In the period between 26^th and 28^th June, 2023, the kick-off meeting of the project “Academy for Transitional Skills in the Built Environment” (BuildSkills Academy), financed under the Erasmus+ Programme, co-financed by the European Union, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. The project officially started on the 1^st of June, 2023 with a total budget of 3,938,490 Euro. The three-days event was hosted by the Coordinator of the project – Cleantech Bulgaria Ltd. – an innovation support network organization based in Sofia working actively on twin transition and skills development.