Trends

The European Commission evaluates the 1st two years of the Construction Blueprint project positively

April 19th, 2021

On 12 and 13 April, more than 60 professionals from the 24 project partners met virtually at the fifth meeting of the initiative. Two representatives of the Commission and an…

FIEC calls for a deep and holistic approach for a successful renovation wave

February 28th, 2021

Circular Economy, Coronavirus, Energy Efficiency, Trends

FIEC publishes its position on the Renovation Wave today, with a detailed document that responds to the many aspects covered in the Communication, published last October. “All the elements are there”, says…

United Nations report highlights the urgent need to decarbonise the construction industry

February 11th, 2021

Energy Efficiency, Synergies, Trends

In 2019, emissions from buildings themselves reached their highest level, accounting for 38% of global energy-related CO2 emissions. The new report published by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction…

ILO analyses the impact of Covid19 on the construction sector

January 31st, 2021

Coronavirus, Trends

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has published a report on the impact of the Covid19 pandemic on the construction sector. The Covid19 pandemic has had a significant impact on all…

Construction Blueprint celebrates two years of European cooperation to design a Construction Skills Strategy

January 30th, 2021

Results, Synergies, Trends

The 24 partners of the project, coordinated by Fundación Laboral, are working to create the new training framework adapted to the new international challenges: energy efficiency, digitalisation and circular economy.…

Improving the human capital basis of the European construction industry

June 5th, 2020

Digitalisation, Energy Efficiency, Trends

The European Construction Sector Observatory (ECSO) of the European Commission has published an Analytical Report in March 2020 that provides an important insight into workforce and skills in European construction industry.…

Without young people on site

February 26th, 2020

Attractiveness, Trends

The Spanish construction sector sees its workforce aging, with one in every three employees already over 50 years old. Workers under the age of 30 did not represent even 9%…

Construction Blueprint launches a number of chapters summarising its phases

February 25th, 2020

Trends

Construction Blueprint has published through its YouTube channel six short videos that show the different stages that will be developed by partnership to achieve the main objective. Developing a “New…

Construction 2050: Building tomorrow’s Europe today

February 24th, 2020

Circular Economy, Digitalisation, Energy Efficiency, Trends

Construction stakeholders call upon the European Commission to boost a construction policy in line with the current situation, and to continue the pillars of the Construction 2020 strategy The sectoral…

Construction Blueprint launches its YouTube channel

October 11th, 2019

Trends

The European consortium has opened a profile in this social network to address in an audiovisual way the project dissemination, with aim of improving the impact on society, and among…

The Project