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Quality management for building performance - improving energy performance by life cycle quality management (QUANTUM)
Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2019,
The estimated average gap between calculated and actual energy performance of the European building stock is 25% for energy performance and 1,5% for comfort performance (as scored by building occupants). Comprehensive research has shown that faultily commissioned and operated building management systems are a main cause for this gap mainly caused by the lack of appropriate and coherent quality man ...
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WALL Insulation NOvel Nanomaterials Efficient systems (WALL IN ONE)
Start date: Oct 1, 2016, End date: Sep 30, 2019,
...the project sets a major focus on the “go to market” validation of the five products. Business planning and a field market test will be carried out, along with performance assessments on real buildings, and training and communication tools design, in order to maximize use potentials and foster a wide replication throughout EuropeThe products from the WALL IN ONE project are key enablers to energy ...
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HIGHLY EFFICIENT CLADDING ECO-PANELS WITH IMPROVED NANO-INSULATION PROPERTIES (GELCLAD)
Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2019,
...on of energy savings due to GELCLAD refurbishment, reduce costs of 40% over traditional façade thanks to single panel systems, less installation and maintenance expenses, while providing functional building envelope solutions for a life span over 50 years. Full scale demonstration of the application of the novel cladding generation will be performed in demo and public building in Spain and Sloveni ...
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Highly Innovative building control Tools Tackling the energy performance GAP (HIT2GAP)
Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Aug 31, 2019,
Measurement campaigns have shown major discrepancies in buildings energy performance between planned energy demand and real energy consumption, while nowadays most of the newly constructed offices buildings are equipped with BMS systems, integrating a more or less extended measurement layer providing large amounts of data. Their integration in the building management sector offers an improvement c ...
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Buildings as Material Banks: Integrating Materials Passports with Reversible Building Design to Optimise Circular Industrial Value Chains (BAMB)
Start date: Sep 1, 2015, End date: Feb 28, 2019,
The aims of BAMB (Buildings as Material Banks) are the prevention of construction and demolition waste, the reduction of virgin resource consumption and the development towards a circular economy through industrial symbiosis, addressing the challenges mentioned in the Work Programme on Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials. The focus of the project is on building const ...
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Development of insulating concrete systems based on novel low CO2 binders for a new family of eco-innovative, durable and standardized energy efficient envelope components (ECO-Binder)
Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2018,
... around 5% of the worldwide anthropogenic GHG emissions. More sustainable cements with lower embodied energy and CO2 footprint are needed.As stated in the European Directive on Energy Performance of Buildings (COM 2010/31/EU), the development of better performing insulation materials and lightweight systems for building envelopes is crucial, playing a significant role in the reduction of buildings ...
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Concerted Action EPBD IV (CAIV_EPBD)
Start date: Oct 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2018,
The 'Concerted Action EPBD IV', supporting transposition and implementation of Directive 2010/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings, is an activity which aims to foster exchange of information and experience among Member States and participating countries with regards to the implementation of the specific Community legislation and ...
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Systemic standardisation approach to empower smart cities and communities (ESPRESSO)
Start date: Jan 1, 2016, End date: Dec 31, 2017,
systEmic Standardisation apPRoach to Empower Smart citieS and cOmmunities (ESPRESSO) focuses on the development of a conceptual Smart Cities Information Framework, which consists of a Smart City platform (the so-called Smart City enterprise application) and a number of data provision and processing services to integrate data, workflows, and processes in applications relevant for Smart Cities withi ...
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Portable, Exhaustive, Reliable, Flexible and Optimized appRoach to Monitoring and Evaluation of building eneRgy performance (PERFORMER)
Start date: Sep 2, 2013, End date: Sep 1, 2017,
"The aim of the Performer project is to devise a holistic (total lifecycle,multi-aspects, context-based) building energy monitoring methodology that factors in appropriate energy performance indicators, information models, and simulation tools, to achieve building energy performance targets. The project energy performance simulation and monitoring aspects will rely on an ICT infrastructure that wi ...
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Eco-innovative, Safe and Energy Efficient wall panels and materials for a healthier indoor environment (ECO-SEE)
Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,
The ECO-SEE project aims to develop new eco-materials and components for the purpose of creating both healthier and more energy efficient buildings. We will create and symbiotically use natural eco-materials for healthier indoor environments through hygrothermal (heat and moisture) regulation and the removal airborne contaminants through both chemical capture and photocatalysis. Our objectives inc ...
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Energy efficient & Cost competitive retrofitting solutions for Shopping buildings (EcoShopping)
Start date: Sep 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2017,
EcoShopping project aims to build a holistic retrofitting solution for commercial buildings to reduce primary energy consumption down to less than 80kWh/m2 per year and increase the share of RES (Renewable Energy Sources) more than 50% compared to the state of the art. The approach will be systemic by developing (1). Novel thermal insulation solutions using cost effective materials to further redu ...
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Cost-effective and sustainable Bio-Renewable Indoor Materials with high potential for customisation and creative design in Energy Efficient buildings (BRIMEE)
Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2017,
"The challenge of today lies in the accomplishment of sustainable and low-energy buildings, which can combine at the same time the thermal insulation properties with healthy, comfortable, accessible and safe indoor environment. Reduction of the energy demand through the use of insulating materials still remains a challenge for European architects and building designers as well as materials produce ...
