(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group has invested €714 million in two securitisation transactions with BBVA, enabling the bank to mobilise around €1.3 billion to support Spanish SMEs, entrepreneurs and sustainable housing projects. One transaction focuses on boosting business liquidity and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Real Estate, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, Climate Action, EIB Group, EIB Group Investment Strengthens BBVA Lending for Sustainable Housing and Business Growth, energy efficiency, entrepreneurs, EU capital markets, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Gemma Feliciani, Green Mortgages, Ignacio Fernández Palomero, Karen Huertas, Marjut Falkstedt, Mid-Caps, near-zero emission buildings, savings and investment union, securitisation, SME financing, Spain, sustainable housing
(IN BRIEF) KPN and several trade unions have reached a negotiation result on a new collective labor agreement that emphasizes higher pay, greater flexibility, and improved support for employees’ financial and personal well-being. The proposed CAO includes a total salary … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Society, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged CAO, caregiving leave, Chief People Officer, childcare contribution, CNV, collective labor agreement, De Unie, employee well-being, flexible leave, FNV, Hilde Garssen, inclusive holidays, KPN, KPN and Trade Unions Agree on Modern Employment Package with Higher Pay and Greater Choice, New KPN Collective Labor Agreement Delivers Salary Growth and Expanded Employee Benefits, personal development, Qlix, Salary Increase, student debt repayment, sustainable housing, trade unions, training and education
(IN BRIEF) KUKA and Australian company 5North have partnered to build a fully automated 2D timber panel manufacturing plant in Adelaide, introducing robotics at every stage of production — from material feeding to finishing. The advanced line will produce precision … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology
Tagged 2D panel production, 5North, Adelaide manufacturing, automated construction, automated timber processing, automation in building, construction efficiency, construction technology, digital fabrication, factory-built homes, industrialised construction, KUKA, New KUKA-Powered Factory to Deliver Fast Timber Panel Manufacturing for Sustainable Housing and Prefabrication Growth, prefabricated elements, prefabrication, robotics, sustainable housing, Timber Construction, Timo Heil, Wayne Hughes
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank and the Barcelona City Council have signed a €113 million agreement to develop nine social housing projects that will deliver 640 new homes for around 2,040 people between 2026 and 2030. The initiative—part of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Real Estate, Spain, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Barcelona City Council, Catalonia, Climate Action, EIB, EIB Housing Action Plan, EIB Invests in Barcelona’s Housing Future with €113 Million Financing for Energy-Efficient and Inclusive Urban Development, energy efficiency, Europe, European Investment Bank, Housing TechEU, IMHAB, Ioannis Tsakiris, Jaume Collboni, Jordi Valls, Nadia Calviño, Pla Viure, Public Infrastructure, social housing, Spain, sustainability, sustainable housing, urban regeneration, women empowerment
(IN BRIEF) The EIB and EIF have approved €9.2 billion in financing to boost Europe’s innovation and sustainability agenda, including a landmark €400 million HousingTech initiative to revolutionise the construction industry and enhance affordable housing. The EIF also invested in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, News, Poland, Portugal, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged affordable housing, Africa, Brazil, civil society seminar, Clean Industrial Deal, digital transformation, EIB, EIB Group, EIF, EU innovation, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, European Union, green transition, Healthcare Innovation, HousingTech, Iceland, Multilateral Development Banks, Nadia Calviño, paediatrics venture capital fund, renewable energy, SERBIA, SMEs, social infrastructure, sustainable housing, sustainable transport, TechEU, UKRAINE, water infrastructure, wind power
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has appointed Tony Hable as Head of Infrastructure & Project Finance, reflecting its strategic focus on growth and innovation across the UK, USA, and Europe. Reporting to Managing Director James Ranger, Hable will lead the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged affordable homes, energy efficiency, green finance, Jess Tomlinson, Lloyds Appoints Tony Hable to Lead Infrastructure and Project Finance as Bank Expands Global Growth Strategy, Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Strengthens Debt Solutions Leadership with Appointment of Tony Hable as Head of Infrastructure and Project Finance, National Wealth Fund, net zero, Peabody, Peter Benz, Public Private Partnership, retrofit, SNG, social housing, Sovereign Network Group, Stuart Nivison, sustainable housing, UK housing associations
(IN BRIEF) Siemens announced that ADMARES is using its Xcelerator open business platform and advanced Digital Twin technology to industrialize affordable smart homes and help address the global housing crisis. Founded in 2016, ADMARES is building a highly automated smart … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged ADMARES, advanced manufacturing, affordable housing, automation, CO₂ reduction, Digital Twin, Eryn Devola, global housing crisis, industrialized housing, material waste reduction, Mikael Hedberg, modular construction, Opcenter, partnership, Siemens, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Siemens Digital Twin technology enables ADMARES to mass-produce sustainable smart homes for global housing needs, Siemens Digital Twin Technology Powers ADMARES’ Industrialized Smart Homes to Tackle Global Housing Crisis, Siemens partners with ADMARES to revolutionize housing with industrialized, Siemens Xcelerator, Simcenter, smart homes, sustainable housing, sustainable smart homes, Teamcenter
