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Renovation grants: a window that closes at the end of 2026

June 11, 2026

There have never been so many funds to decarbonise buildings, but the window of European funds has an expiration date. Knowing the programmes and processing them well makes all the difference.

2025 revision of the EU Taxonomy: how does the flow of green funds affect companies?

September 25, 2025

The EU Green Taxonomy is a classification system designed to define which economic activities can be considered environmentally sustainable. In 2025, key updates have been promoted that affect ESG reporting, financing criteria and corporate alignment.

Vegetable Egg vs Chicken Egg: Results of Life Cycle Analysis with UOBO

April 24, 2025

Since the emergence of plant-based foods, a recurring question is: how much more sustainable is a plant-based substitute compared to the conventional one? We have carried out a comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) between UOBO’s plant-based egg and traditional chicken egg, seeking to measure the real environmental impacts and be able to communicate with data, not with empty promises.

LEED, BREEAM and VERDE: what they ask for and why they count more and more

June 11, 2026

Building environmental certifications have ceased to be a voluntary badge to become a criterion that weighs on tenders, rentals and asset valuations.

Primary or Average Data: The Hidden Cost of an Inaccurate Carbon Calculation

June 11, 2026

Calculating a building’s footprint with generic database values overestimates the impact and hides the real improvement from suppliers. The accuracy of the data has technical and economic consequences.

EPBD 2028-2030: the calendar that makes life cycle assessment mandatory

June 11, 2026

The European directive on the energy efficiency of buildings sets specific dates. Life cycle analysis is no longer a good practice and has become an obligation.

Biodiversity at risk: what the IPCC and IPBES report demands of companies

September 10, 2025

Although the IPCC is known for its climate reports, its work also highlights the intimate links between climate change and biodiversity. At the same time, the IPBES platform (the “IPCC of biodiversity”) has published recent studies that warn about the accelerated loss of nature and its global impacts.

Energy renovation: a profitable and sustainable investment opportunity

November 16, 2023

Cities are crucial in the fight against climate change. They are responsible for 70% of global emissions, and occupy only 3% of the Earth’s surface.

The great challenge is not the new construction: it is the park already built

June 11, 2026

Half of the buildings in Spain are more than forty years old and were erected without any criteria of efficiency. This is where the greatest downsizing potential lies, and the most stable business for the next few years.

Waste management and renewable energies, key to sustainable development

February 24, 2023

According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the energy transition represents a progressive shift to replace fossil fuel energy generation with a mix of renewable and local energy with zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Implementation of ISO 14.001 and integral carbon footprint for MECESA

July 26, 2025

For MECESA, our proposal was to implement an environmental management system in accordance with the ISO 14.001 standard, accompanied by the calculation of the carbon footprint (scope 1, 2 and 3) to integrate sustainability into the daily operation.

How we prepared CMTEC to overcome the EcoVadis challenge

February 15, 2025

The EcoVadis certification is widely recognized as a standard for evaluating the ESG performance of suppliers. Getting a good score opens doors in global supply chains and improves reputation with large customers.