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All over the EU, Social Housing organisations are increasing the energy efficiency of their housing stock, however there remains potential for further improvements.

To accelerate this process,  experts from national and regional federations need a platform where they can learn from each others’ successes and mistakes, exchange advice, tips and experience on all issues related to energy use in social housing.


Theme | Energy efficiency technologies and materials, On-site renewable energy sources, Residential buildings, Financing, socio-economics, Campaigning and awareness raising
Tags:Social housing | energy efficiency | renewables | buildings | funding | cooperative housing | resident involvement
Contact email: sergio.rossi@delsus.fi
Facilitators:
Alessandro Cesale | Sergio Rossi | Sorcha Edwards
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Latest Blog Posts 7 Blog Post(s)

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Sorcha Edwards (CECODHAS Housing Europe)
Sorcha Edwards (CECODHAS Housing Europe)
28 September 2011 | 0 replies | 461 visits
CECODHAS Housing Europe on the Scientific for WSED Next - Call for Papers - Deadline 5 October
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Rating : 5/5
Tags:research | energy efficiency
Sorcha Edwards (CECODHAS Housing Europe)
Sorcha Edwards (CECODHAS Housing Europe)
11 July 2011 | 0 replies | 1218 visits
At least 20% of future ERDF dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy
At least 20% of future ERDF dedicated to energy efficiency and renewable energy: This is the proposal for the EU long-term budget 2014-2020. A greater proportion of ERDF dedicated to energy ...
Rating : 3.5/5
Tags:energy efficiency | housing
Sorcha Edwards (CECODHAS Housing Europe)
Sorcha Edwards (CECODHAS Housing Europe)
22 June 2011 | 1 replies | 1488 visits
Will the new energy efficiency directive help to address the contradiction of ambitious targets versus diminished budgets?
Feedback from the ground shows that in most Member States while Green Targets are Going Up - Budgets for refurbishment are going down. Can the new energy efficiency directive help to address this ...
Rating : 5/5
Tags:energy efficiency directive | financing

Latest News and Events 165 items

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The housing subsidiary of the French railways (SNCF) will refurbish social housing using guaranteed energy savings.

13 September 2010 | France
Immobilière des Chemins de fer (ICF), the SNCF real-estate subsidiary managing 100.000 dwellings, has engaged into a competitive dialog with several groups of companies with the objective to sign ...
Submitted by Stephane le Gentil (Johnson Controls) |
1889 visits | Rating : 3/5

The models of the solar homes being constructed for Solar Decathlon Europe 2012, were the main protaganists of the International Construction Week (la Semana Internacional de la Construcción) in Madrid.

21 May 2012 | Spain , Pan European
The International Construction Week in the ¨Feria de Madrid¨ ended May 11, with close to 400 companies presenting their innovations in Construtec, Veteco and Stone. The main protaganists of ...
Submitted by Meredith Davis (Building Energy and Environment Group (BEE)) |
124 visits | Rating : No votes

A positive energy concept house inaugurated near Lyon (France)

14 May 2012 | France
This zero CO2 emissions concept house produces more energy than it needs to cover all uses for housing and an electric car has been built by Maisons France Confort near Lyon (France). This one ...
Submitted by François Durier (CETIAT ) |
265 visits | Rating : No votes

Latest Cases and Tools 6 items

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Degree Days.Net

8 November 2010 | United Kingdom
Degree Days.Net is a website that generates heating and cooling degree days for locations worldwide. Degree days are commonly used in calculations relating to building energy consumption. It is ...
Submitted by Claude Francois (CSTB) |
2076 visits | Rating : No votes
Tags:degree days | HDD | CDD
13 September 2010 | France , Greece , Italy , United Kingdom

Cool Roofs in Europe - Initiatives and Examples

Five case studies were implemented, within the framework of the Cool Roofs project, to demonstrate cool roof capabilities in real buildings, in terms of improving the thermal conditions in non-air ...
Submitted by Afroditi Synnefa (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) |
3294 visits | Rating : 3.8/5
Tags:cool roofs | energy savings | Thermal comfort | solar reflectance | emissivity

ECO-BAT

11 June 2010 | Switzerland
A building generates environmental impacts which are related to the materials it contains. ECO-BAT is a computer program that evaluates environmental impacts produced during the building life ...
Submitted by Hicham LAHMIDI (BUREAU VERITAS) |
1333 visits | Rating : No votes
Tags:life cycle analysis

Latest Publications and Links 26 items

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Energy efficiency in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries - Overview of policies and good practices

14 May 2012
| Report
Submitted by François Durier (CETIAT ) |
255 visits | Rating : No votes
Tags:energy efficincdy measures

A Trainer Resource Manual for Insulation and Building Treatments (Green Deal Skills Alliance)

15 February 2012
| Guide
Submitted by Marina Laskari (Group of Building Environmental Studies- NKUA) |
593 visits | Rating : No votes
Tags:Green Deal Skills Alliance (GDSA) | education and training | Green Deal installers

A Guide to Energy Efficient Ventilation

13 February 2012
| Book
Submitted by Peter Wouters (INIVE EEIG) |
685 visits | Rating : 5/5
Tags:Air infiltration / ventilation / ventilative cooling / Airtightness / envelope / ductwork

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