The European Commission has launched the first calls for projects under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s €80 billion research and innovation programme spanning the next seven years. The funding over the first two years is worth more than €15...

Demolished concrete buildings are increasingly being heralded as a fertile source of new construction materials, a sustainable solution that cuts transport requirements significantly. The recycling process involves recuperating both cement, in the...

Procurers from across Europe are invited to apply for the PPI Platform Experience Exchange, which will see procurers from less experienced organisations travel to advanced organisations to gain a more in-depth understanding of innovative procurement...

During the construction of a new building at Humboldt University in Berlin (Germany), a new form of concrete produced from sustainable resources and which uses recycled aggregate instead of gravel was employed for the first time. This has been...

European public authorities are invited to apply for the first edition of the Public Procurement of Innovation Award, which will be presented to an exemplary public authority that purchases innovative, effective and efficient products and services....

The use of functional specifications is an approach to procurement that facilitates innovation in procurement processes, enabling customers and suppliers to discuss where the greatest opportunities for sustainability lie. The approach does away with...