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MULTIPLYING SUCCESS IN BUILDINGS
21 innovative projects for an energy-intelligent Europe
Status: December 2006
Multiplying success in buildings: 21 Innovative Projects supported by the IEE Programme
Editorial Information
Issued by the European Commission's Intelligent Energy Executive Agency (IEEA), this report presents
a series of international projects supported by the European Union's Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE)
programme. The information contained in it may be reproduced.
The responsibility for the content of this publication lies with its authors. It does not necessarily represent
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does not bind legally any of the involved parties.
This and other project compilations can be downloaded for free from
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Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) is the European Union’s programme for promoting energy efficiency
and renewables. It supports financially international projects, events, and local/regional energy agencies,
which promote the smarter use of energy and the growth of renewable energy sources.
The Intelligent Energy Executive Agency implements the IEE programme. With more than 40 staff, the
IEEA is at the service of all IEE partners by managing the different projects and events funded under the
IEE programme, and by disseminating the know-how and best practices which they produce.
More details on the IEE programme and on the IEEA can be found on
http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/index_en.html
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Table of contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................................. 5
Field benchmarking and Market development for Audit methods in Air Conditioning (AuditAC)................ 8
Best Practice for Double Skin Facades (BESTFACADE)......................................................................... 10
Pilot actions to develop a functioning market for energy performance certificates (BUDI)....................... 12
Collecting Data from energy certification to Monitor performance indicators for New and Existing
buildings (DATAMINE) ............................................................................................................................. 13
Dissemination of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Public Buildings Sector (DEEP)............................. 15
Electronic Energy Building Directive (EEBD) ........................................................................................... 17
Energy Efficiency Communities – establishing pilot communities for the building sector (EffCoBuild) ... 19
Applying the EPBD to improve the ENergy Performance Requirements to EXISTing buildings (ENPER-
EXIST) ...................................................................................................................................................... 20
Energy Performance Assessment for Existing Non Residential Buildings (EPA-NR) .............................. 22
A programme to deliver energy certificates based on measured energy consumption for display in Public
buildings across Europe within a harmonising framework (EPLabel)....................................................... 24
Energy-toolset for improving the energy performance of existing buildings (E-TOOL) ............................ 26
European high quality Low Energy Buildings (EULEB) ............................................................................ 27
GreenBuilding........................................................................................................................................... 28
IMproving energy Performance Assessment and Certification schemes by Tests (IMPACT).................. 30
Energy Savings from Intelligent Metering and Behavioural Change (INTELLIGENT METERING).......... 32
Service Buildings Keep Cool: Promotion of “sustainable cooling” in the service building sector
(KEEPCOOL) ........................................................................................................................................... 33
Marketable Passive Homes for Winter and Summer Comfort (PASSIVE-ON)......................................... 35
Promotion of European Passive Houses (PEP) ....................................................................................... 37
Securing the Take-off of Building Energy Certification: Improving Market Attractiveness through Building
Owner Involvement (STABLE) ................................................................................................................. 39
Municipal Buildings as Shining Examples ................................................................................................ 40
Development of Distance Learning Training Material for the Promotion of Best Practice Ventilation
Energy Performance in Buildings (VENT DIS.COURSE) ......................................................................... 42
New Projects (start 2007) ......................................................................................................................... 44
Integrated Energy Design in Public Buildings (INTEND) .......................................................................... 45
Energy Efficient Cooling in Regions of North and Central Europe (COOLREGION)................................ 46
Tools and Methods for Linking EPDB and Continuous Commissioning (EPBD-cx) ................................. 47
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Building Advanced Ventilation Technological Examples to Demonstrate Materialised Energy Savings for
Acceptable Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort in Different European Climatic Regions (Building
AdVent)..................................................................................................................................................... 48
IMPLEMENT - The EPBD in Action (IMPLEMENT) ................................................................................. 49
Check and Improve the Energy Performance of Schools and Disseminate Best Practices (CHECK IT
OUT!)........................................................................................................................................................ 50
Sustainable Energy Systems in New Buildings- Market Introduction of Feasibility Studies under the
Directive on Energy Performance in Buildings (SENTRO) ....................................................................... 51
Magnify success: Extension of the European Energy Trophy competition to 18 countries (Energy
Trophy+) ................................................................................................................................................... 52
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Introduction
With buildings accounting for approximately 40% of energy use in the European Union, the ongoing IEE actions in
this field aim to make an impact on the rational use of energy in buildings through actions relating to:
• Assisting implementation of legislation
• Supporting outcomes of research
• Transforming Markets: Market adoption and penetration of innovative building technologies and approaches to
construction
• Knowledge based society
• Higher education
• Training people through CPD
• Raising awareness in professionals
• Local Action: Supporting the adoption of change through actions at a local level
• Municipalities leading by example
• Sustainable Energy Communities
• Voluntary mechanisms
As of January 2007, Multiplying success in buildings includes a total of 26 projects focussing on the above areas, 7
of which will present their final results in the spring of 2007. The IEE actions are complemented by the Concerted
Action – Energy Performance of Buildings Directive and The EPBD Buildings Platform, activities also funded under
the IEE Programme and with which a clear link is made with the policy support projects in particular.
Enabling policy: Actions supporting implementation of the EPBD in the Member States
The development of a suite of CEN standards has offered the availability of a harmonised approach across Europe
for the certification of buildings. However, the mandate to CEN for preparation of these standards focussed
primarily on new buildings. Within the IEE Programme, a number of policy implementation projects have focussed
on providing readily available tools for existing buildings since these form the most significant part of the buildings
stock. As such, these projects have been implemented since the beginning of 2005 with the aim of meeting the
requirements of many Member States, providing feedback on the proposed EPBD standards, collecting data and
information concerning the actual status of construction and consumption in existing buildings, identifying new
directions and communicating this information to the appropriate target groups.
The projects have been implemented under a very dynamic legislative framework in the individual MS, but
nevertheless have contributed to stimulation and development of a harmonised approach, providing feedback of a
European dimension.
Some examples of the types of activities which have been carried out in order to support implementation of the
EPBD are: analysis of practical application of CEN standards to existing buildings and the preparation of
recommendations to CEN concerning necessary improvements; a road map clarifying the non technical issues to
be addressed for implementation of the certification process at a national level; development of performance
assessment tools and extraction of policy recommendations based on early experience, including creation of open
software based on an asset rating approach and the CEN standards; development of operational rating tools for
harmonised approaches to certification of public buildings.
The projects have clearly demonstrated that certification of existing buildings still presents significant challenges
and that there is a basic lack of reliable data on construction and consumption. Furthermore, it has been shown
that certification could be a great tool to improve this knowledge provided data from certificates are properly
collected. Finally, it has been demonstrated that both asset rating and operational rating are appropriate under
certain conditions for certification of buildings. Operational rating can be effectively used for short term reduction of
energy consumption and can have significant impact by rapidly reducing the CO2 emissions arising from the EU’s
existing building stock, whereas asset rating can provide effective long term savings. In the future a link between
asset and operational rating could therefore be foreseen. Finally, many common cost effective measures are
identified across all MS indicating ways of supplying advice on the certificates whilst reducing the cost of the
certification scheme.
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Enabling policy: Actions supporting creation of functional EPBD certification markets
Prior to the adoption of the EPBD in 2002 few MS had experience in wide-scale or pilot labelling schemes, namely
Denmark and Germany, together with the EPA procedure of The Netherlands. Since the start of the first projects in
2005, the IEE Policy Implementation projects supporting creation of functional EPBD markets have focussed on:
testing the functionality of available tools developed directly by the Member States or through projects; providing
feedback and insight on relevance of their use; investigating the requirements and response of the market to the
new certification procedures which are being implemented; identifying solutions to overcome barriers and new
directions and communicating this information to target groups. As for the projects directly supporting
implementation (i.e. tools and methodologies), these projects have been implemented under a very dynamic
legislative framework in the individual MS, but have still managed to contribute to a harmonised approach through
actions such as, the improvement of energy performance assessment and certification schemes by tests,
supporting regional information and competence centres which provide information, tools and advice incorporating
training, guidelines and QA procedures and the evaluation of customer quality requirements.
Furthermore, in the area of equipment, activities have been carried out investigating field benchmarking and market
development for audit methods of air conditioning in close relation to the requirements of Article 9 of the EPBD.
A typical example of tools developed from this type of action are the EU guidelines on best practice for EPBD
implementation which have resulted from cross country comparison of the field trials in the Member States,
directed at the national implementing bodies and their advisors in the Member States.
Transforming markets: Actions supporting market penetration of innovative building
technologies and approaches to construction
The EPBD does not negate the need for the appropriate design and operation of buildings, but rather stipulates the
regulative framework for energy performance, wherein the overall benchmark of the energy performance of the
building sector can be improved. A number of actions within IEE support the market penetration of technologies
and concepts which take the energy performance of buildings beyond the legislative requirements. Currently, there
are a number of on-going projects supporting the outcomes of RTD, highly efficient buildings or building
components, as well as intelligent metering. Typically, these actions may include inventories of market introduction
barriers to the technological concept; documentation about specific practical solutions for this technology in
different regions and climates; methods and approaches for improving market penetration (conferences,
awareness raising, guidelines, etc) with provision of practical information to building professionals. This may
involve, for example, presentation of the state-of-the-art and lessons learned in existing buildings; creation of best
practice guidelines to ensure the appropriate design and operation of buildings with advanced components or
systems (PassivHaus buildings, double skinned facades, building integrated renewables, etc.) or the development
of an assessment methods and benchmarking figures for comparison of building performance.
Given that policy, technology and markets are all developing in parallel, there is a need for flexibility, collaboration
and networking. The individual approach (project based) can produce detailed technology profiles, but the more
direct use of outcomes of other projects and collaboration with ongoing projects can facilitate the improved impact
of these actions, as can the involvement of market actors, which is considered essential.
