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Bristol Green Doors

5 April 2012 | United Kingdom

In the lead up to the Green Deal, Bristol Green Doors is encouraging private owners to cooperate in improving the energy efficiency of their homes, through a solid wall insulation project with ...

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

243 visits | Rating : 4/5

Science park campus, Telegrafenberg Potsdam

2 April 2012 | Germany

A new research building housing 191 members of staff for the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) is being planned for the "Albert Einstein" science park, which is listed as a ...

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

269 visits | Rating : 4.5/5

Tags:campus | EnEff:Stadt | Potsdam

"Low-Tech" and "Low-Cost" energy surplus school Hohen Neuendorf

1 December 2011 | Germany

The project deals with the design, construction and operation of a new elementary school with a tripartite sports hall which produces more energy than it consumes in an annual balance. The aim is ...

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

917 visits | Rating : 5/5

Tags:energy surplus building | school | Hohen Neuendorff | EnEff:Schule | EnOB

Olbersdorf: Comprehensive refurbishment of a school listed as a historic monument

20 November 2010 | Germany

A model project for the research topic of “Energy-efficient schools”: The school in Olbersdorf provides an example of a successful compromise between historic conservation and energy-based ...

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

2920 visits | Rating : 4.7/5

Tags:school building | retrofit | listed building | 3-liter-house

Exemplary Retrofitting of a School (EROS) in Stuttgart, Germany

22 August 2010 | Germany

In the EROS Project the potential for the energy efficient retrofit of a typical school building in West Germany was demonstrated. The renewal of the space heating system was combined with ...

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

2421 visits | Rating : 4.5/5

Tags:school | retrofit | Stuttgart | Annex 36

GreenBuilding Partner WWFF - ENERGYbase

26 March 2010 | Austria

On the 6th of June 2007 the foundation stone for one of the most innovative energy projects in Austria has been laid. Under the auspieces of the Vienna Economic Development Fund (WWFF), the ...

Submitted by Christina Spitzbart (Austrian Energy Agency) |

1493 visits | Rating : 2/5

Tags:GreenBuilding; office; new building; innovation

Ulm-Böfingen: Retrofitting of Catholic Community Centre using Vacuum Insulation Panels

15 March 2010 | Germany

Over 90% of all building projects of the diocese Rottenburg-Stuttgart with an annual investment from about 40 million Euros are for renovating existing buildings. With the retrofitting of the ...

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

4531 visits | Rating : 4.8/5

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

21 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) |

3345 visits | Rating : No votes

Stuttgart-Sonnenberg: Reduction of CO2 Emissions in a Nursing Home

18 November 2009 | Germany

A retirement apartment building built in Stuttgart-Sonnenberg in 1965 is a good example of what can be achieved when a major renovation is combined with an energy efficient retrofit concept ...

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

3841 visits | Rating : 5/5

Tags:Nursing home | EnSan | EnOB | building retrofit | cost potential curve

Effinergie: the French reference for low energy buildings

28 August 2009 | France

The Effinergie association was created in May 2006 to promote low energy buildings in France. The initiative was taken by regional authorities, and particularly the Alsace, Franche-Comté, ...

Submitted by Hicham LAHMIDI (BUREAU VERITAS) |

2029 visits | Rating : 4.7/5

Tags:low energy building