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coupling REnewable, Storage and ICTs, for Low carbon Intelligent Energy maNagemenT at district level (RESILIENT)
Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Aug 31, 2016,
... and decentralized decision making.The RESILIENT project aims to design, develop, install and assess the energy and environmental benefits of a new integrated concept of interconnectivity between buildings, DER, grids and other networks at a district level. The RESILIENT approach will combine different innovative technologies including smart ICT components, optimized energy generation and storage ...
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Demonstrating through Intelligent Control (smart metering, wireless technology, cloud computing, and user-oriented display information), Energy and Water wastage reductions in European Social Housing (ICE-WISH)
Start date: Apr 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2014,
... control their energy usage and to seek a reduction in consumption of 15%. (with corresponding reductions in bills).The Consortium led mainly by social housing providers supported by key industry and building technology players will inform and involved users and stakeholders, including bottom-up and top down activities, to continuously improve implementation project process and enhance the demand- ...
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Knowledge-based energy management for public buildings through holistic information modeling and 3D visualization (KnoholEM)
Start date: Sep 1, 2011, End date: Aug 31, 2014,
Energy efficiency in the building sector through intelligent energy management is a key measure for the global reduction of greenhouse gas emitted by this sector and additionally facilitates user costs reduction in the context of growing energy prices and harshness of natural resources.The KnoholEM project's aim is the engineering of an intelligent energy management solution that will considerably ...
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Environmental Data Models and Interface development in Aviation (ENDAMI)
Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: May 31, 2014,
"Within the project „Environmental Data Models and Interface Development (JTI-CS-2011-ECO-01-018)”, the partners within the project consortium will assess environmental performance in the aviation sector in order to support ecological improvement. Under the lead of University of Stuttgart, the project will take important steps towards the application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle T ...
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Performance standards for wood in construction - delivering customer service life needs (PerformWOOD)
Start date: Sep 1, 2012, End date: Feb 28, 2014,
The project objective is to kick-start the development of new standards to enable the service life specification of wood and wood based materials for construction. This is critical to ensure the future sustainable use of European forests, to ensure customers of wood products get satisfactory and reliable products and to provide supplementary evidence for life cycle evaluations of construction prod ...
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Design and real time energy sourcing decisions in buildings (ENERGY WARDEN)
Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,
ENERGY WARDEN (EW) addresses the optimisation of renewable energy technology (RET) deployment in the building domain. EW will develop and market the following products:SIMULATOR (EW-S): A simulator and modelling tool, including dynamic models for energy producing, storing and using units that may provide decision aid when designing or retrofitting energy infrastructures at the building domain. Imp ...
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Smart Resilience Technology, Systems and Tools (SMARTeST)
Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2013,
... the use of case studies in seven partner countries. FRe systems are the combination of FRe technology and the urban environment within which they sit. The FRe systems can range from individual building and infrastructure level to whole cities. WP4 – FRe implementation: considering how to implement FRe technology and systems in practice. It will consider appropriate tools and develop a decision su ...
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SUSTAINABLE REFURBISHMENT OF BUILDING FACADES AND EXTERNAL WALLS (SUSREF)
Start date: Oct 1, 2009, End date: Apr 30, 2012,
...hnologies for refurbishment of external walls. SUSREF is based on the premise that 1) Refurbishment of external walls is one of the most efficient ways of reducing environmental impacts from European building stock. 2) European building sector is facing huge refurbishment requirements; refurbishment of external walls is among the most urgent tasks. 3) Although there are technological solutions, th ...
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"PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR HEALTH, COMFORT AND SAFETY OF THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT" (PERFECTION)
Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Dec 31, 2011,
"The aim of PERFECTION is to help enable the application of new building design and technologies that improve the impact of the indoor built environment on health, comfort, feeling of safety and positive stimulation. The project concept consists of the following components: - the inventory of current standards, regulations, technologies and ongoing and recent research activities and policies relat ...
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The project addresses the wood sector and intends to create a modern multimedia version of the structural timber education programme with new material and a new presentation approach, using existing technology in e-learning and adapting it to the new context of the timber education programme. The internet based material will be available at www.innovawood.com, an Internet portal for the forest and ...
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The project addresses the wood sector and intends to create a modern multimedia version of the structural timber education programme with new material and a new presentation approach, using existing technology in e-learning and adapting it to the new context of the timber education programme. The internet based material will be available at www.innovawood.com, an Internet portal for the forest and ...
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Compiling and disseminating best practice information on structural steel connections : Conceived to provide comprehensive information on state of the art in structural steel connections to aid the introduction of the European standard in 2005. The project has formulated, solicited and compiled some 600 questions on best usage and is disseminating the answers using printed as well as multimedia CD ...
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... further training needs of engineers and aims to develop an Internet-based educational tool to provide innovative techniques in energy management. This is necessary in view of the on-going changes to building regulations in the Mediterranean countries to incorporate energy certification and calibration in the building process. The outcome of the project will be a comprehensive training course, str ...
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