Training people: Actions strengthening knowledge awareness amongst building professionals
A number of IEE actions in the building sector support training activities in order to strengthen the European lead in
integration of architectural design and technology and facilitate the transfer of knowledge for new designs into
building refurbishment. This involves targeted education and training to support; restructuring of the curriculum
content and approach in Higher Education; training of professionals and auditors to meet the requirements of the
Energy Performance Certification market; as well as the continuous professional development of architects,
engineers and other buildings professionals to attain standards beyond EPBD requirements. Specific ongoing
activities include dedicated education and training projects to develop educational material and courses, electronic
tools and dissemination material, whilst training activities also form individual components of many other IEE
buildings actions.
Specific areas of interest are the use of distance learning training material on sustainable building ventilation,
available in three formats: textbook with self learning sections including exercises and model assignments trainee
assessment; web based version; and concise material in short self training modules published in the REHVA
journal for dissemination to practicing engineers. Other examples include the dissemination of detailed information
on twenty five high energy performance buildings, demonstrating public buildings as shining examples, with the
identification of relevant target groups and distribution of 200,000 CD-ROMs in technical magazines. The CD-ROM
includes high quality material, concise & informative, videos, information on occupant response and energy and
comfort benchmarking of the buildings.
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The ongoing and recently concluded training projects have already demonstrated that timing of availability of
materials is important, as are the academic year and higher education restructuring, status of legislative framework
and the market requirements. Furthermore, developed tools, information and training packages need to be
supported under a sustainable framework in order to maintain the relevance of the products, either through
consortium agreements and commercial interest or institutional support at national and/or European level, or
sustainable information platforms. It has also been seen that use of commercial software environments can create
barriers and either html or open source software environments may under certain circumstances be more
appropriate.
Local Action: IEE buildings actions supporting change at a local level
Municipalities play a vital role in communicating information to their constituents and the local administration should
lead by example. In parallel, voluntary programmes either by municipalities, organisations and even the public are
based on shared goals between the public administration and organisations and are known to work, with benefits
for the participants (access to information, and technical support for energy efficiency actions, dissemination of
their achievements, awards) as well as for the public administration (achievement of energy saving by deploying
market forces and information, without strong intervention as in the case of regulation, shared goals with private
sector, reduced monitoring requirements). However, voluntary mechanisms do not necessarily function adequately
in all circumstances, but links to national programmes can help, the status of the market and legislation can have
an impact and timing is crucial. The number of participants in a voluntary scheme directly affects visibility and
acceptance and for each scheme there are a critical number of participants. It has also been seen that awards can
dramatically increase the visibility of a scheme, as can the use of recognised logos, whilst EU support is highly
beneficial.
Participation of organisations and municipalities in ongoing IEE actions show that numerous communities and
organisations appear to be willing to set measures for sustainable development in their sphere of influence, but
energy issues are not their core business. There is a need for independent players (agencies, consultants ...) who
give support. It can be seen that through these actions municipalities become competitive and interest grows in
political spheres.
Local level IEE actions in the buildings sector include voluntary rating of buildings in preparation for the fully
implemented EPBD; voluntary adoption of energy auditing practices in commercial and municipal buildings;
adoption of energy plans for building stock at a community level.
Conclusions
The IEE actions in the buildings sector are playing a role in increasing awareness in energy conservation and the
use of renewable energies in the built environment. The impact can be seen in the adoption of methodologies and
recommendations discussed at the level of policy implementation regarding the EPBD, in the number of
municipalities and companies involved in voluntary labelling and auditing schemes, in the number of universities
and training organisations involved in educational activities and in the number of associations and market actors
involved in the market transformation projects for increased penetration of new technologies I the buildings sector.
The hardest task for any IEE project is however to create a sustainable legacy allowing for the maintenance and
development of the outcomes of the project, but platforms can act as a springboard for furtherance of all activities
and if account can be taken of the appropriate target audiences and market realities, they can be use das strong
drivers of the project deliverables.
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Field benchmarking and Market development for Audit methods in Air
Conditioning (AuditAC)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: Ongoing
Coordinator: Jérôme Adnot Armines France
E-mail: jerome.adnot@ensmp.fr
Tel : +33 1 40 51 91 74
Partners: EUROVENT/Certification
Université de Liège, Belgium
INEGI University of Porto, Portugal
Austrian Energy Agency, Austria
Welsh School of Architecture, UK
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Slovenia
ABE Association of Building Engineers, UK
Building Research Establishment, UK
Website: http:///www.eva.ac.at/projekte/auditac.htm
Objective: To increase the energy efficiency of the air-conditioning system in
Europe promoting audit and inspection of the plants
Benefits: Energy and CO2 savings increase awareness of the importance of air
conditioning, tools for auditing
Keywords: Energy audit, air-conditioning, energy efficiency
Duration: 01/2005 –12/2006
Budget: € 838 141 (EU contribution: 47%)
Contract number: EIE/04/104/S07.38632
Short description
The aim of the project is to demonstrate how advantage can be taken from the implementation of the inspection of
air-conditioning systems. More than the inspection itself, the project promotes audit procedures as the real and
effective method to reach such savings.
The inspection characteristics are analysed and an effort is made, in collaboration with the European
standardisation body CEN, to modify and adapt the standard inspection to for detecting actual systems’ problems.
A number of tools are developed to help auditors, inspectors and energy managers identify the most important
energy conservation opportunities in existing AC systems and to avoid the most common errors that lead to a
waste of energy.
Moreover, AuditAC attempts to reach all actors of the air-conditioning market (manufacturers, installers,
maintenance staff, etc.), in order to involve them in the procedure of equipment auditing, make the audit procedure
easier and, furthermore, improve the acceptance of the audit itself.
Expected and/or achieved results
• An exhaustive list of Energy Conservation Opportunities for air-conditioning building, in order to help auditors
and inspectors.
• A database of successful case studies of air-conditioning audit with a simple interface: users can find a variety
of cases of air-conditioning facilities improvements allowing them to determine the best opportunities and
practices for better energy efficiency
• A basic training basic package about audit and inspection of air-conditioning facilities, for initiation to audit and
to disseminate the subsequent benefits.
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Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• The European air-conditioning market is still increasing and its energy importance nowadays is widely
recognised. Efforts are being made to reduce its contribution to consumption by improving energy efficiency.
• Inspection of air-conditioning, although already implemented in some European countries, needs support in
definition and implementation in order to target the better opportunities where savings are more important.
• There is a lack of knowledge about audit procedures for air-conditioning plants, and air-conditioning owners
must be motivated via appropriate means to move toward better efficiency. In this respect, dissemination of
the benefits of air-conditioning audit is of significant importance.
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Best Practice for Double Skin Facades (BESTFACADE)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: Ongoing
Coordinator: Reinhard Waldner
MCE Anlagenbau Austria GmbH & Co
E-mail: reinhard.waldner@mce-gt.at
Tel: 0043 1 610 36 - 366
Partners: Graz University of Technology, Institute of Thermal Engineering,
Austria
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung
e.V., Institute for Building Physics, Germany
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Group of building
environmental studies, Greece
C. Kiossefidis S.A., Greece
ISQ-Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Portugal
Ecole Nationale des TPE-Laboratoire Sciences de l’Habitat-CNRS-
DGCB, France
Lund University, Sweden
Centre Scientifique et Technique de la Construction (BBRI), Belgium
Reynaers Aluminium N.V, Belgium
WSP Sverige AB, Sweden
Skanska Teknik AB, Sweden
Website: http://www.bestfacade.com
Objective: Promote the concept of well-designed double skin facades
Benefits: Market penetration of double skin façade technologies and solutions,
appropriately designed for energy efficient operation of the building
Keywords: Double skin facade, energy efficiency, design guide
Duration: 01/01/2005 – 31/12/2007
Budget: € 1,450,318 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE/04/135/S07.38652
Short description
Double skin facades have become a major architectural element in office buildings over the last 15 years. The
double skin facade can provide a thermal buffer zone, solar preheating of ventilation air, energy savings, sound
protection, wind protection and pollutant protection with open windows and nocturnal cooling. Commercial buildings
with integrated double skin facade can be very energy efficient buildings with all the good qualities listed above.
However not all double skin facades built of the last years perform well. The BESTFACADE project actively
promotes the concept of double skin facades. Different media are adopted to supply the target group (architects,
designers, consultants, facade industry, HVAC industry, building industry, investors, building owners and
operators) with a common basic scientific, technical and economic knowledge on double skin facades. This will
allow the target group to design, choose, manage, use and maintain double skin facades
Expected and/or achieved results
• A best practice guideline of double skin facades will be created. Using this guideline, designers and investors
can avoid application of non relevant concepts of double skin facades performing worse than traditional
facades.
• A centralised information system database containing data collected from a survey of double skin facades built
in the European Union has been established. The state of the art of double skin facades in different countries
and climatic regions is documented.
• An assessment method will be developed, which on the one hand can be integrated in the assessment
methods of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. With this method, the thermal and visual behaviour
and the energy performance of the facade can be calculated with adequate accuracy for assessment of the
energy saving potential from the façade technology.
• Benchmarks are under development to allow users and operators to compare their energy consumption levels
with others in the same group, set future targets and identify measures to reduce energy consumption.
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Lessons learnt
This project is now in the second year of its three year duration, but it remains too early to draw lessons from the
work carried out to date, although it appears evident that the energy performance of buildings with double skin
facades can vary significantly depending on the design. This is the major challenge for the project to overcome
through dissemination of good practice design for double skin facades.
