Report on existing monitoring initiatives and database systems This report is a deliverable of the Request2Action project which is co-funded by the European Commission and focuses on how data from Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs), alongside other data, can be used to promote home energy efficiency.
Post date: 9 Nov 2015
Type: Publication
The evolution of data tools that support improved energy performance of buildings follows the broader development of data management and processing, a field which has expanded rapidly in recent years. This article reviews the various types of applications currently available.
Post date: 16 Sep 2015
Type: News
The evolution of data tools that are used to improve the energy performance of buildings follows the broader development of data management and processing, a field which has expanded rapidly in recent years. This article reviews the various types of software applications currently available.
Post date: 14 Jul 2015
Type: News
Europe has impressive ambitions for a nearly zero energy transformation of its housing stock. EPCs are key to realising those ambitions. EPC databases/registers are now in place across most EU countries. These databases, coupled with advancements in ‘big data’ technology, statistical analysis and GIS mapping, have the power to transform our delivery of energy saving programmes. However, too often theses databases are left to gather dust and are not routinely used by policy makers and delivery bodies.
Post date: 30 Oct 2014
Type: Event
This report proposes a first version of a database that could be implemented by French software editors to provide input data for the calculation of building energy performance.The proposed values correspond to typical equipment and construction products. They are not intended to be used for the energy performance calculation required by the regulation which should rely on the data of the actual products and equipments used.Data is proposed for boilers, heat pumps, solar thermal systems, ventilation systems, walls, insulation products, windows, doors.
Post date: 11 Apr 2014
Type: Publication
Today, April 3, 2014, the GBPN launched a new interactive Policy Tool for Renovation. The tool compares and analyses twelve best practice renovation policies for residential buildings from Europe and the United States, using fourteen criteria that define a “state of the art” policy package. This new and detailed analysis of current best practice renovation policies supports decision makers to accelerate the design and implementation of more ambitious energy renovation policies.
Post date: 7 Apr 2014
Type: News
The IEE-funded project Meshartility is helping 74 municipalities across 12 European countries to collect relevant energy data for the development of their Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs). Accessing detailed data on energy production and consumption in their territory is a crucial first step for Covenant signatories to identify which are the sectors where the energy transition efforts should be concentrated.
Post date: 5 Feb 2014
Type: News
The Global SCP Clearinghouse is a unique one-stop hub dedicated to advancing Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) worldwide. The Clearinghouse uses social networking principles to create this “one-stop hub” for SCP knowledge and cooperation.
Post date: 27 Jan 2014
Type: Link
Better data is required to develop more energy efficient buildings. As the strategies for improving the energy performance of buildings become more complex, policy-makers need more and better data to design and evaluate policies and programmes and to put into place monitoring systems to measure the progress of the various policy instruments. This BUILD UP Web Seminar is an opportunity to:
Post date: 23 Dec 2013
Type: News
The international Passivhaus Database brings together different Passivhaus databases and offers a wide reaching overview of the international development of the Passivhaus standard with the following functions: Fundamental information about Passivhaus... Database for realised Passivhauses with information on the construction, building technique and energy characteristics.... Search functions: detail search, full text search, Geo search... Organisational structure for the International Day of Passive Houses...
Post date: 16 Dec 2013
Type: Tool