SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION

In the SECURE Project the non-technological barriers, especially legal, financial, institutional and social issues has been dealt with. The goal wass to find out why and how to overcome the distance to target of energy efficiency in the building sector. The aim of this work package is to identify and propose actions on how to overcome non-technological barriers that exist in creating more sustainable and energy efficient buildings in the target communities.

Best practice

  

Best Practice is defined from a benchmark of previous relevant national and European sustainable urban environment development projects and a definition of an operational “passive-house" concept for existing buildings. Both key indicators on energy performance and legal, financial, institutional and social barriers for failure or reason for success were evaluated from at least 3 relevant urban projects and from state of the art concerning passive-house standard.  Focus for the benchmark study was on urban housing areas.

Best practice on Energy Performance of New and Existing Buildings -Download the final report herePDF (pdf, 880 kB)

Individual reports for the projects that were selected for the study are available by following the link hereopens in new window.

Auditing of demonstration cases

 

A number of demonstration cases was set up in the project for energy auditing and reporting. The same projects were also interviewed in order to identify barriers and possibilities for a more energy efficient sector.  For the evaluation of the demonstration cases, as well as to feed information in to the EAPs, a best practice energy performance target was defined by which the distance to target of the demonstration cases can be measured against, both initial and during the project period.  

Barriers and possibillites for a more energy efficient construction sectorPDF (pdf, 1 MB)

A report on examples on optimization of local energy supply options for building projects as part of large-scale urban development plans.
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Local plans of integration of renewables in local building projects
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A campaign for an Energy+ energy saving standard in Hillerød using a local co-operation forum on the Internet.
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A model and a campaign for promotion of low cost energy saving and renewable energy technologies in buildings in an intelligent way
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Leader of this work package is IVL, the Swedish Environmental Research Institute. IVL undertakes project assignments and research across the entire environmental spectrum.

IVL is working increasingly on assignments to develop bases for environmental action programmes. Close interaction between project and research activities provides IVL with unique opportunities of utilising the best available know-how and technologies to solve complex environmental problems.

For further information about the work package contact
Anna Jarnehammar, IVL.

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Cenergia is a Danish consulting engineering company, which works for sustainability in building through participation in national and international cooperation projects. In SECURE project, the task is to develop the Energy Quality process and tool, and to establish the local energy supply options for building projects. Also, it has tasks to develop local plans for RES, a campaign for Energy+ saving standard, and models and campaigns for promotion of low cost energy saving.

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