The BUILD UP Skills United (BUSUnited) project is a collaborative initiative aimed at fostering a thriving EU-wide community of practitioners to promote and develop sustainable energy skills among construction professionals. The project aligns with the LIFE-2024-CET-BUILDSKILLS call by addressing the critical need for upskilling and reskilling within the building sector to meet the EU’s ambitious climate and energy goals.
BUSUnited leverages the success of the BUILD UP Skills initiative, which began in 2011 and has funded over 90 projects across 32 countries, to create a robust community of practice (CoP). Key objectives of BUSUnited include establishing and supporting these CoPs to foster pan-European collaboration, drive innovation in training methods, and facilitate the large-scale deployment of sustainable energy skills.
Additionally, BUSUnited will create several impactful outputs, such as guidelines, training tools, policy briefs, funding recommendations and digital platforms to support the dissemination and uptake of best practices, contributing to the transformation of the construction sector and supporting the EU’s transition to a sustainable, climate-neutral future.
BUSUnited is co-funded by the LIFE Clean Energy Transition (CET) sub-programme (LIFE-2024-CET-BUILDSKILLS)
Project duration: September 2025 – August 2028 (36 months)
Participating countries: Ireland, Romania, Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Spain, Italy, Republic of North Macedonia and Belgium.
Project website: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE24-CET-BUSUnited-101216019/build-up-skills-united
Total Eligible Budget: 2,079,392 €
EU Contribution: 1,975,422 €