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Pilot actions to develop a functioning market for energy performance
certificates (BUDI)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: Ongoing
Coordinator: Gerhard Bucar
Grazer Energieagentur Ges.m.b.H., Austria
E-mail: bucar@grazer-ea.at
Tel: +43-316-811848-13
Partners: LandesEnergieVerein, Austria
City of Dublin Energy Management Agency Ltd., Ireland
Jyväskylän Teknologiakeskus Oy, Finland
Building and Civil Engineering Institute ZRMK, Slovenia
Rhônalpénergie-Environnement, France
Berliner Energieagentur, Germany
Website: http://www.buildingdirective.org
Objective: Accelerate the successful introduction of energy performance
certificates
Benefits: Transparency of the energy performance of buildings and associated
energy savings
Keywords: Buildings Directive, Energy Performance Certificate, Pilot Action
Duration: 01/2005 – 02/2007
Budget: € 971,780 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE/04/182/S07.38670
Short description
The overall goal of this project is to accelerate the successful introduction of energy performance certificates. The
project has a focus on the regional level, since many key actors in the building sector act at a local and regional
level. Practical pilot actions in six European regions are carried out and preparation for the successful introduction
of energy performance certificates into the market will be achieved. For relevant sectors of the building market, the
issuing of energy performance certificates will be tested and the organisational procedures developed as a basis
for an informed and functional market. Examples and showcases for a successful implementation of energy
certificates in the 6 participating regions are developed and the tools, guidelines and certificates are provided to all
interested countries and regions in Europe. A focus in all regions will be on residential buildings and public
buildings as shining examples.
Expected and/or achieved results
• 60 energy certificates for residential buildings and between 50-60 for municipal buildings; at least 48
certificates for municipal buildings on public display.
• Increased awareness and a positive attitude towards the energy performance certificate: 300 more certificates
committed by the end of the project.
• Information material for the two target groups and the general public; both for the regions represented within
the consortium and for other regions in the participating countries and across Europe.
• At least 72 more experts trained as qualified auditors with the ability to issue energy performance certificates
and to give advice to end-users.
Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• Key actors in the building sector act mainly on a local and regional level – information on a regional level is
very important.
• Most countries are following a different approach to the energy certification of buildings, according to the
different building history and standards – the process of learning from each other has started.
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Collecting Data from energy certification
to Monitor performance indicators for New and Existing buildings
(DATAMINE)
Programme area: SAVE, energy performance of buidlings
Status: ongoing
Coordinator: Tobias Loga
Institut Wohnen und Umwelt GmbH
t.loga@iwu.de
Tel: +49/(0)6151/2904-53
Partners: Narodowa Agencja Poszanowania Energii S.A. , Poland
Energy for Sustainable Development Ltd, UK
EBM-Consult BV, The Netherlands
Politecnico di Torino – DENER, Italy
National Observatory of Athens, Greece
Vito nv Energietechnologie, Belgium
Österreichische Energieagentur – Austrian Energy Agency, Austria
Slovenian Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenia
Ecofys S.L., Spain
Energy Action Ltd, Ireland
Sofia Energy Agency, Bulgaria
Website: http://env.meteo.noa.gr/datamine/
Objective: making basic experiences in harmonised data collection from energy
certificates
Benefits: harmonised data structure, activities in several countries for
comparable evaluation of energy performance of buildings
Keywords: energy certificates, data collection, monitoring
Duration: 01/2006 – 12/2008
Budget: € 1’598’673 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE-05-097
Short description
Although high CO2 reduction potentials in the European building sector are reported, in practice they are only partly
tapped. The general lack of information about what is actually going on in the building stock is a great obstacle for
creating well tailored and cost-efficient programmes to improve the situation.
DATAMINE aims at increasing the knowledge base by using Energy Performance Certificates as a data source.
Due to the implementation of the Energy Performance Buildings Directive (EPBD) such certificates are issued for
buildings all over Europe.
In the DATAMINE project basic experiences in central data collection and analysis will be made on a practical
level. 12 Model Projects for data collection and monitoring will be implemented in 12 countries. Each Model Project
has an individual design concerning building and certification types as well as the data collection methods and the
monitoring targets. The different national certification activities and the specific key actors are considered.
Expected and/or achieved results
• Development of a harmonised data structure and an evaluation scheme.
• Evaluation and cross-country comparison of the collected building data.
• Evaluation and cross-country comparison of the collection methods and monitoring schemes.
The results of the project are supposed to be a good basis for the implementation of harmonised monitoring
systems in the building sector on regional, national and EU level.
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Lessons learnt
The agreement on a harmonised data structure requires a sophisticated and ambitious discussion about the
different data collection schemes and monitoring targets. Since in principle all data that a certifier acquires might be
useful in future evaluations the number of data fields tends to become very large. On the other hand the threshold
for the implementation of a harmonised data export in the various energy certificate software applications has to be
kept low. Thus it was decided to limit the number of data fields to a maximum of 255. In addition this limitation
enables an easy data handling for example in Excel sheets. Result of the intense discussion is a first draft version
of a harmonised evaluation data structure which is now available on the project website.
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Dissemination of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Public Buildings Sector
(DEEP)
Programme area: SAVE,
Status: Ongoing
Coordinator: Mark HIDSON
ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability, Germany
E-mail: mark.hidson@iclei-europe.org
Tel: +49 761 36992-0
Partners: IFZ – ProcurementService, Austria
AUXILIA, France
Energy-Environment-Local Development (EPTA), Greece
Università di Reggio Calabria (DASTEC), Italy
Ecoserveis, Spain
Diputació de Barcelona (DIBA), Spain
Provincia di Cremona - Italy
TEDKNA, Greece
Växjöhem-Home management, Sweden
ESD, United Kingdom
Website: http://www.iclei-europe.org/deep
Objective:
Improving public buildings through high environmental standards for
building materials, energy efficiency, and green electricity.
Benefits: Developing new and review existing key purchasing criteria for
building materials, energy efficiency, and green electricity.
Keywords: Public procurement, sustainable buildings, green electricity
Duration: 01/01/2005 – 31/06/2007
Budget: € 1,299,023 (EU contribution: 49%)
Contract number: EIE/O4/067/SO7.38642a
Short description
The DEEP project encourages and assists European public authorities to move towards more sustainable building
design and renovation, and it promotes the use of “green” electricity. To this end simple standards applicable
Europe-wide will be developed in consultation with a wide group of stakeholders. For energy performance and the
use of sustainable building materials for public construction and renovation works, together with purchasing criteria
for green electricity. The project will also provide a template for a standard energy efficiency policy to be used be
European public authorities, and a range of tools to help implement energy efficiency measures.
The project results will be disseminated through a wide range of regional and European seminars, workshops and
conferences. The developed standards and purchasing criteria will also be incorporated into Procura+, ICLEI’s
Sustainable Procurement Campaign (www.procuraplus.org), and through this implemented by a number of
European public authorities.
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Expected and/or achieved results
• Simple standards applicable by public authorities Europe-wide for energy performance and the use of
sustainable building materials for public construction and renovation works, together with purchasing criteria for
green electricity. Incorporated into the Procura+ Campaign. These will be widely promoted through a number of
dissemination channels, and can be used by any European public authority. The project will aim to get as many
European public authorities as possible to commit to implementation during the project timeframe.
• A template for a standard public authority energy efficiency policy to be used be European public authorities,
and a range of tools to help implement energy efficiency measures. These are designed to institutionalise
energy efficiency measures in public authorities and provide administrative staff with the tools required to
ensure effective implementation. The project will aim to get as many European public authorities as possible to
commit to implementation during the project timeframe.
• The Procura+ Manual, providing guidance on sustainable procurement, including an easy-to-use
implementation model, and key purchasing criteria (including those developed for buildings and electricity)
available in 5 languages (English, French, Italian, Greek, German – already exists in Spanish). Procura+
Campaign participants will be encouraged to apply the new criteria developed during the project.
• A number of regional seminars, workshops and conferences for local authority technical staff and politicians,
suppliers and other stakeholders in the regions of Barcelona, (Spain) Athens (Greece) and Cremona (Italy).
These will significantly increase regional awareness of the potential for sustainable building design and green
electricity procurement
• A set of conclusions on the current European policy framework based on project results and experiences.
These conclusions and possible recommendations will be made available to European decision-makers to help
with future policy work.
Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• The potential financial and CO2 savings through sustainable building design and purchasing green electricity
are enormous however the level of implementation of these measures remains low within European public
authorities
• Once market liberalisation is achieved in all EU countries, there should be no barrier to any public authority to
purchase green electricity using a standard set of European procurement criteria.
• Due to the substantial differences allowed by the Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) in
calculation methods and target setting for energy performance, it is doubtful that uniform Europe-wide
standards can be developed.
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Electronic Energy Building Directive (EEBD)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: ongoing
Coordinator: Dionyssia Kolokotsa
Technological Educational Institute of Crete
Crete, Greece
E-mail: Kolokotsa@chania.teicrete.gr
Tel: +30 28210 23017
Partners: National and Kapodestrian University of Athens, Greece
BYTE S.A, Greece
Université de la Rochelle, France
European Federation of European Heating and Air-conditioning
Associations
Region of Crete-Regional Energy Agency of Crete, Greece
Black Sea Regional Energy Centre, Bulgaria
Bulgarian Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air-conditioning
Engineers, Bulgaria
AEE INTEC, Arbeitsgemeinsschaft ERNEUERBARE ENERGIE
Institute for sustainable Technologies, Austria
Buildings Research Establishment Ltd, United- Kingdom
Website: http://www.eebd.org
Objective: Contribution to the take off of the European Buildings Directive
Benefits: Technical competence that allows to better understand and apply the
Directive
Keywords: Energy, Buildings, Directive
Duration: 01/2005 – 08/2007
Budget: €1.402.076 (EU contribution 50%)
Contract number: EIE/04/143/S07.38657
Short description
The EEBD project contributes to the take-off of the European Directive on energy performance of buildings through
the preparation of a web-based dynamic vocational tool. The project partners identify the vocational training needs
in EU regions, develop the training material and create an electronic tool to obtain the technical competence that
helps to better understand and apply the Buildings Directive and relevant national regulations, thereby supporting
the energy-efficient design, maintenance and operation of buildings. The project also includes a mock-up testing
part, the provision of virtual classrooms, and dissemination activities. Its strategic objective is to create a central
contact and training point for engineers involved in the implementation of the Buildings Directive in EU countries.
Expected and/or achieved results
• A vocational tool with a dynamic structure, which is expandable to meet future requirements arising from the
Buildings Directive.
• Development of learning material and a website, and their validation by discussions and workshop with
experts.
