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Urban development is undergoing a profound transformation as cities strive to balance growth with sustainability. The concept of Green Building Neighbourhoods (GBNs), developed within PROBONO project, has emerged as a cornerstone for creating resilient, inclusive, and environmentally responsible urban spaces. Within this context, Madrid Living Lab located in Madrid Nuevo Norte, one of Europe’s most ambitious urban regeneration projects, serves as a living lab for integrating

Design for disassembly” (DfD also called Design for Deconstruction) is intended to ensure the future reuse of building materials, preferably as directly as possible. Since it is difficult to predict, especially about the future, it is also challenging to foresee whether the materials we build with today can and will be reused in the future. While there is general agreement on the principles that should ensure DfD in a construction project, mechanical joints, clean materials,

The PROBONO project is hosting a public webinar on  29 January 2026 , highlighting a series of technical and social innovation tools being implemented within three of its Living Labs:  Dublin ,  Aarhus , and  Porto . As European cities face growing challenges in transitioning towards sustainable, people-centred neighbourhoods, the PROBONO Living Labs offer concrete examples of how new technologies and community-oriented approaches are being tested on the ground. This one-hour