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Cities
Challenges and opportunities in municipalities’ work on sust...
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March 3, 2021
sei.org
Challenges and opportunities in municipalities’ work on sustainable consumption - Sweden
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Cities
Swedish municipalities have large potential to advance sustain...
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March 19, 2021
sei.org
Swedish municipalities have large potential to advance sustainable consumption
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Cities
Know your market, save more energy
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July 6, 2019
youris.com GEIE
Homeowner or landlord? To convince people to have energy-saving renovations you need to know what they are really looking for
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Cities
Nottingham ready to beat Theresa May’s climate targets
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June 26, 2019
youris.com GEIE
As Theresa May signs into law a commitment to bring the UK’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050, one city in the UK is on its way to achieving this goal 22 years sooner
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Cities
Smart buildings of glass
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June 26, 2019
youris.com GEIE
Glass in architecture has been recently used more intensively thanks to developments in its manufacturing
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Cities
Smart 3D modelling for buildings
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May 10, 2019
youris.com GEIE
Building information modelling (BIM) has disrupted the construction industry. The digital technology represents and processes all the characteristics of a building in its whole life-cycle, allowing architects, enginee...
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Cities
When Smart Means Dim
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April 11, 2019
youris.com GEIE
An urban district in western Turkey is trialling a smart lighting system in a bid to cut energy bills and be more ecological.
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Cities
Smart city: enthusiasm but caution on new 5G technology
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March 28, 2019
youris.com GEIE
5G networks no doubt have the technological specs necessary to power smart cities, but without careful design and planning the complexity of integrating everything from traffic to health care could prove overwhelming
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Cities
Florence: Renaissance and smart future
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March 20, 2019
youris.com GEIE
The Italian city has recently become a model smart city by implementing a broad plan ranging from urban development to mobility and new tourism management
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Cities
District heating 2.0
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March 9, 2019
youris.com GEIE
In the EU, the main use of energy by households is for heating their homes, and is therefore highly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. District heating has proven to be a convenient and sustainable way to recov...
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Cities
New Procurement Mindset Emerges as an Inner-city Neighbourhood...
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February 25, 2019
youris.com GEIE
A UK council housing estate with a high density of fuel poverty has benefited from an energy makeover which bundles technology, aesthetics and a novel approach to public procurement.
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Cities
Key ingredients for a smart urban district
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February 12, 2019
youris.com GEIE
Smart city expert Ali Vasallo Belver shares the lesson learnt from an innovative integrated retrofitting strategy across Europe
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Cities
Climate change: trees to the rescue
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February 1, 2019
iCube Programme
Bringing nature back into cities can help fight global warming
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Cities
Fast-tracking smart city solutions using hackathons
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February 1, 2019
iCube Programme
One team was chosen during the Junction hackathon event that was held from 23rd to 25th of November 2018 in Espoo (Finland) to collaborate with the STARDUST partners in Tampere
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Cities
Waste heat from power plants hits home
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January 18, 2019
youris.com GEIE
District heating systems that use industrial waste are increasingly common, which helps the transition to a circular economy.
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Cities
When citizen engagement makes the difference
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December 3, 2018
youris.com GEIE
Involving citizens is the biggest challenge to finalise large-scale energy efficiency works in neighbourhoods. An emblematic story comes from Valladolid, Spain, where “no, we can’t” has become “yes, we can”
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Cities
STARDUST is Smart with a Heart
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November 30, 2018
iCube Programme
The STARDUST project participated in the 4th Nordic Edge Expo & Conference held in Stavanger, Norway, from September 25 to 27
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Cities
Making co-owned buildings energy efficient: a EU lab in Rome
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November 13, 2018
youris.com GEIE
Italy may be emblematic in the energy rehabilitation of buildings because of its red tape and ever-changing tax incentives
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Cities
Recycled construction waste: building a more sustainable future
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October 24, 2018
youris.com GEIE
The European construction industry is working towards producing high-quality materials from recycled waste, enhancing the sector’s sustainability and reducing its environmental impact
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Cities
Big boilers from Reick
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August 27, 2018
iCube Programme
Trial operation has begun for the latest heat towers of the storage tanks at Reick power station. The Technical University of Dresden monitors the effectiveness of the district heating system.
