A general approach has been finally agreed for the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). Some ambitious targets have been set, such as new buildings being zero-emission by 2030 and existing residential buildings being zero-emission by 2050 following a national trajectory for minimum energy performance standards (MEPS).
The architecture of this multi-functional building strengthens the conditions for a strong inside-outside relationship, enforces human-nature ties and environmental awareness. Dry wood construction and bio-based materials have been used to reduce the carbon footprint. It also uses renewable energy, such as solar photovoltaics, wood boilers and heat pumps.
The Louise Otto-Peters school in Hockenheim, Germany, was the first educational institution to be granted support under the “Efficiency House Plus – Educational Buildings” funding programme. The new build combines three different school types under one roof (a pre-vocational training programme, a vocational upper secondary school and a geriatric nurse / educator training programme) which are attended by up to 280 students in total. The school building is conformant with the Efficiency House Plus standard.
The EU-funded project ProGETonE presents its final brochure showing the most relevant outcomes of the project.
A two-day symposium on "Hybrid Energy Systems for Integrated Smart Buildings and Cities" will be co-hosted in Brest by CESI (LINEACT), UBO (IRDL), and ISEN (L@bISEN). The symposium’s objective is to facilitate a high-quality scientific discussion between academia and industry and to create awareness among the students on the importance of sustainable building development. The symposium will cover topics on sustainable buildings, smart grids, and smart cities. These are some of the most important and challenging areas for developing a sustainable environment since buildings are responsible for a high share of global primary energy consumption and CO2 emission.
This IEA-EBC Annex 87 & AIVC webinar "Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality Performance of Personalised Environmental Control Systems (PECS)" aims to present the new IEA-EBC Annex 87 on Personalized Environmental Control Systems.
This two family house is a new building and it is a certified passive house in ecological timber construction. The house indeed has been built with regional wood and consistent use of natural building materials. Thanks to energy efficiency measures and renewable energy, the building has very low energy requirements.
This guide contains peer-reviewed papers to make the proper reference which represents the base for the practical implications for policymakers, certifiers, designers and constructors. The guide discusses the importance of the reliability of performance gaps from the design phase to the final building.
This single-family house is located in Bucharest and is Passive House certified. Indeed, the building has minimal environmental impact due to its extremely low energy requirements. This need is generated by the production of renewable energy: 19 photovoltaic panels are located on the 2 terraces of the building.
This IEA EBC Annex 78 & AIVC webinar "Substituting Ventilation by Gas Phase Air Cleaning. An Industry webinar" aims to develop appropriate standard test methods to verify the performance of gas phase air cleaning technologies, which will be covered by presentations and discussion in this webinar.