IEA ECBCS Annex 36 'Retrofitting of Educational Buildings'
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Posting Date | 15 July 2010
Country | Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Italy , Norway , Poland , North America
Geographic Coverage | International
Available link languages | English , German
Theme | Energy policies, Building envelope (walls, windows,...), Heating, domestic hot water, Air conditioning, cooling, ventilation, air infiltration, Lighting, Controls, energy management systems, Energy efficiency technologies and materials, Energy sources, district heating / cooling, cogeneration, On-site renewable energy sources, Public and non residential buildings, Very low energy buildings, Building operation, monitoring, energy management, Calculation, simulation, Training and education
Target Group | Local/regional/national authorities and facilitators, Building professionals, Building occupants
Type of Link | International activities like IEA, ISO, CEN
Organization | IEA ECBCS Annex 36
URL | http://www.annex36.com/
The education of a nation's population is the foundation for its improvement and growth in the international community. Educational buildings are the cornerstone of this foundation and they consume a large portion of a nation's non-industrial energy needs. The indoor climate of the buildings (indoor air quality, percepted temperature, possible glare and acoustics) have a substantial influence on the knowledge transfer. With limited energy sources and the growth of educational needs, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has established a means of undertaking research and providing focus of building energy efficiency, Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems. One of those international projects is Annex 36 - Energy Retrofit of Educational Buildings. In this project energy efficient retrofit measures for existing educational buildings are being analysed. The gained know-how shall be used in exemplary retrofit projects in the participating countries. Additionally a software tool (the Energy Concept Adviser) is developed that will give advice on energy-efficient retrofit measures to decision makers in administrations.
Annex 36 had the following goals:
- To provide tools and guidelines for decision makers and designers to improve the learning and teaching environment of educational facilities through energy- efficient retrofitting.
- To support the decision makers in evaluating the efficiency and acceptance of available concepts.
- To give recommendations on how to operate the retrofitted buildings.
- To promote energy- and cost-efficient retrofit measures.
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