(IN BRIEF) Portugal and the European Investment Bank have signed a €450 million tranche of a €1.34 billion loan to finance the construction and renovation of around 12,000 affordable rental homes across the country. The programme, part of Portugal’s National … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Portugal, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged 000 affordable homes with climate goals in focus, affordable housing, climate resilience, EIB, energy efficiency, EU financing, European Investment Bank, IHRU, Instituto da Habitação e da Reabilitação Urbana, Ioannis Tsakiris, Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, Landmark EIB loan to support construction and renovation of affordable housing units across Portugal, Lisbon, Miguel Pinto Luz, National Affordable Housing Programme, Palácio de São Bento, partnership, PORTUGAL, Portugal secures €450 million EIB financing to deliver 12, Recovery and Resilience Plan, RRF, social inclusion, sustainability, sustainable housing, territorial cohesion, €1.34 billion framework loan, €450 million tranche
(IN BRIEF) Lloyds Banking Group has signed a £100 million loan agreement with Sovereign Network Group (SNG), one of the UK’s largest housing associations, to fund the retrofit of thousands of social homes across England. The deal, backed by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, News, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged affordable homes, energy efficiency, green finance, Jess Tomlinson, Lloyds Banking Group, National Wealth Fund, net zero, Peabody, Peter Benz, Public Private Partnership, retrofit, SNG, social housing, Sovereign Network Group, Stuart Nivison, sustainable housing, UK housing associations
(IN BRIEF) NIB has extended an €18.3 million, 10-year loan to Joo Group Oy to support four new residential buildings in Turku and Kirkkonummi, Finland, totaling a €40 million investment. Slated for delivery in 2025, the developments will add nearly … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged André Küüsvek, energy class A, EU taxonomy, Fastighets AB Balder, Finland, Helsinki, Joo Group Oy, Kirkkonummi, LEED Platinum, NIB, Nordic Investment Bank, Nordic-Baltic region, partnership, rental apartments, residential development, Riga, solar energy, sustainable housing, Turku
(IN BRIEF) A BNP Paribas study, conducted with Harris Interactive, reveals that while 94% of French people prioritize energy-efficient home renovations, cost and complexity are significant barriers. In response, BNP Paribas plans to support 400,000 renovations across Europe by 2026. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged BNP Paribas, Domofinance, energy performance, energy performance subsidies, energy renovation loans, energy-efficient renovations, Europe, France, green finance, Harris Interactive, home renovation, housing stock, IZI by EDF, MaPrimeRénov, real estate, residential renovation, sustainable housing
(IN BRIEF) PATRIZIA and Urbania have launched a €130 million joint venture, Sustainable Communities Spain (SC Spain), aimed at tackling the housing crisis in Spain by providing sustainable and affordable homes. SC Spain will initially develop 320 social housing units … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Real Estate, Spain, United Kingdom
Tagged affordable housing, Alicante, energy efficient homes, environmental sustainability, EU Next Generation recovery programme, Housing Development, Jeffrey Sújar, Marleen Bekkers, PATRIZIA, Public Private Partnership, real estate investment, SC Spain, social inclusion, Spain housing crisis, Sustainable Communities Spain, sustainable housing, urban transformation, Urbania, Valencia
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group, comprising the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has invested over €90 million in a synthetic securitisation operation with BBVA, aimed at financing sustainable housing projects in Spain. Backed by InvestEU, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, News, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged asset-backed securitisation, BBVA, Climate Action, CO₂ reduction, EIB Group, energy efficiency, EU capital markets union, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Green Projects, InvestEU, Mid-Caps, near-zero emissions, partnership, pro rata amortisation, SMEs, Spain, STS criteria, sustainability, sustainable housing, synthetic excess spread mechanism, synthetic securitisation, €185 million financing, €90 million investment
(IN BRIEF) In a significant development, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a €100 million loan to support WIRO Wohnen in Rostock Wohnungsgesellschaft mbH, the municipal housing company in Rostock, Germany. This funding will aid WIRO in constructing 561 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Real Estate
Tagged Affordable, Ambroise Fayolle, EIB, partnership, Ralf Zimlich, Rostock, sustainability, sustainable housing, WIRO
With its forward-looking applications and system solutions, Wienerberger drives automation and digitalization in the construction industry Industry 4.0 solutions for optimized performance and enhanced safety Digitalization helps to simplify processes at construction sites and saves energy and raw materials (PRESS … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Construction, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged 3D models, 3D printing, automated construction robots, automation, brick laying, construction, Daniel Hinterramskogler, Digital Twin, Heimo Scheuch, masonry robot, modern building construction, sustainable building construction, sustainable housing, Wienerberger Group
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