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Events
- Reduce Waste. Reduce Costs. Reduce Emissions; Lithuania
- Workshop: Herramientas de evaluación para Edificios de Energía Casi Nula - nZEB
- Building Solutions World Congress 2013
- COLLOQUE: LE PLAN BIODIVERSITE DES COPROPRIETES
- SHELTER project Final Conference: 'Innovation in the procurement of Energy renovation' - 22 May 2013, Dublin, Ireland
News
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EC launches call for proposals of EUR 31.5 million for the best 45 eco-innovation projects
May 21, 2013The Call CIP-EIP-ECO-INNOVATION-2013 will close on 05 September 2013 at 17:00:00, Brussels local time. Proposals received after this deadline will not be evaluated.EUR 31.5 million in Commission funding to bring environmental solutions to market. This is an ... read more
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IEA's Sustainable Buildings Centre - new blog post: ¨Securing Energy Security¨
May 21, 2013"The perception of energy security risk varies across countries, yet disruptions to primary energy supplies remain a major threat to energy import-dependent economies such as almost all of the IEA member countries. The oil crisis of 1973-1974 and the need to reduce oil dependency were ...
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Top-Quality and efficiency lighting with LED lamps?
May 17, 2013The international initiative IEE-PremiumLight has conducted product tests for current LED bulbs and spot lamps, due to fast technology development, the choice of LED-lamps for the household sector has ... read more
Publications
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Industry and European integration: institutional feedback trumping national economic power?
May 16, 2013This article discusses the relevance of three industry influence mechanisms on EU policy making: Instrumental Governments, with dominant member states defending the interests of their economically powerful national industries ; Institutional Feedback, focusing the dynamics of the organizational ...
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The need for a framework and tools for aligning EU policies related to indoor environment and energy efficiency
May 20, 2013This slide presentation from the IEA-EEA Workshop "Capturing the multiple benefits of energy efficiency" (Copenhagen, April 2013) discusses the need need for a holistic approach for better aligning and integrating cross-sectoral policies, regulations and standards related to the built ...
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Sustainable buildings: the case of glazing
May 20, 2013Glazing is an essential feature of sustainable buildings. It contributes to improving energy performance, but also to minimising overall environmental impact and enhancing the living and working conditions of occupants.