SKills

NEB Academy Alliance at the Festival of the New European Bauhaus

From June 9-13 2026 the NEB Festival creates a place to understand people’s needs and aspirations and showcase projects that successfully reflect them. In doing so, it demonstrates how an inclusive, sustainable and high-quality built environment can foster community, strengthen resilience and boost competitiveness. The biennial Festival showcases the best practices of the New European Bauhaus, the European Commission initiative that brings the clean transition to our built environments and improves everyday life for everyone. It aims to inspire communities to reimagine spaces, design better living environments and drive sustainability and inclusivity. Many activities for diverse audiences are on the programme of the festival.

Closing the loop on post-consumer fibreboards

At InnovaWood, we engage in cross-discipline collaborations to transform complex ideas into clear and engaging stories for our online and offline audiences. On this occasion, we completed a successful collaboration with Manpaard animation studio in the making of the EcoReFibre animation, drawing on the findings of the European fibreboard industry and recycling sector, with the main goal of giving a second life and value to post-consumer wood waste.

1st NEB Academy Conference

The 1st NEBA conference in Barcelona was co-hosted by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC), the InnovaWood network, and the University of Primorska as part of the UNESCO-UIA Barcelona 2026 World Capital of Architecture programme. This first conference showcased good practices in skills development for sustainable construction and opened a strategic reflection on the Academy’s future role as a comprehensive support system for creating beautiful, regenerative, and inclusive neighbourhoods across Europe.  The 1st NEB Academy Conference marked an important milestone in shaping a European ecosystem for sustainable construction skills. Beyond showcasing achievements, the event strengthened collaboration, sparked new partnerships, and laid the foundations for the next phase of the NEB Academy’s development.