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Alessia Bardi

Alessia Bardi is Head of the Green Building and Smart City sections at Rinnovabili, where she develops editorial content and in-depth features on key topics such as energy efficiency, urban innovation, and climate transition. She also manages content strategy for industry events, overseeing their organization with a focus on emerging technologies applied to sustainable construction, smart cities, and the energy transition. Trained as an architect and a graduate of the Politecnico di Milano, she has worked with international firms on sustainable design, urban planning, tourism development, and hospital infrastructure projects. Passionate about design thinking and cross-disciplinary approaches, she has also contributed to the creation of a line of 3D-printed jewelry. She firmly believes in the crucial role of technical information and tech-driven innovation in accelerating the adoption of smart, scalable solutions in the energy and environmental sectors.

Rinnovabili • Solar Land Leasing: A New Model for European Developers
Energy
Solar land leasing: why European developers are moving from land ownership to leaseback

With falling power prices and high debt costs squeezing margins across Europe, land ownership is becoming an inefficient use of capital. Erwan Fournis, SOL-R Global Infrastructure, explains…

Rinnovabili • AccelerateEU strategy: EU energy crisis response
Regulations & Markets
AccelerateEU: EU tools to shield households…

The European Commission has unveiled AccelerateEU, a policy package designed to protect…

Rinnovabili • Energy from rain could power smart urban systems
Green Building
Energy from rain: a new solution…

Researchers at UNIST, the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, have…


Rinnovabili • Affordable housing is central to the EU’s new housing plan
Green Building
Affordable housing: the EU’s first plan to tackle the housing emergency

The European Commission has presented its first plan on affordable housing, placing the housing crisis at…

Rinnovabili • New European Bauhaus Prize recognises 22 projects in 2025
Green Building
New European Bauhaus Prize 2025: the 22 awarded projects shaping Europe’s transition

The New European Bauhaus Prize 2025 has recognised 22 projects that translate the ambitions of the…