Innovative pathways for low carbon and climate resilient building stock and built environment (Built4People Partnership)

Last updated: 17.7.2025
Grant

This Horizon Europe program aims to foster innovative pathways for creating a low carbon and climate resilient building stock and built environment. It specifically targets accelerating the uptake of advanced building solutions through new planning methods and procedures, ensuring a sustainable and decarbonised future for Europe's infrastructure in line with EU climate neutrality goals by 2050. The initiative emphasizes a people-centric approach, requiring active involvement from diverse stakeholders.

Who is Funded

This program funds a broad range of entities and individuals involved in the building and construction sector across the European Union and associated countries. The objective is to drive the decarbonisation and climate resilience of the built environment through innovative solutions and planning methods, with a strong emphasis on societal impact and active stakeholder engagement.

What is Funded

This funding initiative supports research and innovation actions focused on developing and validating advanced solutions for a sustainable built environment. The scope covers innovative building solutions, new planning methodologies, and tools, with a strong emphasis on real-world application and societal relevance.

Type and Scope of Funding

This program provides substantial grant funding as lump sum contributions to support innovative projects. Each selected project can receive up to 5,000,000 €, aimed at fostering significant advancements in low-carbon and climate-resilient building practices.

Conditions and Requirements

Applicants must adhere to specific conditions for proposal admissibility, evaluation, and grant management, detailed in the Horizon Europe Work Programme General Annexes. Special emphasis is placed on consortium formation, stakeholder engagement, and the integration of social sciences and humanities.

Application Procedure

The application process for this Horizon Europe topic is a single-stage submission, with specific forms and guidelines provided. Evaluation follows established Horizon Europe criteria, and applicants will be informed through formal award channels.

The program is founded on the comprehensive legal framework of Horizon Europe, established by EU regulations, and further governed by specific work programs and financial rules.

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Funding Overview

Funding Status

Funding Status:

Planned

Maximum Amount

Maximum Amount:

5,000,000 €

Allocated Budget

Allocated Budget:

Total Budget: 15,000,000 € (for 3 grants)

Deadline

Deadline:

17.02.2026

Open Until

Open Until:

31.12.2027

Award Channel

Award Channel:

Framework Programme Call

Region

Region:

European Union and associated countries

Sectors

Sectors:

Construction and Building Materials, Environmental and Climate Protection, Research and Development, Service Sector

Application Type

Application Type:

Consortium Required

Funding Stages

Funding Stages:

Applied Research, Experimental Development, Prototyping, Pilot Testing, Market Introduction, Scaling

Funding Provider

Program Level:

European Union

Funding Body:

European Commission

Managed By:

Unknown

Additional Partners:

Built4People partnership, Joint Research Centre (JRC)

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