Leading examples of public buildings

Public buildings are leading category of buildings in EPDB implementation. In each public building must be visible displayed building certificate ...

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Public buildings are leading category of buildings in EPDB implementation. In each public building must be visible displayed building certificate and such buildings are in focus of public interest. There are problems with existing buildings, which are old but no historical, where certificate does not fulfil existing requirements. Examples of different approaches to solve this and other problems related to public buildings are main topic of this community.

Theme | Leading examples of public buildings

Topic(s) | Energy efficient buildings, cases

Contact email: kabele@fsv.cvut.cz

Facilitators:

Karel Kabele|Zoltan Magyar

Latest Blog Posts

Zoltan Magyar (University of Pecs)

25 August 2009 | 0 replies | 184 visits

Welcome to the community on leading examples of public buildings!

The summer holiday will be finished soon, and we should start to work again.This community would like to share opinions, experiences, questions and answers. We suggested that the ...

Rating : 3/5

Public buildings | Certification

Olli Seppänen (Federation of European Heating and Air-conditioning Associations (REHVA))

25 August 2009 | 0 replies | 150 visits

Are energy certificates really posted in public buildings?

I have visited several public buildings in EU-countries but very few of them have posted the energy cerificate visiby. Could you share your experience with a photograpph. How it is done in ...

Rating : 4.5/5

Public buildings | energy cetificates

Latest News and Events

Leading examples of public buildings: German Reichstag receives certificate with excellent energy performance

16 December 2009 | Germany

The Reichstag building, the chair of the German parliament in Berlin was certified for its energy performance by the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics. According to the goals of the EPBD ...

Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |

557 visits | Rating : No votes

energy certificate | public building | Germany | Reichstag

EU Sustainable Energy Week 2010

22 - 26 March 2010 | Brussels and other European cities ( Pan European )

Be ready for this year's EU Sustainable Energy Week. We all know it: our energy future must be different from today's situation. New and renewable energy sources must replace fossil fuels, we ...

Submitted by Olli Seppänen (Federation of European Heating and Air-conditioning Associations (REHVA))

| 2081 visits | Rating : 5/5

An Open System to Make Buildings more Energy Efficient

10 September 2009

Energy efficiency has been on the top of the agenda for many, including building owners and facility managers. By integrating the various building systems from HVAC to lighting, buildings can be ...

Submitted by Chiara Carella |

401 visits | Rating : No votes

energy efficiency | Open system | communication protocols

Latest Cases and Tools

Low energy building retrofit of a commercial building from 1960

27 July 2009 | Germany

A building refurbishment of a commercial building from 1960, publicly sponsored by the German Ministry of Economy and Technology within the EnOB research initiative was done by the Remscheider ...

Submitted by Katja Bettina Schmidt |

485 visits | Rating : No votes

Public buildings | refurbishment | Low energy buildings | Germany | EnOB

Omega Center for Sustainable Living

22 July 2009 | North America

The Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL) is a state-of-the art education center and natural wastewater treatment facility. A model of sustainable architecture, the OCSL is a pioneering ...

Submitted by Alexander Deliyannis (SYMPRAXIS Team) |

274 visits | Rating : No votes

green building | sustainable living | OCSL

Passive school in Neckargemünd, Germany

15 July 2009 | Germany

This new passive educational building in Neckargemünd (Germany) has a surface of 14 100 m2 and is occupied since scholar year 2008-2009 by 1300 pupils. The investment is 24 M€ with an overcost of ...

Submitted by François Durier (CETIAT ) |

332 visits | Rating : No votes

passive building | educational buildings | cases