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EFB webinar “Green Roofs for Biodiversity and Beyond: European Perspective”

EFB webinar "Green Roofs for Biodiversity and Beyond: European Perspective" The European Federation of Green Roof and Living Walls Associations (EFB) represents the umbrella organisation for all Green Roof and Wall Associations in Europe. Our goal is to spread awareness and available information about green roofs and walls. Therefore, we launched an online webinar series touching upon various topics related to green roofs and ...

Celebration of the 3rd virtual European Green Infrastructure Day on April 27, 2023

Celebration of the 3rd virtual European Green Infrastructure Day on April 27, 2023

Celebration of the 3rd European Green Infrastructure Day on April 27, 2023 We are glad to report that on April 27, the EU Chapter of the World Green Infrastructure Network (WGIN) celebrated the 3rd European Green Infrastructure Day together with numerous EU policymakers, green roof industry leaders, experts and NGOs. According to the aim of exploring opportunities and strategies to …

Eurocities Environment Forum 2023

Eurocities Environment Forum 2023

Eurocities Environment Forum 2023 The urgency of a just transition to a climate-neutral Europe by 2050 has been repeatedly emphasized, given the current turbulent times we are facing. The climate and biodiversity crises, the pandemic, and the global energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have all highlighted the pressing need to address climate change. To address these issues, ...

Cities workshop and board meetings to prepare the final phase of the international Initiative

Cities workshop and board meetings to prepare the final phase of the international Initiative “ProGIreg” in Piraeus

Cities workshop and board meetings to prepare the final phase of the international initiative “ProGIreg” in Piraeus From 29 to 31 March 2023, the last annual cities workshop and board meetings of the so-called “ProGIreg” project took place in the Municipal Theatre of the Greek port city of Piraeus. All project partners from municipalities, non-governmental organizations, research institutions and companies …

The Austrian Metabuilding Platform is released now!

The Austrian Metabuilding Platform is released now!

The Austrian Metabuilding Platform is released now! The innovation ecosystem of the EU-funded project METABUILDING was presented on the 30th of March 2023 at the BAUZ! Congress for sustainable building. the presentation there were the following: the Innovation LABs in Austria by Susanne Formanek from RENOWAVE and GRÜNSTATTGRAU the new Metabuilding innovation platform by Claudia Hunziker from NOBATEK/INEF4 success stories from Metabuilding network – ...

The METABUILDING platform

The METABUILDING platform

The METABUILDING platform is the digital meeting place for the innovation ecosystem of the European built environment sector. It brings together stakeholders from the construction sector and emerging industrial sectors such as recycling & circular economy, additive manufacturing, nature-based solutions, and the digital industry. The platform allows all the innovation actors in the construction sector to stay updated on latest innovations, find collaboration partners for development or business activities, …

Technical Conference on Roof Greening and Vertical Landscaping in the Botanical Garden of Madrid

Technical Conference on Roof Greening and Vertical Landscaping in the Botanical Garden of Madrid

Technical Conference on Roof Greening and Vertical Landscaping in the Botanical Garden of Madrid On March 23, 2023, EFB Spanish extraordinary member organization ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE CUBIERTAS VERDES Y AJARDINAMIENTOS VERTICALES (ASESCUVE) held an inspiring technical Conference on Roof Greening and Vertical Landscaping in the Botanical Garden of Madrid. The aim of the event was to analyse the state of the …

The meeting at the European Parliament to discuss the implications of the Nature Restoration Law

The meeting at the European Parliament to discuss the implications of the Nature Restoration Law

On the 20th and 21st of March, 2023, a two-day meeting was held for the SoGreen partners. There was held a fruitful meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels with MEP Maria Soraya Rodriguez Ramos to discuss the implications of the Nature Restoration Law. EFB Vice President Paulo Palha represented EFB and took part in the meeting online.

“Social Innovation for Climate Resilience”-Conference in Plymouth (UK)

Presentation of a New Model for successful Flood Risk Management at the “Social Innovation for Climate Resilience”-Conference in Plymouth (UK) On March 15, the Conference “Social Innovation for Climate Resilience” has taken place in the IHG Hotel at Crowne Plaza Plymouth (UK) with the aim of exploring the role of social innovation in response to flooding and climate change. According …

Expert Speeches and Presentation of the Green Roof Award 2022 at the 3rd Digital Blue Green Event

Expert Speeches and Presentation of the Green Roof Award 2022 at the 3rd Digital Blue Green Event

Expert Speeches and Presentation of the Green Roof Award 2022 at the 3rd Digital Blue Green Event On March 14 2023, the 3rd Digital Blue Green Event has been hosted by the Scandinavian Green Roof Institute. This year’s focuses of the Event were on strategies for urban biodiversity as well as on photovoltaic on green roofs and biosolar roofs. The …