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the SNUG synergies

We believe that collaboration is key to driving meaningful change.

By fostering synergies with leading projects and initiatives in the built environment, we are amplifying our collective impact and accelerating the transition to sustainable construction practices.

Sister projects

SNUG was funded under the Horizon Europe topic “More sustainable buildings with reduced embodied energy/carbon, high life-cycle performance and reduced life-cycle costs (Built4People)” (HORIZON-CL5-2022-D4-02-05), along with two other projects: DRASTIC and INBUILT. Find out more about their mission and goals.

DRASTIC

DRASTIC will pave the way for significant whole life-cycle GHG emission reduction in new construction and retrofit by demonstrating affordable innovative circular solutions in 5 different geographical zones, covering different building layers, raw materials, building typologies, circular strategies, and local drivers. This will contribute to the objectives of the EU by demonstrating the feasibility of promising new technologies, processes and products combined with new business models for faster market uptake, leading towards more sustainable buildings with reduced life-cycle carbon, high life-cycle performance and reduced life-cycle costs.

INBUILT

INBUILT will develop a set of innovative design, retrofit and construction techniques for both existing and new buildings based on the use and/or reuse of locally sourced bio- and geo-materials along with reused and recycled components; coupled with a digital platform, as a multi-objective decision-support tool, for the optimisation of the integration of such materials in buildings. Outcomes will positively impact i) European competitiveness of the construction sector in the field of “green” construction technologies, ii) decarbonisation of the building stock, iii) increased digitalisation, iv) raise resilience thanks to circular economy, resource efficiency, eco-design and digitisation of the INBUILT innovative systems.

Ecosystem initiatives

SNUG is actively collaborating with the Built4People partnership, joining forces to ensure the built environment plays a strategic role in advancing the EU Green Deal, supporting the objectives of the Renovation Wave, and aligning with the New European Bauhaus.

Built4People

The Built4People (B4P) is a co-programmed partnership in Horizon Europe’s Cluster 5 (Climate, Energy and Mobility) that aims to catalyse the transition to a people-centric, climate-neutral, sustainable and smart built environment in Europe. It brings together the EC and two leading associations (ECTP and World Green Building Council Europe) representing key stakeholders across the built environment – from research and innovation institutes to construction companies large and small. B4P takes shape through the B4P Partnership Board, the B4P Stakeholders Forum, the B4P States’ Representatives Group, and the B4P Innovation Cluster. Over its lifespan, B4P will channel nearly €400 million of EU funding to innovation in the sector and leverage an equivalent amount of private investment.