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Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildings

In short

This is an Innovation Action under Horizon Europe. The budget is €12 million for about 3 grants of €4 million each. It is paid as a lump sum, so you report results instead of costs. Deadline: 1 December 2026.

What the call wants to achieve

  • Significantly higher awareness of the construction ecosystem actors about solutions that are inspired by vernacular knowledge [1] , nature-based solutions [1] , bioclimatic design and/or frugal innovation [1] .
  • The application of the developed solutions helps to achieve and maintain the thermal comfort in buildings while significantly reducing life cycle energy use, GHG emissions and costs compared to solutions that currently dominate the market.

Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, © European Union, CC BY 4.0, summarised. The official call text and its annexes decide eligibility, budget and deadlines.

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