European UnionNon-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
Optimal combination of low embodied carbon construction products, technical building systems and circularity principles for climate neutral buildings (Built4People Partnership)
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Funding Amount
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Deadline
17/02/2026
Eligible Organization Types
Non-profit, Private Business, Research Institution, Public Institution
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What is the Optimal combination of low embodied carbon construction products, technical building systems and circularity principles for climate neutral buildings (Built4People Partnership) Call?
Grant Description
This call supports research and innovation to reduce whole life greenhouse gas emissions and enhance carbon removals in building construction and renovation through circular design principles. It aims to develop and validate building-level solutions combining products and systems for minimal life cycle impacts, including structural, thermal, acoustic and durability performance, adaptive reuse strategies, cost-effective business models, and contribution to European standards and the Built 4 Peopl...
Required Results for Successful Funding
Expected Outcomes
Proposals are expected to deliver results that contribute to all of the following outcomes:
1. Measurable reduction in whole life carbon emissions and increased uptake of carbon removal strategies in buildings.
2. Enhanced integration of circular economy approaches in construction and renovation, minimizing life cycle environmental impacts.
3. Availability of robust, accurate benchmarks and calculation tools for typical buildings’ whole life carbon emissions and removals, aligned with Level(s) and EPBD life-cycle GWP provisions.
4. Validated adaptive reuse strategies demonstrating carbon savings versus demolition and rebuild.
5. Business models and decision-support processes that facilitate market uptake of low-carbon, circular building solutions.
6. Contributions to harmonised European standards for circular and low-carbon building design and construction.
7. Strengthened collaboration within the Built 4 People partnership and its network of innovation clusters, supporting the partnership’s KPI monitoring.
1. Measurable reduction in whole life carbon emissions and increased uptake of carbon removal strategies in buildings.
2. Enhanced integration of circular economy approaches in construction and renovation, minimizing life cycle environmental impacts.
3. Availability of robust, accurate benchmarks and calculation tools for typical buildings’ whole life carbon emissions and removals, aligned with Level(s) and EPBD life-cycle GWP provisions.
4. Validated adaptive reuse strategies demonstrating carbon savings versus demolition and rebuild.
5. Business models and decision-support processes that facilitate market uptake of low-carbon, circular building solutions.
6. Contributions to harmonised European standards for circular and low-carbon building design and construction.
7. Strengthened collaboration within the Built 4 People partnership and its network of innovation clusters, supporting the partnership’s KPI monitoring.
Funded areas
Scope Requirements
Proposals must address all of the following:
1. Develop solutions enabling optimal integration of products and systems with minimal whole life environmental impacts at building level.
2. Ensure solutions account for structural, thermal, acoustic, hygrometric performance, durability, deconstruction/reuse potential, and suitability for automated or industrialised installation.
3. Cover both design and construction phases, embedding circularity and design-for-flexibility principles.
4. Create processes and strategies for adaptive reuse of existing buildings, optimizing whole life carbon emissions versus demolition/rebuild.
5. Validate developed solutions, processes and strategies in relevant environments in at least three countries with different climates and building stocks.
6. Quantify whole life carbon emissions on typical building typologies in chosen countries and contribute to benchmarking efforts (aligned with Level(s) and EPBD GWP provisions).
7. Evaluate cost-effectiveness, propose relevant business models, and address end-user acceptance and needs.
8. Contribute to the development or update of harmonised European standards where relevant.
9. Align and report results to the Built 4 People partnership, supporting its KPIs.
1. Develop solutions enabling optimal integration of products and systems with minimal whole life environmental impacts at building level.
2. Ensure solutions account for structural, thermal, acoustic, hygrometric performance, durability, deconstruction/reuse potential, and suitability for automated or industrialised installation.
3. Cover both design and construction phases, embedding circularity and design-for-flexibility principles.
4. Create processes and strategies for adaptive reuse of existing buildings, optimizing whole life carbon emissions versus demolition/rebuild.
5. Validate developed solutions, processes and strategies in relevant environments in at least three countries with different climates and building stocks.
6. Quantify whole life carbon emissions on typical building typologies in chosen countries and contribute to benchmarking efforts (aligned with Level(s) and EPBD GWP provisions).
7. Evaluate cost-effectiveness, propose relevant business models, and address end-user acceptance and needs.
8. Contribute to the development or update of harmonised European standards where relevant.
9. Align and report results to the Built 4 People partnership, supporting its KPIs.
Additional Conditions for Applicants
Special Conditions
- Type of Action: Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action (RIA), single-stage, lump-sum grant (HORIZON-AG-LS).
• Call identifier: HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-02.
• Planned opening: 16 September 2025; Deadline: 17 February 2026, 17:00 Brussels time.
• Projects must validate solutions in at least three EU Member States or associated countries with diverse climatic zones and building stock characteristics.
• Involvement of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre is encouraged for circular design expertise and full-scale experimental validation.
• Projects must contribute to and report against the Key Performance Indicators of the co-programmed European Partnership ‘People-centric sustainable built environment’ (Built 4 People).
• Outputs must be compatible with Level(s) whole life carbon methodology and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive life-cycle GWP provisions.
• Proposals should reference ‘harmonised standards’ as defined under Directive 98/34/EC for any standardisation contributions.
• Call identifier: HORIZON-CL5-2026-02-D3-02.
• Planned opening: 16 September 2025; Deadline: 17 February 2026, 17:00 Brussels time.
• Projects must validate solutions in at least three EU Member States or associated countries with diverse climatic zones and building stock characteristics.
• Involvement of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre is encouraged for circular design expertise and full-scale experimental validation.
• Projects must contribute to and report against the Key Performance Indicators of the co-programmed European Partnership ‘People-centric sustainable built environment’ (Built 4 People).
• Outputs must be compatible with Level(s) whole life carbon methodology and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive life-cycle GWP provisions.
• Proposals should reference ‘harmonised standards’ as defined under Directive 98/34/EC for any standardisation contributions.
Important dates
Open from: 16/09/2025
Deadline:17/02/2026
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