• Evaluation of feedback from the training, i.e. the use of the website and virtual classrooms.
• Collection and evaluation of long term feedback from those who used the training material and identify changes
in their jobs and/or decisions related to energy management resulting from the training.
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Lessons learnt
• The vocational training needs concerning the European Buildings Directive were analysed through a
questionnaire. 950 responses were obtained. The results of these questionnaires are the basis for the
vocational training tool design, but it will also initiate a valuable feedback habit for training content and the
regular update of end user needs in order to keep the future dynamic training tool up to date.
• Across all professional categories and in all countries there is a need for general information on the European
Buildings Directive, and on regional differences in regulations and energy performance in buildings. Depending
on their profile, end users demand a variety of specific information. However the project results to date suggest
that most end users (with details depending on the professional’s profile) require information on
- Calculation methods and software used
- Certification procedure.
• Since there are significant delays in countries’ transposition the vocational training tool should be flexible and
expandable for future use.
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Energy Efficiency Communities – establishing pilot communities
for the building sector (EffCoBuild)
Programme area: Horizontal, sustainable energy communities
Status: ongoing
Coordinator: Alice Sedmidubsky
ÖGUT – Austrian Society for Environment and Technology
E-mail: alice-sedmidubsky@oegut.at
Tel +43 1 / 315 63 93 – 28
Partners: Salzburger Institut für Raumordnung und Wohnen, Austria
Community Thalgau, Austria
Berliner Energieagentur, Germany
Community Eggesin, Germany
Regional Energy Agency Šala, Slovakia
Community Šala, Slovakia
ZMRK Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenia
Community Jesenice, Slovenia
Website: http://www.oegut.at/en/themen/erweitertes-europa/effcobuild.php
Objective: Reduce the energy demand of buildings and overcome barriers for
realisation of saving potentials at the community level
Benefits: Increase of awareness on communal level that sustainable energy
supply is feasible and motivation for further communities to act.
Keywords: buildings, energy efficiency, community level
Duration: 01/2006 – 06/2008
Budget: € 761.800 (EU contribution: 50 %)
Contract number: IEE/05/063
Short description
The overall objective of the project is to reduce the energy demand of buildings. The project should overcome
existing barriers for gaining the energy saving potentials in the building sector on community level. By involving and
connecting the different stakeholders, such as building owners, administration entities, financing institutes, private
companies and regional politicians, the joint economic and environmental interests will be brought together.
A concrete “saving target” for the community will help the individual citizen to realise the dimensions and changes
of the energy efficiency measures. The project will raise awareness at community level that sustainable energy
supply in Europe is feasible and that energy efficiency in buildings is a step on the path towards this “vision”. The
project will also demonstrate that environmental protection can positively affect economic benefits for the region, as
energy efficiency measures enable the local added value to remain mostly in the region.
Expected and/or achieved results
• involved communities will receive a detailed concept for enhancement of energy efficiency in their sphere of
influence
• implemented energy saving measures provide a positive stimulus for regional economic development,
employment and social cohesion
• pilot communities serve as a role model for further communities in their region as well as in other European
areas
Lessons learnt
The project is not yet completed, but it is already possible to draw some first conclusions:
• even ambitious communities are not aware of the big saving potentials existing in their villages – they still need
assistance in order to identify and realise these saving potentials
• many communities are open to guidance in order to set measures in their sphere of influence – but it needs
qualified players to address and convince them
• if communities are addressed adequately (e.g. by independent consultants/organisations) they can become an
enthused player
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Applying the EPBD to improve the ENergy Performance Requirements to
EXISTing buildings (ENPER-EXIST)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: ongoing
Coordinator: Jean Christophe Visier
CSTB, France
E-mail: viser@cstb.fr
Tel : +33 1 64 68 82 94
Partners: Fraunhofer-IBP, Germany
BBRI, Belgium
SBi, Denmark
EBM,The Neederlands
NKUA, Greece
ESD, United Kingdom
TNO, The Neederlands
Website: www.enper-exist.com
Objective: Support the take off of the European Buildings Directive for existing
buildings
Benefits: Better knowledge of the specificities of existing buildings, covering
both technical and non technical issues
Keywords: Buildings Directive, Energy Performance, Existing buildings ,
Duration: 01/2005 – 06/2007
Budget: € 1,305,816 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE/04/096/S.07.38645
Short description
ENPER EXIST supports the implementation of the European Buildings Directive by improving our knowledge of
existing buildings.
On technical issues, this is achieved by:
• Analysing, and applying to existing buildings, the relevant pre-standards (prENs) of the European Committee
for Standardisation (CEN); identifying issues that affect the use of these standards; and proposing alternative
solutions based on national experiences and on methods developed in EU projects.
• Analysing of how much information on building stocks is available and how decision-makers use it; proposing
solutions on how to improve this knowledge by using data from certification processes and experiences in
advanced countries.
On non-technical issues, ENPER EXIST:
• analyses the impact of certification procedures on the market, on the human capital and on national
administrations; identifies key problems that need specific attention; and suggests solutions based on
experience of advanced countries.
• Defines a roadmap for future actions to improve the energy performance of existing buildings
Expected and/or achieved results
Achieved results:
• Written comments and suggestions on PrEN standards for the relevant CEN committees
Expected results
• Report on current gaps in the use of CEN standards for existing buildings, and written comments to relevant
CEN committees
• Report on the main legal, economical and organisational issues affecting building certification procedures,
including recommendations based on available experiences
• An excel tool with currently available information in the existing building stock and proposals on how to improve
this knowledge
• A roadmap for future actions to improve the energy performance of existing buildings
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Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• A key problem for existing buildings is the collection of high-quality data, not the calculation procedures. It is
thus important to develop building inspection guidelines that support data collection.
• To efficiently certify a building it is very important to take into account, and describe, the whole range of
necessary steps.
• Many member states have poor data on their building stock. The certification process can be used to improve
this situation and collect data.
• The currently available knowledge of Member States can take us a long way towards improved implementation
of the Buildings Directive. Yet, this knowledge varies depending on the subject.
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Energy Performance Assessment for Existing Non Residential Buildings
(EPA-NR)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: ongoing
Coordinator: Bart Poel
EBM-consult, The Netherlands
E-mail: bpoel@ebm-consult.nl
Tel: +31 26 353 72 72
Partners: National Agency for New Technology, Energy and the Environment
(ENEA), Italy
Österreichisches Forschungs- und Prüfzentrum Arsenal Ges.m.b.H.
(arsenal), Austria
Österreichisches Ökologie-Institut (ÖÖI), Austria
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung
e.V. (Fraunhofer-IBP), Germany
Danish Building Research Institute (SBi), Denmark
Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment (CSTB), France
National Observatory of Athens (NOA), Greece
National Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), The
Netherlands
Website: http://www.epa-nr.org
Objective: support implementation of the European Buildings Directive through
an energy performance assessment method for existing non-
residential buildings
Benefits: Improve energy performance, modular and flexible tool tuned to CEN-
standards
Keywords: Energy performance, Existing non residential buildings, Buildings
Directive
Duration: 01/01/2005 – 30/06/2007
Budget: € 1,985,708 (EU contribution: 50 %)
Contract number: EIE/04/125/S07.38651
Short description
EPA-NR supports the implementation process of the European Buildings Directive for existing non-residential
building stock. Implementation is affected by standards set by CEN and has to fit into specific local contexts of the
different countries or regions. A method and a set of tools (including an intake checklist, inspection protocol and
calculation software) will be developed in a modular and flexible way, to simplify adjustment to local or future
conditions. The method and tools will be tested in pilot projects (three in each participating country).
Main target groups are energy consultants and policy makers. Policy makers are addressed in particular by a
report on application strategies (how to address and involve various stake holders in the process of improving the
energy performance of existing buildings).
The EPA-NR team of experts is involved in many related projects and initiatives, both European (e.g. EPA-ED,
ENPER-EXIST, EPLabel) and national, and will build on this to benefit EPA-NR.
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Expected and/or achieved results
• A method and tools to assess the energy performance of existing non-residential buildings, including:
- Energy calculation software (based on asset rating, with the possibility to provide tailored advice)
- Inspection protocol dedicated to the specific characteristics of existing buildings
- Checklist for the intake interview
• Pilot projects (3 in each of the 7 participating countries) to test the method and tools in practice
• Application strategies for EPA-NR in practice
• Survey on the national context and need for instruments related to the European Buildings Directive in existing
non-residential buildings in all EU Member States
• Wide set of dissemination activities (national feedback committees and workshops, international workshop
combined with ENPER-EXIST and EPLabel, network of currently 8 observer countries, cooperation with related
projects like ENPEREXIST and the Concerted Action, brochures, website, CD-Rom)
Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• Even though the European Buildings Directive had to be implemented in the EU Member States by January
2006 many of them are still working on a method and tools for which EPA-NR can be an important support (this
shows also from the interest to participate as an observer)
• The assessment of the energy performance of existing buildings is much more complex than of new buildings,
particularly when determining the building’s characteristics (e.g. through inspection).
• Still, the energy saving potential in existing buildings is much larger than in new buildings, so energy saving in
existing buildings should be stimulated, but to be successful the specific issues are to be taken into account
consciously.
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A programme to deliver energy certificates based on measured energy
consumption for display in Public buildings across Europe within a
harmonising framework (EPLabel)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: Ongoing
Coordinator: Dr Robert Cohen
Energy for Sustainable Development Ltd, UK
E-mail: Robert@esd.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1225 812102
Partners: BBRI (BE), Energiereferat Frankfurt (DE), Esbensen (DK), CSTB
(FR), NKUA (GR), NUID (EI), DHV (NL), Enerma (SE) and Motiva (FI)
Website: http://www.eplabel.org/
Objective: Develop a methodology for energy benchmarking and certification of
occupied buildings in 6 non-domestic sectors
Benefits: Robust, pragmatic and insightful method to implement Article 7.3 of
the European Buildings Directive; more energy-efficient buildings
Keywords: Measured energy ratings building certification
Duration: January 2005 – February 2007
Budget: €1,504,063 (EU contribution: 49%)
Contract number: EIE/04/202/S07.38672
Short description
EPLabel addresses the requirement of the European Buildings Directive for ‘Public Buildings’ over 1,000 m² to
display an Energy Certificate. The aim is to support Member States planning for and implementing Operational
Ratings under the Directive, offering sufficient flexibility to accommodate national diversity whilst seeking increased
European harmonisation.
