Driving Energy Efficiency for Net Zero: The State of Zero-Energy & Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings in Europe

02/10/22 • 26 min

Meeting 2030 carbon targets and net-zero emission standards by 2050, as well as significantly reducing energy poverty rates in Europe, requires significant reductions in greenhouse gases and carbon fuels. Dramatically improving energy efficiency partially takes root in optimising Europe's active building stock through zero-energy and nearly zero-energy renovation. But what are zero-energy and nearly zero-energy buildings and what are the costs and challenges involved in implementing such large-scale standards?

dotLAB Radio Host Patrick Haughey (Founder and MD of Audiobrand) welcomes Stefan Pallantzas (Co-Founder and President of the Board of the Hellenic Passive House Institute) and Michele Vavallo ( H2020 project manager at Solintel) to find out more.
Listen in for an expert take sponsored by RINNO, a Horizon 2020 project that aims to deliver a set of integrated technologies and processes for managing deep renovation projects.

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Riding the Renovation Wave for a Climate-Neutral 2050: Projects, Technologies, & Business Models Bringing Deep Renovation to Europe

The European Commission states that the EU building stock currently accounts for 40% of the EU’s energy consumption and 36% of greenhouse gas emissions. How can deep renovation initiatives improve the energy efficiency of Europe's residential buildings? dotLab Radio Host Patrick Haughey (Founder and MD of Audiobrand) welcomes Lieven Vanstraelen (Partner and Senior Business Consultant at Energyinvest) and Dr. Victor Fabregat Tena (Head of the R&D Department at REGENERA) to find out more.
Listen in for the latest on two Horizon 2020 projects active in the deep renovation field, featuring insider insights into building envelope solutions, the electrification of heat production systems, energy performance contracting, and product-as-a-service (PaaS) renovation approaches. This episode of dotLAB Radio is sponsored by RINNO, a Horizon 2020 project that aims to deliver a set of integrated technologies and processes for managing deep renovation projects.

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Going Glocal - The Future of Sports Sponsorship

Like all industries, sports is being transformed by globalisation, digitalisation, and more recently COVID-19. These trends are also changing the sports sponsorship landscape. In this episode of dotLAB Radio, Adrien Bouchet, Senior Associate Dean and Warren Clinic Endowed Professor of Sport Management in the Collins College of Business at the University of Tulsa, discusses how modern sports organisations, sports sponsorship and commercial deals are evolving. Prior to academia, Adrien spent ten years working with teams in the NFL, Major League Baseball and the American Hockey League.

During this podcast, Prof Bouchet discusses:

How business analytics is being used to improve revenue generation
The impact of gambling on sports and sports sponsorship
The key differences between North American and European approaches to sports and sports sponsorship
How European sports may evolve to be more like their North American counterparts