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Germany: Record in funding of renewable energies for heat generation in 2009

8 March 2010 | Germany
The German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety has achieved a funding record in the field of renewable energy with its market incentive programme in 2009. The ...
Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |
67 visits | Rating : No votes
Germany | incentives | funding | Renewable energy

One European standard to measure space in buildings

8 March 2010 | Pan European
The EN15221-6 is expected to be voted in this summer. Implementation in the EU27 will start November 1. At the www.efmc2010.com in Madrid an executive briefing will be organised. Be informed ...
Submitted by Fred Kloet (Euro FM) |
88 visits | Rating : No votes
energy benchmarking | facility management | space measurement | European standard | rentable m²

New green strategy will overhaul Britain's homes

5 March 2010 | United Kingdom
A green transformation of Britain's homes will take place over the next decade - making them more comfortable, warmer and cheaper to run - under new plans set out by the Government. The key ...
Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |
142 visits | Rating : No votes
green strategy | Britain | homes | residentials | renovation | retrofit

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Germany: Greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 8.4 percent in 2009

9 March 2010 | Germany
The economic crisis leads to the biggest emission reduction since the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany. The total of all greenhouse gas emissions in Germany was decreased by about 80 ...
Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |
27 visits | Rating : No votes
greenhouse gases | Emissions | CO2 | Germany

Klimaschutz in Deutschland: Treibhausgas-Emissionen im Jahr 2009 um 8,4 Prozent gesunken

9 March 2010 | Germany
Die Wirtschaftskrise führt zum stärksten Emissionsrückgang seit Gründung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Der Gesamtausstoß aller Treibhausgase ist in Deutschland nach ersten Berechnungen des ...
Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |
26 visits | Rating : No votes
Germany | Emissions | CO2 | greenhouse gases | Deutschland | Treibhausgase | Emissionen

Germany: Record in funding of renewable energies for heat generation in 2009

8 March 2010 | Germany
The German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety has achieved a funding record in the field of renewable energy with its market incentive programme in 2009. The ...
Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |
67 visits | Rating : No votes
Germany | incentives | funding | Renewable energy

Deutschland: Förderrekord im Jahr 2009 bei Erneuerbaren Energien im Wärmebereich

8 March 2010 | Germany
Das Bundesumweltministerium (BMU) hat mit seinem Marktanreizprogramm im Jahr 2009 einen Förderrekord im Bereich der Erneuerbaren Energien erreicht. Diese Finanzierungen haben den Ausbau der ...
Submitted by Heike Erhorn-Kluttig (Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics) |
37 visits | Rating : No votes
Germany | Renewable energy | Deutschland | erneuerbare Energien | Förderung

Energy performance contracting providing 35% reduction of energy consumption in 14 secondary schools in Alsace (France)

8 March 2010 | France
The Regional Council of Alsace has signed on December 22, 2009 an Energy Performance Contract (EPC) for fourteen high schools in Alsace. Concluded for twenty years, from 1 January 2010, it will ...
Submitted by Stephane le Gentil (Johnson Controls) |
42 visits | Rating : No votes
Energy Performance Contracting | school | France | Alsace
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How can I make the energy performance of systems visible on the Energy performance certificate (the energy label)?

Question by Dick van Dijk  (TNO Built Environment and Geosciences )
Theme: Calculation procedures
Language: English
Visits: 228 visits

This is possible if not only the overall energy performance (in MJ or kWh), but also the system energy performance is reported separately. The same goes for the local production of renewable ...

Calculation | CEN | CENSE | Energy assessment | Energy performance in buildings | EPBD | Standards

Are there countries where airtightness testing is compulsory?

Theme: General on energy efficiency in buildings
Language: English
Visits: 189 visits

To our knowledge, the UK is the only country that has made testing mandatory. This has been in force since 2002 for large buildings and extended to most buildings in 2006.

Anwered by: ...

airtightness | ASIEPI WP5 | testing airtightness

Which are the pro’s and con’s of passive cooling against mechanical air conditioning?

Question by Marianna Papaglastra (NKUA)
Theme: General on energy efficiency in buildings
Country: European Countries
Language: English
Visits: 157 visits
Mechanical ventilation and air conditioning control the indoor conditions with a specific high consistency range that is independent of external conditions, whereas passive systems cannot be ...
ASIEPI | mechanical cooling | passive cooling
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