The project addresses the following building types: public administration offices, higher education, schools, sports
facilities, hospitals and other health facilities, and hotels and restaurants.
EPLabel intends to demonstrate a ‘graduated response’ procedure, consistent with CEN Standards, which allows a
progressive introduction of Article 7.3 to suit the knowledge available in each country for each building sector and
the level of resources an organisation is able to apply: an easy entry level for cases where detailed information is
hard to get or may be less rewarding, a more detailed assessment where the need and scope for improvement is
greater.
Expected results
• Software which demonstrates a five-step procedure for building energy certification based on measured annual
energy use.
• A website where independent experts or self-assessors can benchmark the total measured energy
consumption for any building within the targeted six sectors, with integral quality assurance procedures.
• Full documentation and an on-line training package for energy certifiers using the web site.
• Proposals for options for processing data from the EPBD 'mass' energy certification process.
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Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• There are five key steps in the procedure for building energy certification based on an Operational Rating;
EPLabel proposes a clear, robust and pragmatic way for Member States to implement these steps, offering
sufficient flexibility to accommodate national diversity whilst seeking the harmonisation the EC desires.
• Building energy benchmarks can be categorised at three levels of sophistication: 1) simple (derived from stock
statistics), 2) corrected (for special energy uses not included in the simple benchmarks) and 3) customised.
The simpler Level 1 and 2 assessments may well suit the smaller and simpler buildings and be adopted in
initial statutory implementations of Article 7.3, whilst the Level 3 benchmarking approach will allow more
meaningful and fairer assessments of a building’s energy use and CO2 emissions.
• Obliging building owners and occupiers to examine their actual energy performance and display the results will
establish a fertile environment for reductions in energy demand and CO2 emissions, through investment,
purchasing, improvement and management measures and by individual efforts.
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Energy-toolset for improving the energy performance of existing buildings
(E-TOOL)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: Ongoing
Coordinator: Jacob FENTZ
Naturgas Midt-Nord I/S, Viborg, Denmark
E-mail: jaf@midtnord.dk
Tel: +45 8727 8504
Partners: CENER, Spain
Energisparverband, Austria
Thessaloniki Metropolotian De. , Greece
Sigma, Greece
ZRMK-Institute, Slovenia
Sofia Energy Center, Bulgaria
Deuca Energia, Spain
Website: www.e-tool.org
Objective: To develop a simple toolset for energy saving in existing buildings
Benefits: Increased efficiency of energy experts and better implementation of
the European Buildings Directive
Keywords: toolset, energy saving, existing buildings
Duration: 01/01/2005 – 31/12/2006
Budget: € 745,852 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE-04-239-S07.38676
Short description
The E-TOOL project will develop a simple and practical toolset, with the purpose of increase the efficiency of
energy performance rating of buildings.
The toolset is developed with focus on energy savings in existing buildings.
The saving measures are calculated on the basis of the actual energy consumption “operational” rating and on
basis of benchmarks for energy consumption for different categories of buildings.
The toolset will be tested in different European climatic zones and in different building categories.
The test results will be compared with available data from previous energy performance rating.
The toolset will propose energy saving measures and calculate pay-back time based on investment in saving
Expected and/or achieved results
• A simple and operational toolset for “operational” rating of existing buildings
• Guidelines for typical energy savings based on benchmarks
• Increase the efficiency for energy rating
Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• The most cost effective energy saving measures are mostly identical throughout Europe.
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European high quality Low Energy Buildings (EULEB)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: ongoing
Coordinator: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Helmut F.O. Müller
University of Dortmund, Germany
E-mail: Klimagerechte-Architektur@Uni-Dortmund.de
Tel.: +49(0)231/755-4690
Partners: London Metropolitan University, LEARN, United Kingdom
Università degli Studi di Firenze, ABITA, Italy
Université de La Rochelle, LEPTAP, France
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, AiE, Spain
REHVA - Federation of European heating and air-conditioning
associations, Belgium
Website: http://www.euleb.info
Objective: Providing information on monitored public high quality low energy
buildings in Europe.
Benefits: Increased acceptance and dissemination of approved strategies and
innovative technologies for building-design.
Keywords: efficiency, comfort, analysis
Duration: 01/2005 – 12/2006
Budget: € 1,562,112 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE-2003-172
Short description
EULEB supports the uptake of the European Buildings Directive by providing detailed information on public high-
quality and low-energy buildings throughout the EU to key market actors.
Altogether 25 buildings countries covered by the project (UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain) and others have
been selected for their good design, low energy consumption, availability of monitored energy data and availability
of financial data relating to energy saving features.
Information on these buildings will be made available through a web-based multi-lingual CD which will be
distributed in the countries involved as a supplement in specialist journals. It will allow to access information either
on individual projects or by a particular technology. Detailed information on the building, the technologies, energy
savings and cost/benefit analysis will be covered.
Expected and/or achieved results
• 150.000 multi-lingual CDs to be disseminated in specialist magazines
• Other dissemination activities performed (contributions to conferences, workshops, lectures) to inform about
the project and the expected results
• Different target groups addressed (architects, engineers, investors, property developers and other key actors of
the building market).
Lessons learnt
Although the project is not yet completed it gives rise to the following preliminary conclusions:
• Many building market actors are unaware of, or insecure about, the advantages of low energy architecture
• Providing measured data from existing buildings is expected to illuminate an area in which a lack of information
or negative examples have led to prejudices against promising innovations and strategies.
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GreenBuilding
Programme area: SAVE, multiplying success in buildings
Status: ongoing
Coordinator: Laurenz Hermann
Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (dena), Germany
hermann@dena.de
Tel: +49 30 726165654
Partners: ADEME, France
ADENE, Portugal
ARMINES, France
Austrian Energy Agency, Austria
Berliner Energieagentur, Germany
CRES, Greece
CREVER, Spain
eERG, Italy
Fastighetsägarna, Sweden
Fraunhofer-ISI, Germany
Josef Stefan Institute, Slovenia
Motiva Oy, Finland
Website: http://www.eu-greenbuilding.org
Objective: Enhancing the energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy in
non-residential buildings
Benefits: Stimulation of voluntary energy efficiency measures
Keywords: Non-residential buildings, energy efficiency, renewable energies
Duration: 01/2005 – 12/2006
Budget: € 1.527 M (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE / 04 / 057 / S07.38638
Short description
GreenBuilding is the European Union’s programme to enhance the energy efficiency of non-residential buildings.
The aim of the EIE project GreenBuilding is to set up the infrastructure for the programme in ten European
countries and to initiate modernisation measures in non-residential buildings on a voluntary basis during the two-
year pilot phase 2005-06. With the help of so-called technical modules, information on cost-effective measures to
enhance the energy efficiency and the integration of renewable energies is provided to building owners. Building
owners, who decide on the implementation of modernisation measures may receive the status “GreenBuilding
Partner” if they achieve energy consumption reductions of 25% or more. Organisations supporting a building owner
in becoming GreenBuilding partner with their products or services may receive the status of a “GreenBuilding
Endorser”. GreenBuilding supports participants in the programme with a set of promotional measures, including
internet, publications, a best practice database and the right to use the GreenBuilding logo.
Expected and/or achieved results
• 20-40 GreenBuilding pilot projects in the ten participating countries by the end of 2006
• 50 GreenBuilding Partners by the end of 2006
• 80 GreenBuilding Endorsers by the end of 2006
• Set of technical modules providing information on cost-effective measures on renewable energy integration and
the improvement of the energy efficiency in non-residential buildings
• GreenBuilding infrastructure with National Contact Points in ten European countries
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Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• In the face of rising energy prices, the readiness to consider energy efficiency measures in non-residential
buildings is clearly growing.
• GreenBuilding successfully serves as a leverage to raise awareness, provide information, ease decisions,
support the realisation and spread the knowledge of successful energy efficiency projects in the non-residential
building sector.
• There are still large regional differences in the EU member states concerning the development of energy
efficiency markets. GreenBuilding is most successful where these markets are already well-developed and
market partners can be involved in the programme. At the same time, GreenBuilding contributes to the further
development of energy efficiency markets in all participating countries.
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IMproving energy Performance Assessment and Certification schemes by
Tests (IMPACT)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: Ongoing
Coordinator: Frank Zegers
Ecofys BV, The Netherlands
E-mail: F.Zegers@ecofys.nl
Tel: +31 30 2808 313
Partners: SenterNovem, The Netherlands
DENA (Deutsche Energie Agentur GmbH), Germany
Tribu-energie, France
SBi (Danish Building Research Institute), Denmark
BBRI (Belgium Building Research Institute), Belgium
3E N.V., Belgium
Ecofys S.L., Spain
Website: http://www.e-impact.org
Objective: Speed up energy performance certification under the European
Buildings Directive by tackling barriers in 6 practical tests
Benefits: Recommendations for improvement of tools, certification processes,
training of experts, communication and EU wide dissemination
Keywords: European Buildings Directive, energy performance certification,
certification tests
Duration: 01/2005 – 02/2007
Budget: € 1,119,425 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE/04/161/S07.38659
Short description
The background of the IMPACT project is the transposition of the directive on the energy performance of buildings
(EBPD) in 2006. In existing building certification schemes barriers have been reported regarding quality, the
communication aspects, the certification of apartment buildings, lack of expert (auditor) capacity, to give some
examples. Therefore, to have an impact on the energy consumption of buildings all aspects in the certification
process need to be addressed properly. The IMPACT project has the objective of tackling these barriers through
the following activities:
• Test energy performance certification for existing buildings in practice in 6 country pilots
• Exchange experiences and success factors
• Derive recommendations for improvement of tools, certification schemes, training of experts and
communication
• Support the EPBD implementation process in 6 countries
• Disseminate project results on a National and EU wide scale
Expected and/or achieved results
• Recommendations contributing to the improvement of tools, expert training and communication in EPBD
schemes and to the preparation of market actors for EPBD introduction in 6 EU countries
• A model and guidelines for implementation of the EPBD, based on European best practice, as a basis for
dissemination
• EU wide dissemination aiming at informing and preparing relevant stakeholders for introduction of the EPBD
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Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• The certification scheme tests have indicated that, in order to meet the giant need for auditor capacity, with the
appropriate tools and training, craftsmen like chimney sweepers (Germany) and LAT (Lead-Asbetos-Termites)
auditors can become qualified energy auditors. However special attention needs to be paid to support and train
them in giving advice on improvements measures. Furthermore it was found that home-owners appreciate a
personal elucidation of the certificate and advice on improvement measures. This may be a crucial element for
giving energy performance certification an impact on the implementation of improvement measures.
