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On Friday 28 April, Bertrand Cazes, Secretary General of Glass for Europe, participated as a speaker to the 4th Innovative Glazing Global Summit.
Glass for Europe has run calculations based on public data and energy performance models used by and developed for the European Commission. This paper presents the results of these calculations.
Glass for Europe believes that it is time for a coherent revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).
On March 24, during Glass for Europe’s General Assembly, Joana Arreguy, Glass Industrial Director at Saint-Gobain, was elected Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Glass for Europe.
Improvements needed to the recast of the Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD)
“Glazing will be essential to deliver truly sustainable buildings” affirms Glass for Europe’s Secretary General B. Cazes in an interview released for the Theme Park of GPD – Glass Performance Days.
Glass for Europe launches today a new section of its website and a video on the role of glass in sustainable buildings.
The EPBD has contributed to improving the energy performance of European buildings and our associations ARGE, European Aluminium, EPPA, ES-SO, EuroWindoor and Glass for Europe are strong supporters of this framework.
On February 17th, Glass for Europe answered to the public consultation on “Commercial vehicles – weights and dimensions (evaluation)”.
In both the European Parliament and the Council, the legislative debate on the fit for 55 package becomes more intense.
”Upgrade your living space: modernization with PVC windows”: New European renovation brochure and microsite to be published at the beginning of the year.
Research trials into low carbon alternative fuels for glass furnaces are currently ongoing as part of Glass Futures’ Government funded Industrial Fuel Switching Phase 3 programme.
European flat glass manufacturers promotes the dismantling, collection and recycling of end-of-life building glass (from windows, glazing and other products) to ensure that end-of-life flat glass does not end up in landfill.
The European flat glass sector association releases today its recommendations on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism.
The European flat glass sector association releases its recommendations on the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme Directive.
The energy-intensive industries call upon EU leaders to swiftly address the exponential increase in energy prices.
To decarbonise the EU building stock and boost its sustainability, the European Commission is on right tracks, but it needs to accelerate.
Glass for Europe has released its position paper on the extension of the EU ETS system to buildings and transport.
The below overview presents the most important dates.
Glass Alliance Europe answered to the stakeholder consultation on the Staff Working Document “For a resilient, innovative, sustainable and digital energy-intensive industries ecosystem: Scenarios for a transition pathway“, to which Glass for Europe…
High-tech glazing play a crucial role to make buildings more energy efficient, but flat glass technologies are also essential to the clean mobility transition and to renewable solar energy production.
The CBAM shall be versatile, free from dangerous loopholes, and able to preserve complex EU-based value-chains.
The flat glass sector is energetically exploring novel ways to lower its industrial emissions and massively scale up its contributions to the EU’s climate neutrality objective.
What is currently being discussed at COP26 in Glasgow should ideally be a guideline for everyone in order to put a stop to climate change. This topic is also highly relevant to the glass industry.
The EESC – European Economic and Social Forum has approved the opinion “Glass in Europe at a crossroads: delivering a greener, energy-efficient industry, while enhancing competitiveness and maintaining quality jobs”.