🇬🇧Not sure how EU energy policy affects your bills? Or why energy feels...

EU Environment and Planet 3 months ago

🇬🇧Not sure how EU energy policy affects your bills? Or why energy feels so complicated? That’s exactly what the European Commission is trying to change. At European Sustainable Energy Week 2025, we kicked off with big questions and even bigger answers — on how to make energy in Europe more sustainable, affordable, and accessible for all. 💡🌍 From powerful speeches by top EU leaders to role-playing real decision-making at the European Parliament as part of the programme for Young Energy Ambassadors, this experience showed us how energy policy impacts our daily lives — yes, even how we use appliances at home or cut down our bills. ⚡🏠 We’re just getting started — and we’re here to make energy simple, smart, and human 🇮🇹Non sai bene come funzionano le politiche energetiche dell’UE? O perché l’energia è diventata così complicata (e costosa)? La Commissione Europea vuole proprio colmare questa mancanza di informazioni. Alla Settimana Europea dell’Energia Sostenibile 2025 abbiamo aperto i lavori parlando di un’energia più sostenibile, accessibile e conveniente per tutti. 💡🌍 Dai discorsi delle istituzioni ai giochi di ruolo dentro al Parlamento Europeo come parte del programma di Young Energy Ambassador, abbiamo visto da vicino come si prendono decisioni che incidono su quanto paghiamo in bolletta e su come usiamo l’energia in casa ogni giorno. ⚡🏠 Siamo solo all’inizio — l’obiettivo? Rendere l’energia più semplice, più intelligente, più vicina a te #RisparmiareEnergia #BolletteBasse #CasaEfficiente #YoungEnergyAmbassadors #EUSEW2025 #TransizioneEnergetica #ConsigliCasa #RisparmioEnergetico #UEenergia #Sostenibilità #RiduciLeBollette #ComunitàEnergetiche #VitaGreen #EnergyEfficiency #LowerYourBills #SustainableLiving #YoungEnergyAmbassadors #EUSEW2025 #SmartHomeTips #SaveEnergy #CutCosts #GreenFuture #EUClimateAction #EnergyAwareness #ReduceEnergyCosts #HomeEnergySavings

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The recently completed Nord Pavilion in London highlights the rise of low-impact home extensions that balance architectural quality with environmental performance. By integrating natural light and energy-efficient design features, this project demonstrates how Whole Life Carbon and Embodied Carbon can be reduced through sustainable building design at a domestic scale. It stands as a clear example of eco-design for buildings that respond to both aesthetic and performance demands while contributing to environmental sustainability in construction.

Large-scale energy generation also influences the construction sector. The US programme to deploy next-generation nuclear reactors is reshaping not only energy supply but also methods of modular construction, permitting, and rapid project delivery. These approaches point to a growing recognition of Life Cycle Cost, lifecycle assessment, and Whole Life Carbon Assessment in infrastructure delivery. The adoption of low carbon construction materials and net zero whole life carbon strategies within such projects will be critical to reducing the carbon footprint of construction.

BKV Corporation’s 2024 Sustainability Report underscores the push toward a Circular Economy in construction through its closed-loop model. This forward-looking approach stresses Embodied Carbon in materials and the importance of circular construction strategies. The report aligns with industry adoption of life cycle thinking in construction, emphasising end-of-life reuse in construction and resource efficiency in construction, both essential for achieving net zero carbon buildings and building lifecycle performance.

Shifts in decentralised and flexible energy generation also carry direct implications for sustainable construction. New optimisation and smart grid strategies increasingly affect how energy-efficient buildings and low carbon buildings are designed, powered, and integrated into green infrastructure. Such systems enable the use of renewable building materials and eco-friendly construction practices, reinforcing the alignment between sustainable urban development and carbon neutral construction.

Momentum around international environmental treaties illustrates the broader movement toward regulating the environmental impact of construction and major infrastructure. These frameworks support sustainable building practices and sustainable material specification while compelling the industry to expand the use of environmental product declarations (EPDs) and green building products. Standards such as BREEAM and BREEAM v7 will remain central in benchmarking sustainable design against global goals for carbon footprint reduction.

The construction sector is transitioning toward sustainable architecture that combines low carbon design, green construction methods, and net zero carbon delivery. By prioritising sustainable building design, eco-friendly construction materials, and lifecycle assessment tools, the industry advances environmental sustainability in construction. The path forward depends on embedding Circular Economy principles across every stage of Whole Life Carbon performance, laying the foundation for genuinely sustainable construction practices worldwide.

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