• A practical energy performance certification scheme for flats has been developed and tested which can provide
valuable lessons learnt for other countries.
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Energy Savings from Intelligent Metering and Behavioural Change
(INTELLIGENT METERING)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: ongoing
Coordinator: Stewart Conway
Leicester Energy Agency , UK
E-mail: stewart.conway@leicester.gov.uk
Tel: +44 116 299 5128
Partners: Leicester Energy Agency , UK
Sonnenplatz, Großschönau, Austria
Energieagentur Waldviertel, Austria
The County of South Jutland , Denmark
Esbensen Consulting Engineers A/S, Denmark
Energie 2000 e.V., Germany
IT Power, UK
Website: www.intelmeter.com
Objective: To maximize energy savings by using intelligent metering and
encouraging behavioural changes of building occupants
Benefits: To show that these savings can be achieved at little or no, additional
cost
Keywords: Intelligent Metering & Monitoring
Duration: 01/2005 – 12/2006
Budget: € 938,204 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE/04/107/SO7.38635
Short description
The Intelligent Metering Project is aimed at getting building occupants to reduce the energy used in those buildings.
Located in England, Austria, Denmark and Germany, the partners use Intelligent metering to obtain half hourly
energy consumption figures for selected public buildings within their municipality.
This data is processed through, then shown via a web site in graphic form to give an overall picture of the energy
consumption of each of those public buildings in the member towns.
Building occupants are being put through a training programme to teach them the benefits of energy efficiency. The
results of that training should show in the graphs after the training. The expectation is that a 30% energy reduction
can be achieved with little or no additional cost.
Expected and/or achieved results
• Intelligent metering showing 30% energy savings in about 70 public buildings of all types
• Building occupants in each monitored building trained in energy efficiency
• Development of a best practice methodology for intelligent metering.
• Widespread understanding and knowledge of the intelligent metering approach
• Development of a framework for on-going training
Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• It has been possible to collect half hourly energy and water consumption data for up to 70 public sector
buildings (e.g. offices, schools, sports centres, and community centres) in the 4 European countries in the
project.
• Initial preparation work has ensured that data from the different intelligent metering data collection systems
being used is in the required format to be transferred to computer analysis software and displayed graphically
on the project website.
• The data is helping with the use of a training package, which has been developed by a professional educator
for use with occupants of the buildings using intelligent metering.
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Service Buildings Keep Cool: Promotion of “sustainable cooling” in the
service building sector (KEEPCOOL)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: ongoing
Coordinator: Márton Varga
Austrian Energy Agency, Austria
E-mail: marton.varga@energyagency.at
Tel. +43 1 586 15 24 – 72
Partners: AEE INTEC, Austria
IZES gGmbH, Germany
Swedish Energy Agency (STEM), Sweden
Lithuanian Energy Institute (LEI), Lithuania
National Industrial Fuel Efficiency Service Limited (NIFES), UK
Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Energetica (eERG), Italy
Centro de Estudos em Economia da Energia, dos Transportes e do
Ambiente (CEEETA), Portugal
Andalusian Energy Agency, Spain
Website: www.keepcool.info
Objective: Facilitate the market diffusion of existing technologies and tools
around “sustainable summer comfort”
Benefits: Increased awareness and use of sustainable cooling solutions both in
new buildings and refurbishment
Keywords: Dissemination, passive cooling technologies, integrated approach
Duration: 01/2005 – 02/2007
Budget: € 722,086 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE/04/179/S07.39459
Short description
The KeepCool project collects the available knowledge about summer comfort without wasting energy and makes it
available for building owners, planners, tenants, facility management companies and other stakeholders. Thus, the
project makes a contribution to prevent a further increase of cooling demand in Europe and facilitate market
penetration of sustainable cooling approaches and technologies.
KeepCool addresses both newly constructed and existing service buildings in the public and in the private sector.
Since building owners are the driving force in the investment process, the project focuses on convincing building
owners on the benefits of sustainable cooling solutions through marketing and dissemination of already existing
technologies, knowledge and tools.
In addition the project aims at supporting the cooperation between suppliers of sustainable cooling solutions and
ensuring the link to policy instruments that might support the accelerated market penetration of sustainable cooling.
Expected and/or achieved results
• State of the art report of sustainable summer comfort, with an integrated approach, technology descriptions,
suppliers and experts lists, Best Practice applications, and an analysis of the comfort legislation in the
participating countries, published at the project website.
• A toolkit for building owners, planners, building users and O&M professionals, published at
www.ceeeta.pt/keepcool
• Concrete advice to building owners, leading to pilot projects that test our approach;
• Support policy making in the issues of summer comfort and cooling energy consumption, in order to improve
legal conditions for an efficient use of cooling technologies.
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Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• Even in buildings with high comfort requirements, passive cooling solutions can significantly improve energy
efficiency. In existing air-conditioned buildings, great savings can be achieved in a comprehensive
refurbishment following the principles of sustainable summer comfort and re-sizing the ventilation and AC
equipment.
• Conversely to the air conditioning industry, the passive cooling industry is very scattered. Therefore, a
structured supplier-customer dialogue is very helpful to develop the market.
• Direct contacts to decision makers turned out to be the most effective measure for market development.
However, the key target group varied locally, between trade associations, architects/planners, building owners
and the suppliers of passive cooling solutions. Other dissemination activities should facilitate such direct
contacts: Architecture competitions or other events are a good condensation point, easily accessible
information in national language an indispensable backup.
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Marketable Passive Homes for Winter and Summer Comfort (PASSIVE-ON)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: ongoing
Coordinator: Andrew Pindar
Dipartimento di Energetica, Politenico di Milano, Italy
E-mail: andrew.pindar@polimi.it
Tel. +39 02 2399 3882
Partners: Passivhaus Institut, Germany
SBE, Nottingham University, England
AICIA, Spain
ICE, France
AICIA, Spain
Natural Works, Portugal
INETI, Portugal
Website: www.passive-on.org
Objective: Promote the development of Passive Homes in southern Europe
Benefits: Provision of design guidelines and policy support for comfortable very
low energy homes in Southern Europe
Keywords: Passive, Cooling, Comfort
Duration: 01/2005 - 09/2007
Budget: € 355,900 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE/04/091/S07.38644
Short description
Homes meeting the German Passivhaus standard consume 80% less energy than homes built under standard
building regulations.
PASSIVE-ON looks to transfer the positive experiences from about 5,000 existing passive homes in central Europe
to southern countries by
• providing design guidelines and software design tools to help developers create cost-effective passive homes;
• writing a strategy report for political decision-makers and public institutions, which examines barriers and
identifies solutions;
• introducing a Passivhaus recommendation for Mediterranean countries, and providing tool sets to implement
them in Italy, Spain, Portugal and France.
Expected and/or achieved results
• A Passivhaus standard or recommendation for Mediterranean countries
• A country specific Passivhaus tool set for Italy, South of France, Spain and Portugal.
• Design guidelines for architects.
• Strategies for EU, national and local governments
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Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• Although the current Passivhaus definition is closely connected to German climatic, regulatory and other
conditions, it is also a well-defined and certified product, which owners and builders understand. By exporting
the Passivhaus standard to southern Europe we aim to export the success factors of the standard, not the
specific “German” solutions as such.
• Analysis has shown that the German Passivhaus concept (high insulation, lack of thermal bridges, active
ventilation with heat recovery) plus additional features for limiting and removing heat gains (for example
window shading, night time ventilation of thermal mass) can provide conformable low energy homes in large
parts of southern Europe. However the milder climate there means that simpler and less expensive solutions
(for example without an active ventilation unit) can also offer very comfortable very low energy homes. The task
is to identify a single non exclusive solution set for each partner country which provides comfortable low
energy homes in a large number of, if not all, situations, much as the German Passivhaus does in middle
Europe.
• Designing very low energy buildings requires that the energy balance of the building to be well defined and
understood. Though written guidelines can direct the choice of solutions at the crucial early design stage, the
design of successful very low energy will always require the designer to calculate the building energy balance.
Though procedures for assisting winter heating design can be implemented in a relatively simple to use
software environment (for example an electronic spreadsheet), procedures for assisting low energy summer
cooling design generally require more complex dynamic simulations; that is there is a limit to how simple
summer comfort design can be made.
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Promotion of European Passive Houses (PEP)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: Ongoing
Coordinator: Dr. H.F. Kaan
ECN, The Netherlands
E-mail: kaan@ecn.nl
Tel: +31-224-564500
Partners: SINTEF, Norway
Ellehauge & Kildemoes Denmark
National University Ireland Ireland PROMOTION OF
BRE United Kingdom EUROPEAN
DHV The Netherlands PASSIVE HOUSES
PHP Belgium
ProKlima Germany
VTT Finland
AEE INTECH Austria
Passivhaus Institut Germany (subcontractor)
Project Website: www.europeanpassivehouses.org
Objective: Promotion of the Passivhaus concept and dissemination of experiences
with the CEPHEUS project
Benefits: Increased market penetration of Passivhaus technologies
Keywords: Low energy buildings, Passivhaus
Duration: 01/2005 – 12/2007
Budget: € 1,202,406 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE/04/030/S07.39990
Short description
As previous demonstration projects (such as CEPHEUS) have demonstrated, the reduction of non-renewable
energy demand by a factor of 4 (compared to contemporary national standards) is not only possible but also
realistic. The Passivhaus concept is a sound and relatively low-cost method to achieve these energy savings. To
spread this knowledge throughout the professional building community, beyond the select group of specialists, the
PEP project has set out to spread the experience gained throughout Europe on the Passivhaus concept.
