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The French-Irish infrastructure will transfer sustainable nuclear and wind energy between the two countries, strengthening their energy independence
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City officials believe that financial conditions will deteriorate in the coming winter months
The Latvian capital joins a growing rank of European cities that have turned to taxing the visitors’ impact
The EDMO hubs work to connect fact-checkers, academia and the media, as well as boost local media literacy
Ireland is currently going through a major rental housing crisis
The Estonian city is preparing for its upcoming European Green Capital year in style
The birds will be specially trained to scare off pigeons from their favourite places in the city’s parks
The system uses a simple tri-colour traffic light code to let commuters know the best place to enter a train
The smart devices also let drivers with reduced mobility know where the nearest free spot is located
Plants feed on CO2 and plenty of it is produced at the local Tekniska verken energy company, so there’s a circular win-win solution
The city’s Second District opted for sustainable Christmas decoration this year
The city marked the 250th e-taxi license, issued by local traffic authorities
The city will limit the number of these two-wheelers in the centre to 500, in order to push companies to service residential areas as well
The system uses a simple tri-colour traffic light code to let commuters know the best place to enter a train
The smart devices also let drivers with reduced mobility know where the nearest free spot is located
City officials believe that financial conditions will deteriorate in the coming winter months
Some shops have stayed open for more than six generations of the same family and trace their origins to the Austro-Hungarian Empire
Faux or fact? Now, it’s up to you to shine the light on the truth
Local authorities want to monitor the situation and keep a healthy housing balance
Ireland is currently going through a major rental housing crisis
It will aid them in collecting data about the incidents that can be used in court
The Material Bank was able to save 40 tons of construction material to be reused in 2021, Source: City of Leuven
Local authorities want to work with private businesses and encourage the use of recyclable raw materials in building projects as a way to decarbonise the sector
Yesterday, the Belgian city of Leuven presented their new action plan for circular construction. The city will try to encourage the reuse and recycling of as many materials as possible during renovations or developments in the city. The push is part of Leuven’s bid to reach climate neutrality by 2050, as, according to a statement, decarbonising the whole sector can result in massive savings on emissions.
Raw materials, which are mined, used and then destroyed or thrown away during renovations or demolition result in large amounts of waste for the construction business and cause increased carbon emissions. Thus, recycling initiatives can help reach sustainability goals in more ways than one.
Local authorities plan to establish the circular construction system via a 16-point action plan, as well as partnering with private companies that are interested in developing sustainable principles for the use of raw materials.
At the same time, much of the efforts will initially be focused on public projects with government contracts. They will serve as a way to strengthen the Materials Bank Leuven, which will collect and redistribute used building materials. The Materials Bank has already started to gain popularity over recent years as a place for recycled building materials. In 2021, it was able to save around 40 tons from being discarded.
According to David Dessers, Alderman for Climate and Sustainability, useful materials can be saved during construction and renovation via urban mining. Then, the use of these recycled materials becomes a design decision of the architect and a sourcing decision of the contractor.
Alderman Dessers was quoted in a press release, explaining: “As a government, we have a crucial role in encouraging the reuse of construction materials and we can ensure a major impact by adapting urban construction projects and regulations to the circular principles. With this plan, we want to accelerate the transition to this way of building.”
The local authorities are taking the bold step as a way to declutter the urban streets from delivery traffic
One-third of homes on the islands this year were sold to nationals of other countries, many of whom are non-residents
This was one of the more creative and unusual ideas set to take shape as a result of the second participatory budget initiative in the city
Users can now get an overview of the state of the output in the country and receive a warning to reduce consumption and avoid power cuts
The city will launch an urban walk with a digital visual guide
The system uses a simple tri-colour traffic light code to let commuters know the best place to enter a train
The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street
The Danish capital was recognized for its citizen-centric approach to urban planning
The pioneering green move would make the country the first in Europe to do so
The city inaugurated twelve of these spots to encourage people to still feel at home while on the street
This was one of the more creative and unusual ideas set to take shape as a result of the second participatory budget initiative in the city
The city will launch an urban walk with a digital visual guide
This initiative seeks to integrate the values of the New European Bauhaus into the European Commission’s 100 Cities Mission
These will be spread across 11 EU countries and will serve to support the EU Missions
The European Commission has accepted to develop the idea
Veni Markovski’s take on dealing with disinformation in the European Union's poorest country – Bulgaria
A conversation with the mayor of Utrecht on the occasion of her mission to COP27
A conversation with the President of the European Committee of the Regions, about energy, climate change and the underrated importance of cohesion policy
