March 2010: A wealth of information, guidance and tools for energy efficient social housing is opened up:
National Platforms for co-operative and managed housing operators offer access to information and tools
Why not see what the POWER HOUSE EUROPE National Platforms can do for you?
http://www.cecodhas.org/images/stories/campaigns/Energy/booklet%20-%20power%20house%20europe.pdf
Passive Houses in Mediterranean Climates
This is a very interestinmg article. I'd be very interested to hear how this study compares to the outcomes of earlier studies and to learn about built examples in Southern European countries:
http://www.passivhaustagung.de/Passive_House_E/PH_MedClim.html
Promoting low energy buildings in Central and Eastern Europe
http://www.intense-energy.eu/uploads/tx_triedownloads/INTENSE_WP3_D3_1.pdf
This document explores the concept of today's best practice being tomorrow's norm. Info on experiences and lessons learned in Western Europe is analysed and presented with the specific CEE audience in mind. It's good see some well documented info being promoted.
National energy assessors in Ireland
In Ireland, National Energy Assessors (NEA) provide quality assured Building Energy Rating (BER) Certificates. Lots of interesting info on the web-site http://www.nea.ie/