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Cities
Is it worth renovating old buildings?
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June 13, 2018
youris.com GEIE
The building sector is the largest energy-consuming sector in Europe. As retrofitting works are often unaffordable for people who own apartments in old blocks, the EU has had to step in
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Cities
Liverpool, a frontrunner city in re-naturing public spaces
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June 7, 2018
iCube Programme
The English city is leaving behind its maritime past by introducing innovative green solutions into its urban spaces
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Regions & Cities
How can smart cities finance their transformation?
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May 18, 2018
youris.com GEIE
Smart solutions are innovations. Therefore, by nature, they’re often new and untested - which is a scary feature for potential investors, who want safe and predictable results. So what are some attractive financing ...
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Cities
Cities: How smart strategies can turn into effective action plans
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December 21, 2017
youris.com GEIE
Smart innovations are years in the making and require long-term vision. Changes in government and citizens’ sensibilities can halt or alter strategies. So how can they survive to create lasting change?
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Cities
District heating: has its time come?
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December 15, 2017
youris.com GEIE
Due to its reliance on renewable energy sources, district heating is becoming a preferred energy saving solution. One of the biggest challenges, however, is convincing homeowners of the long-term value of retrofitting...
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Cities
Retrofitting public buildings: where public procurement and in...
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December 14, 2017
youris.com GEIE
In recent years, the word “smart” has started rolling off the tongues and keyboards of policy makers in many areas of our global village. The building and construction sector is no stranger to this word as EU dire...
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Cities
The “washing machines” district smartens up to halve energ...
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December 12, 2017
youris.com GEIE
A peripheral district in Genoa, Italy, has become a smart city lab. The project has improved apartment conditions, reduced waste and lowered the energy bill, all with the help of citizens
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Cities
Challenging energy renovation of buildings
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November 13, 2017
youris.com GEIE
To make new energy efficient buildings or to renovate the existing stock? That is the question. Experts from the construction sector, gathered in Rome, discussed solutions to make the second option worthwhile and cheaper
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Cities
Guidelines on how to approach the energy-efficient retrofittin...
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August 25, 2017
bpie.eu
Guidelines on how to approach the energy-efficient retrofitting of shopping centres
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Cities
Smart cities and innovative financing schemes
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February 15, 2017
youris.com GEIE
Cities in Europe are experimenting new ways to invest in energy transition and finance green measures at local level. Innovative financing models are becoming a priority because of lack of public funding
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Cities
Fitting hot and cold climates into the “envelope”
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February 7, 2017
youris.com GEIE
The “energy eater” European building stock is aiming for a greener future. Researchers are testing an “envelope” system combining active and passive technologies, fitted over the existing façade, to make buil...
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Cities
CITy VOICES: Ludwigshafen
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January 25, 2017
youris.com GEIE
Interview with Klaus Dillinger, deputy mayor for Building, Environment and Transport in the city of Ludwigshafen, Germany
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Cities
Thermally efficient social housing for young adults
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January 12, 2017
youris.com GEIE
When young people move out of supported accommodation the leap to independent living can be tough. A new project in the north west of England is converting a former sheltered housing block for elderly people into mana...
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Cities
“That’s another fight. Big data as a commons”
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December 22, 2016
youris.com GEIE
Activist, writer and policy strategist, David Bollier argues that cities can benefit from co-operatively owning and controlling resources and applying the principles of commons ownership to big data
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Cities
“DiplomaCity”- Learning networks of cities for a sustainab...
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December 22, 2016
youris.com GEIE
“I’m out to prove the obvious,” says best-selling author Parag Khanna, “More connectivity is better.” “The transfer of technology and best practices” through learning networks of cities are “incredibly...
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Cities
A smart city means an inclusive city
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December 2, 2016
youris.com GEIE
If a city is to be really intelligent, its priority needs to be on promoting equitable and affordable social infrastructure for all. And that includes people with disability
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Cities
Energy back in local hands
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November 25, 2016
youris.com GEIE
Some examples in Europe show that cities running their own energy company can lower the energy bill for citizens
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Cities
Cities: surviving floods and significant whims of the weather
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October 4, 2016
youris.com GEIE
The frequency and severity of the latest extreme weather events in Europe has sent out a strong alarm signal, urging both local authorities and scientists to act.
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