Expected and/or achieved results
The goal of this project is to disseminate the positive experience with the Passivhaus concept that has been gained
internationally. PEP aims to provide guidance to all those involved in the building process. The dissemination
activities concentrate on:
• Documentation about specific practical solutions for Passivhaus applications in different regions and climates
(available on the project website).
• Preparing an information package (on CD-ROM) with practical information, such as building product
information, design guides, research results, calculation methods and quality assurance activities.
• Documentation on the energy saving potential of the Passivhaus concept all over Europe (available on the
project website)
• Preparing an (inter)national certification scheme for passive house certification in relation to national Energy
Performance certifications schemes and the European Performance Building Directive (EPBD)
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Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• Following the definition developed by the Passivhaus Institut, a Passivhaus has a heat demand of 15 kWh/m2
floor area per year, whilst the total primary energy use in the house is restricted to 120 kWh/m2 per year. The
Scandinavian partners of the project have shown that these are unrealistic criteria for their countries. In
consequence, for Northern Scandinavia and other countries with cold climates, a more flexible definition of the
Passivhaus concept is required. For southern climates (<40°C), where passive cooling is more dominant, a
second addition to the definition should be made, but this is not discussed within the project:
- Nordic passive houses (> 60° northern latitudes)
- Central European passive Houses (40° - 60° northern latitude)
- Mediterranean passive houses (IEE project Passive-On < 40° northern latitude)
• With the Passivhaus technology on the brink of large market penetration, contribution to the Kyoto agreement
for this period will be small. However, through the Passivhaus concept considerable energy saving compared
to the business as usual can be obtained. This energy saving potential implies high CO2 reductions of 50-65 %
for each building. Considering, the early stage at which Passive House development currently is in most
countries, it forms a promising method to contribute to emission reduction in the future, if successfully
implemented in national markets. The energy saving potential calculations, which are to be made in the PEP –
project, have not finalised yet.
• An inventory has been made of market introduction barriers and possible solutions. Most frequently
encountered barriers in partner countries are: limited know-how; limited contractor skills; and limited
acceptance of the Passivhaus concept in the market. To overcome these barriers, a great deal of attention
must be paid to supplying practical information and solutions to building professionals, providing practical
information and training to installers and contractors and communication about the Passivhaus concept to the
market.
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Securing the Take-off of Building Energy Certification: Improving Market
Attractiveness through Building Owner Involvement (STABLE)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: Ongoing
Coordinator: Ilari AHO
Motiva Oy, Finland
E-mail: ilari.aho@motiva.fi
Tel: +358 9 8565 3103
Partners: Finnish Real Estate Federation, Finland
Swedish Energy Agency, Sweden
Swedish Property Federation, Sweden
SenterNovem, the Netherlands
VITO, Belgium
Austrian Energy Agency, Austria
Energy Efficiency Agency, Bulgaria
Center for Renewable Energy Sources, Greece
Website: http://stable.motiva.fi
Objective: Ensuring the efficient take-off of building energy certification through
building owner involvement and commitment
Benefits: Increased awareness of the benefits of energy certification amongst
building owners
Keywords: Energy certification, energy performance of buildings, building owner
involvement
Duration: 01/2005– 06/2007
Budget: € 1,160,771 (EU contribution: 49%)
Contract number: EIE/04/016/S07.28627
Short description
STABLE is a collaborative effort of national energy agencies and federations of building owners establishing a firm
basis for market acceptance of building energy certification as defined in the Directive on the Energy Performance
of Buildings. This will be achieved through identifying customer demands and quality requirements on energy
certification, by communicating these requirements to certification programme managers as development
recommendations and by implementing a broad communication campaign towards building owners and technical
professionals on the benefits of energy certification.
Expected and/or achieved results
• Direct information on energy certification and related benefits will be provided to 2000 building owners reached
through the organisation of series of targeted events organised in participating countries.
• Information on energy certification and related benefits will be provided to 100 000 building owners through the
dissemination channels of participating building owner associations and the European Property Federation.
• 2000 building energy auditors and equivalent technical professionals will be directly informed and trained in
sessions regarding energy certification, customer requirements on certification and audit services and the
implications of these on technical consultancy.
• Analysed and structured information on customer requirements on energy certification and related
recommendations on scheme development and management will be provided to certification programme
management organisations and national authorities in all participating countries.
Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• The needs and expectations of building owners regarding energy certification vary from country to country,
emphasising the importance of tailoring certification schemes to the market situation.
• Expectations on energy certification are high in many countries. Developing certification schemes to match
building owner quality requirements and expectations is crucial in ensuring market acceptance.
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Municipal Buildings as Shining Examples
(TOWARDS CLASS A)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: Ongoing
Coordinator: Peter SCHILKEN
Energie-Cités, France
E-mail: pschilken@energie-cites.org
Tel: +33 (0)3 81 65 36 80
Partners: Centre for Energy Efficiency, Bulgaria
European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings,
UK
Council of European Municipalities and Regions, Europe
Architects’ Council of Europe, Europe
Website: http://www.display-campaign.org
Objective: To facilitate the implementation of the European Buildings Directive in
public buildings
Benefits: Municipalities shall improve the energy efficiency performance of their
buildings through labelling
Keywords: Communication, auto-labelling, public buildings
Duration: 01/2005 – 12/2007
Budget: € 1,110,000 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE 04-053/S07.38612
Short description
Towards Class A is a project that reinforces and extends the Display™ Campaign, the first European-wide
Campaign targeting the practical implementation of the Buildings Directive “from a grassroots level” and “preparing
the ground” for widespread implementation. The European Display™ Campaign, launched in April 2004,
encourages local authorities to publish the energy and environmental performance of their buildings. This is done
using a voluntary system designed with and for municipalities that is based on the labelling system used for
domestic appliances. The Towards Class A project will last 3 years but the Campaign is planned to last nearly a
decade.
Expected and/or achieved results
• Towards Class A aims to extend the Display™ label to municipal buildings in more than 500 municipalities
throughout Europe. This label displays the energy and water consumption and CO2 emissions of buildings. To
date, the project involves 150 participants and disposes of a database of 2,700 buildings. 6 shining examples
from 5 countries are online.
• A variety of communication materials have been developed, including: a leaflet in 6 languages plus an older
version in 11 languages; a PowerPoint presentation in English and French; a 5-minute video; 2 large view
posters; a 10 page supplement in French and English; a complete website.
• The calculation tool is available online in 10 languages, complemented by a full users guide and a help desk in
3 languages.
• A competition for the “Towards Class A Awards” shall stimulate creativity and new communication initiatives of
local authorities. The first award ceremony is planned for autumn 2006 and a jury of international experts has
already been chosen.
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Lessons learnt
Although the project has not been completed it is possible to draw the following preliminary conclusions:
• Start the process of certification/labelling as a voluntary process with the most active or willing municipalities:
- use this time to collect data and share experiences so that when a more rigid or legislative approach is
implemented there will already be greater ground support;
- use this time to self adjust labelling tool and benchmarks;
- use this time to already be at improved energy performance level compared to previous years.
• The use of Operational Data appears particularly appropriate for public buildings as there are less market
influences and more management related consequences that will improve building performances.
• Certificates/labels need to be used not only as a legal requirement but also as a means of communicating with
the public and politicians i.e. the communication poster needs be eye catching and visible to the public and
needs to be easily understood including a section where the municipality can communicate the ways they aim
to improve the classification of the building.
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Development of Distance Learning Training Material for the Promotion of
Best Practice Ventilation Energy Performance in Buildings
(VENT DIS.COURSE)
Programme area: SAVE, Multiplying success in buildings
Status: Ongoing
Coordinator: Dr. Maria Kolokotroni
Brunel University, UK
E-mail: maria.kolokotroni@brunel.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 1895 266688
Partners: Brunel University, UK
NKUA, Greece
REHVA, Finland
BSRIA, UK
ENTPE, France
Website: http://dea.brunel.ac.uk/ventdiscourse
Objective: Accelerate the implementation of a core area (ventilation) within the
European Buildings Directive
Benefits: Develop a methodology for distance learning training of energy
efficient ventilation strategies
Keywords: Ventilation, energy efficiency, European Buildings Directive
Duration: 01/2005 – 12/2006
Budget: € 641,750 (EU contribution: 50%)
Contract number: EIE/04/022/S07.38630
Short description
The project addresses non-technological educational and cultural barriers to the implementation of energy efficient
strategies and renewable energy sources in the area of building ventilation. Efficient ventilation can increase
comfort and quality of life in buildings in addition to a reduction of energy intensity and energy consumption.
The main objective of the project is to accelerate implementation of a core area (ventilation) within the Energy
Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) at European and national levels and thus improve energy efficiency in
buildings by directly transferring existing knowledge to appropriate actors in a suitable format. This will be achieved
by developing and promoting vocational training material in a distance-learning format for building professionals to
facilitate the implementation of best practice ventilation energy performance (both for indoor environmental quality
and thermal comfort) in large new and retrofitted buildings of various types.
Expected and/or achieved results
• Development of distance learning training material for sustainable building ventilation in three formats, hard
copy, web-based version and short CPD training articles. The CPD articles will be published in the REHVA
journal distributed to engineers across Europe (6000+ subscribers and potential many more through national
member associations).
• A training methodology, operational schedule and requirements for implementing the certified use of the
distance learning training material.
• REHVA members association have expressed already their interest in using the material for the training
courses in their own countries. INIVE has also expressed strong interest. This material will be in the form of
textbook (in the region of 400 pages) to include training content in self-learning sections, self-learning exercises
and model assignments for assessing the progress of the trainees.
