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Context/background of projectThe ambitious Energy and Climate targets for 2020 demand an increasing effort from the building industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase the share of renewable energies and improve the energy efficiency of buildings using innovative technologies.In the EU Directive on public procurements released in February 2014, the European Commission recommends the ado ...

The intensive consumption of fossil fuels has led to the growing scarcity of directly exploitable resources, while their combustion has a very big impact on the environment. Among all economic sectors, construction has the most energy intensive consumption (42.5% of final energy). It generates 23% of greenhouse effect gazes. Through the “Energy Efficiency Directive” the EU is aiming for a 20% cu ...