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Smart Tools for Smart Buildings: Enhancing the intelligence of buildings in Europe
An amazing portfolio of Research and Innovation projects funded by the European LIFE Programme for an energy and sustainable transition.

Smart Tools for Smart Buildings: Enhancing the intelligence of buildings in Europe

The OBSERVE project aims to assist EU Member States in establishing national building stock observatories in compliance with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).

Step-WISE è un programma di formazione pensato per accompagnare le autorità locali e regionali verso l’autonomia nella pianificazione della transizione energetica.

Smart Tools for Smart Buildings: Enhancing the intelligence of buildings in Europe

The Step-WISE project is a tailored and dynamic capacity-building programme for local and regional authorities to adopt ambitious Clean Energy Transition Plans.

Supporting South European municipalities in the definition of Sustainable Local Heating and Cooling Plans
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“Over the last months we had contacted Ministry of Energy Commerce and Industry of Cyprus to introduce our project and the roadmap, provide them the WP2 and WP4 questionnaires and cooperate to receive help from the lead public authority regarding our project. We had a meeting and after the meeting we received feedback from our official authority. We received feedback with completed questionnaires and comments for projects roadmap for Cyprus and updated the partners accordingly. The comments were; Key remarks

Couldn’t join the 4th Joint Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) event live ? The full event is ready for you to watch anytime! 🎥 Stakeholders from across Europe gathered to share insights, challenges, and best practices in smart building technologies and energy efficiency. Catch the full discussions, panel interventions, and innovative solutions that are shaping the future of smart readiness in buildings. With over 200 participants, the event showed strong engagement and enthusiasm from stakeholders across the EU. 🌍 ▶️ Watch

Catch up on the latest updates from OBSERVE and find out how Europe is making its built environment smarter and more energy-conscious. Highlights include : Stay informed and explore how OBSERVE EU connects data, policy, and people for a smarter, greener built environment. 🌍 👉 Read the full newsletter here

The SmarterEPC project has reached a major milestone with the presentation of its innovative joint certificate at CASE 2025, demonstrating how Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Smart Readiness Indicators (SRI) can be potentially integrated into a single, user-friendly document.

This week, the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) community gathered in Brussels and online for the 4th Jjoint SRI event, co-organised by the European Commission, CINEA, and LIFE projects including IEECP and SRI2MARKET. The day opened with a welcome coffee and registration, followed by opening remarks and an overview of the policy context from the European Commission. Participants learned how LIFE projects are supporting SRI implementation across Europe. Next, sessions focused on national test phase experiences, with project partners sharing insights

October was a warm month for the implementation of the Smart Readiness Indicator in Europe. With two milestone events as Sustainable Places in Milan and the 4th SRI Joint event in Brussels, SRI has moved a step forward in being recognised as a strategic resource for meeting EPBD goals on energy efficiency