• By transferring existing knowledge on energy efficient ventilation technologies it is possible to considerably
reduce energy use in buildings by reducing the need or operation of mechanical ventilation and applying
energy efficient plant where necessary.
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Lessons learnt
Although the project is still ongoing, it is possible to draw some preliminary conclusions regarding the appropriate
methods of distance learning for this topic:
• From the review and evaluation of the distance learning methods it is evident that the application of these
techniques on building ventilation education is well developed in the UK. In the Greece and Finland distance
education is encouraged and under development, whilst in France is not yet existent.
• All distance learning methods could form a basis for vocational training and provide engineers with courses on
ventilation and its energy impact within the framework of the new legislation of the energy performance of
buildings. It appears that paper based material is the preferred distance learning method among students and
engineers already occupies in the industry, who wish to continue further training. Internet material is also
desirable but remains complementary to the paper based material. CPD short articles also form an appropriate
way of education as they analyse contemporary issues, i.e. new legislation, in a short and comprehensive
manner.
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New Projects (start 2007)
The projects outlined in this part of the document were submitted under the 2005 call for proposals of the Intelligent
Energy – Europe programme and have successfully passed the evaluation. They are therefore very likely to start
later in 2006 or in early 2007.
The information provided is of a provisional nature and given for information purposes only. It does not bind legally
any of the involved parties.
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Integrated Energy Design in Public Buildings (INTEND)
The main principle of the integrated energy design process (IED) is to focus on passive energy strategies, low
energy measures and indoor climate in buildings. Experiences show that the use of IED provides buildings with
much lower energy demands than conventional designed buildings. IED allows the design team to focus on the
passive performance of the building (daylighting, glazing, natural ventilation, shading, thermal mass, etc) before
focusing on the mechanical and electrical installations. The objective of the project is to develop IED as a European
practice of building design and to set a new standard substantially beyond the anticipated level of the Directive of
Energy Performance of Buildings. Tools and methods for IED will be developed for practical use by building
owners, architects and consulting engineers. To demonstrate how IED can be used in practice, the IED concept will
be carried out in at least 12 building projects in the 6 participating countries. The IED tools, the results and practical
experiences from the demonstration projects will be disseminated through seminars and workshops for the target
groups.
Contact Details
KanEnergi AS
Mr. Per F. Jørgensen
+47 22065751
pfj@kanenergi.no
Participating Countries
Norway, Denmark, Poland, United Kingdom, Greece, Austria
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Energy Efficient Cooling in Regions of North and Central Europe
(COOLREGION)
Increasing thermal load, large scale vitrification of facades and a higher demand for comfort in buildings, leads to a
higher demand for cooling in the temperate climate zones of the EU. After heating systems, cooling systems in
buildings are the installations with the highest share of energy use. In the case of cooling systems, pilot projects to
reduce the energy consumption are missing. The project COOLREGION refers to this lack. Based on European
and regional expert networks the knowledge about energy efficient cooling will be evaluated and disseminated. In
exemplary pilot projects (for new buildings or refurbishment) possibilities to avoid and to reduce the energy use for
cooling, or to use efficient cooling systems (possibly with RES), will be demonstrated. The discussion of the
experiences by regional networks contributes to raising the awareness of the subject of “energy efficient cooling”.
Further guidebooks and a web-based information platform will give support to decision makers, house owners,
architects, engineers and craftsmen for energy efficient cooling solutions in the future.
Contact Details
GERTEC GmbH Ingenieurgesellschaft
Mr. Andreas Hübner
(+49-201) 24564-51
andreas.huebner@gertec.de
Participating Countries
Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Slovenia, France, Poland
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Tools and Methods for Linking EPDB and Continuous Commissioning
(EPBD-cx)
The project EPBD-cx aims at strengthening the implementation of the EPBD by linking the certification process with
commissioning and optimisation of building performance. Within the scope of the project, methodologies and tools
are to be developed that can be used for continuous commissioning and optimisation of non-domestic buildings
using data gathered from the certification process according to the EPBD. The emphasis will be on feasibility and
cost-effectiveness with regard to building practice. Today, after certification, usually there is no continuous
evaluation of the building performance. On the other hand a continuous commissioning process is seen as a
prerequisite for the persistence of high energy performance of buildings. Its practical implementation is constrained
by a lack of data - especially for existing buildings - and cost. The purpose of the project is to identify minimum
requirements for stock and metering data as well as developing tools for evaluation of the building on the whole
building level. The tools will be applied to a group of demonstration buildings.
Contact Details
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
Christian Neumann
+49 761 / 4588-5465
christian.neumann@ise.fraunhofer.de
Participating Countries
Germany, Sweden, Italy, Finland
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Building Advanced Ventilation Technological Examples to Demonstrate
Materialised Energy Savings for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality and Thermal
Comfort in Different European Climatic Regions
(Building AdVent)
Ventilation is an essential part in building design and operation for delivering a comfortable thermal environment
and adequate indoor air quality, but brings with it a significant energy load. The main objective of this project is to
support a reduction in the energy required to deliver ventilation effectively in non-domestic buildings by capturing
good ventilation practice and disseminating it widely.
This will be achieved by developing and promoting examples of successful implementation of low energy
ventilation systems to building professionals. The main outputs will be based around 18 case studies of buildings
that have been monitored for energy and air quality. This will be supplemented by additional analysis of their
effectiveness and guidance on how to apply them in other situations.
Contact Details
Buro Happold Limited
Mr. Andrew Cripps
+44(0)2079279771
andrew.cripps@burohappold.com
Participating Countries
United Kingdom, Greece, Finland, Denmark, Portugal, Belgium
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IMPLEMENT - The EPBD in Action (IMPLEMENT)
The EPBD as part of the EC policies to stimulate energy efficiency in buildings has the potential to save 9 Mtoe of
energy. The awareness of actors in the housing sector of the possibilities of the EPBD and energy certificates for
houses is however low. It is very likely that house owners – private persons, owners associations or housing
associations – don’t have the knowledge or tools to use energy certificates and thus the potential effect of the
EPBD is at risk.
IMPLEMENT aims to alleviate this potential problem through information and sales campaigns in 7 EU states,
where house-owners and professionals are informed of the possibilities of the EPBD and the energy certificate for
improving their houses, and where installation of energy saving measures will be facilitated by networks of
professionals.
Thus IMPLEMENT will set shining examples of how the EPBD can be turned into energy saving, and provide
experience on how house owners should be informed and stimulated towards energy efficient retrofitting.
Contact Details
Provincie Groningen
Rob Roggema
+31503164651
r.roggema@provinciegroningen.nl
Participating Countries
The Netherlands, Denmark, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Estonia, Italy
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Check and Improve the Energy Performance of Schools and Disseminate
Best Practices (CHECK IT OUT!)
The objectives of Check it out! are to:
1) Support actors responsible for the renovation of schools to implement energy saving measures.
2) Develop best-practice models for supporting the implementation of energy saving measures in schools and
public buildings.
3) Create educational approaches that involve students in energy saving at school, their neighbourhood and at
home.
4) Disseminate the developed best-practice models throughout Europe.
To achieve these objectives a strong consortium will work on 5 country pilots in which:
• schools are integrally supported with the implementation of energy saving measures;
• the implementation of energy saving measures is linked to education programmes on energy conservation.
Furthermore an elaborate dissemination programme is executed on EU, national and local level to encourage
actors responsible for the renovation of public buildings and schools to take advantage of the support models
developed.
Contact Details
Ecofys b.v.
Frank Zegers
+31 30 2808 313
f.zegers@ecofys.nl
Participating Countries
The Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Spain
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Sustainable Energy Systems in New Buildings- Market Introduction of
Feasibility Studies under the Directive on Energy Performance in Buildings
(SENTRO)
EU-countries are obliged through the EPBD to carry out a study to assess the feasibility of sustainable energy
systems for new buildings over 1000m2. First insights are that the feasibility study will be implemented in very
divergent ways in EU countries, and the effectiveness on increasing the use of sustainable energy systems is
expected to vary substantially from country to country. It is therefore the perfect moment to see what countries can
learn from each other and to develop an ‘optimal’ approach for these feasibility studies under the EPBD. i.e. an
approach that imbeds the obliged feasibility study in the common planning process. SENTRO aims to develop such
an approach by (i) developing tools (e.g. universal checklist for requirements, handbook, flowcharts) to imbed
feasibility studies in the common building process, (2) test these tools in field trials in 7 countries in which all
relevant stakeholders are involved, and (3) develop courses for the different targets groups on the ‘optimal’
implementation of the feasibility study.
Contact Details
Ecofys b.v.
Suzanne Joosen
+31 30 2808357
s.joosen@ecofys.nl
Participating Countries
The Netherlands, Slovenia, Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, France, Sweden
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Magnify success: Extension of the European Energy Trophy competition to
18 countries (Energy Trophy+)
The aim of this project is to extend the successful “European Energy Trophy” competition from currently 6 to 18
countries and to hold the second round of the competition with 350-450 participants. The Energy Trophy was
created in 2004/2005 (SAVE Project 4.1031/Z/02-015/2002) and is a competition between companies and public
administrations for saving energy in office buildings using cost-free or low cost measures only i.e. behavioural
changes such as turning off lights, turning down the heating, etc. Whoever saves the most energy compared to the
previously determined base line, wins. In the first (pilot) round of the competition, 38 participants from six countries
achieved annual energy savings of 3,700 MWh, CO2 reductions of 1.885 tonnes and cost savings of 205,000 €. In
order to continue and enlarge this successful competition, the project proposes to transfer the competition structure
to 12 new countries, to hold the 2nd round of the competition and to set the preconditions for holding the
competition annually with an ever increasing number of participants.
Contact Details
B.&S.U. Beratungs-und Service-Gesellschaft Umwelt mbH
Petra Hackmann
++49-221-3777686
Petra.Hackmann@bsu-koeln.de
Participating Countries
Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Hungary, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Spain
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