Expected results |
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Decision support tool |
The material outcome of the project is a
decision support tool for housing companies, municipalities, architects, building contractors and
building material suppliers. In addition, the tool will contain useful information to energy
agencies, national and European associations of professionals in the building, housing and energy
sectors, universities and Technical Colleges. The tool, in the form of a CD ROM and freely
downloadable from the internet will consists of:
- decision support models on energy conservation measures, applicability of renewable energy and maintenance management in the housing sector;
- examples of best practice in well defined, specific contexts, which may form a lead for energy efficient and sustainable renovation of the housing complex concerned;
- an overview of technical measures, listed according to CO2 reduction per invested Euro, CO2 reduction related to sustainability (embodied energy, use of materials, possibilities for recycling, durability), the applicability of the techniques/ solutions without adaptations, the contribution of the technique/solution to the increase of renewable energy in the built environment;
- examples of appropriate financial models, management and policy approach for affordable energy efficient renovation;
- an overview of pilot projects in relation to reference projects;
- an overview of appropriate tools for evaluation of energy saving measures;
- performance indicators of energy efficiency, to meet the EC’s new Energy Performance Directive;
- a maintenance planning and control tool, in order to guarantee as much as possible that the implemented measures will function in a proper way during the remaining life time of the building.
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Common dissimination |
Since the building sector is organised locally
to a great extend, the following dissemination activity is elaborated:
- permanent dissemination of experiences and information is envisaged by means of contributions to professional magazines in all involved branches, and contributions to congresses symposia, workshops and seminars;
- a website will be created for communication between the partners (restricted part) and for permanent dissemination of results (public part);
- rochures describing the national reference project in brief and the demonstration project extensively will be made in the national language, in order to spread the information to housing owners (rental and private sector), architects, building contractors, governmental bodies and other parties that play a role in the initiative and execution of housing renovation and maintenance;
- the findings of the project will be offered to universities and Technical Colleges as a basis for teaching material.
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COORDINATION CONTACT |
If you have any questions about our project, please contact:
Henk Kaan
Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)
Phone: +31 224-56 4689
E-mail: Henk Kaan |
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PROJECT PARTNERS |
For more information about the project partners, 
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