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Energetic management moves to the Union’s responsibility, to decarbonise Europe and guarantee uniformity in production and distribution

According to a market survey conducted by Arch-Vision, a growing number of European architects are ready to bet on the influence of 3D printing on the Construction&Building Materials industry. 10 houses were successfully constructed in just 24 hours in China.

Twenty years after its first invention, the Australian research team was able to double solar cells efficiency up to 40%, thanks to a particular bandpass optical filter. Towards cheaper renewable energy?

The top three priorities to create a European Energy Union are: sustainability, security of supply and competitiveness. Will Europe regain its leadership in terms of political, economic and decisional power?

An American study on Legionnaires' disease highlights a significant increase in legionella infections in the USA, especially in New York. The causes? Poverty and profession.

According to IEA, four main energy sources will satisfy global demand by 2040: oil, renewable and nuclear, coal and natural gas. Renewables will surpass coal in 2040 as the main source of electricity.

According to Delta-ee, the sales of heating systems having low environmental impact in Europe will probably be four times greater than today by 2025. At the same time, gas boilers sales will experience a 22% decline.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proudly announced refrigerant R-22 final phasedown schedule: from 51 million pounds allowed in 2014 to 0 million pounds in 2020.

According to a US study, green envy is growing: neighbours would be decisive in the choice of installling a PV plant on your roof.

According to The NEWS, many manufacturers and companies are currently studying news solutions to reduce radiant heating systems overall costs. The main concern remains that of sensitizing users about radiant system heating benefits.

According to Climatescope 2014, emerging countries, particularly China, Brazil and South Africa, are exceeding the most developed ones for renewable energy production and investments. In the last 6 years, emerging economies have almost doubled the renewable energy capacity installed.

According to the EU Progress Report, the European Union in 2013 achieved 19% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, almost reaching 20% reduction set in the Climate&Energy Package for 2020.