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General guidelines on developing and adopting Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs)
WISE-PLANS, cooperation between Communities for Energy Action Plans

The report developed within the IEE project provides guidelines and methodology for communities that want to undertake the development of Energy Plans and sets the procedures in terms of population and infrastructures, the production and use of energy, relevant geographical features with opportunities for improvements best options and actions.

Finding Your Way to Energy Actions - Guidelines for Communities
on How to Set an Energy Action Plan
SECURE

The purpose of the report developed within the IEE project SECURE - Sustainable Energy Communities in Urban Areas in Europe has been to give help and give inspiration to the municipalities on how to create an Energy Action Plan.

Design and Management Options for Improving the Energy Performance of Housing
Barriers of sustainable and energy conscious renovation related to the pilot projects
DEMOHOUSE

The EU supported project DEMOHOUSE aims at demonstrating the potential of energy saving and environmental improvement in the renovation of residential buildings by renovating buildings in different European countries (Denmark, Austria, Greece, Spain and Hungary).

Retrofitting Social Housing and Active Preparation
RESHAPE

The IEE project intends to contribute to the implementation of the EU Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings through developing a tool for retrofitting strategies in consideration with building practice, policy framework as well as legal and financial complications.

Tools and methods for linking EPBD and continuous commissioning
BuildingEQ

The IEE BuildingEQ project is a clearly documented method for the cost effective continuous evaluation of building performance, which is designed to be used in connection with the EPBD and applicable for non-residential buildings comprising low cost monitoring, databases for stock and metering data, building models for calculation of optimal performance values and evaluation methods.

Integrated Energy Retrofitting in Buildings
INTEREB

The INTEREB project aims to define, through planning tools and guidelines, procedures for promoting energy retrofitting measures within standard building renovation processes so as to bring energy efficiency standards of old buildings to approach, in a cost-effective manner, those of new buildings.

Actions and Strategies for Sustainable Growth through
Community Networking and Innovative Thinking
INNOVATIVE THINKING

The aim of this IEE project was to enhance a process focusing on making a joint commitment in the community for establishment of long-term sustainable development of the community towards an energy efficient and renewable energy through development and implementation of action plans based on actual RES/RUE status and possibilities per participating countries.



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BELGIUM


100% renewable energy supply for heating, cooling and electricity in a monument-protected building in the heart of Brussels
The Renewable Energy House

The challenge the HRH Prince Laurent of Belgium have face with in 2005 was a demonstration on how to preserve the 140 year-old building structure whilst integrating a series of renewable energy and energy efficiency measures.


DENMARK


A town ecological test and demonstration project
Hedebykarréen

This is a Project Renovation which promotes quality, productivity, resource awareness and competitive power in terms of comparing results received for heat, electricity, and water consumption are compared.


ITALY


Feasibility plan for the installation of RES and RUE technologies on cultural, historical and religious buildings in Chieti, Italy
ATENA project

ATENA project aims at optimization and valorization of the management of buildings in 56 municipalities of the province of Chieti, Italy according to environmental and economic sustainability criteria.


UNITED KINGDOM


A Guide to Part F of the Northern Ireland Building Regulation 2006
Historic Building & Energy Efficiency

The reuse of Historic Buildings is by its nature energy efficient. The energy required for the manufacture and transport of materials in new construction is saved. This is known as the “embodied energy” and can offer a significant reduction in energy use and carbon emissions.

Microgeneration in traditional and historic homes
RENEWABLE HERITAGE
A CHANGEWORKS INITIATIVE

Renewable Heritage Initiative has introduced clean energy technologies into traditionally-built, listed properties in Edinburgh's Old Town, a Conservation Area and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The project aims to show that, with proper consideration, renewable energy can actively enhance the cultural and social value of historic properties.

Building Regulations and Historic Buildings:
Balancing the needs for energy conservation with those of building conservation
English Heritage Guidance Notes

English Heritage supports the Government’s aims to improve energy efficiency in historic buildings, provided that the application of the new Part L is exercised so that special characteristics are recognised and this do not harm the character of the building or increase the risk of long-term deterioration to fabric or fittings.



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Latest News
18 February 2011

FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE SUSTAINABILITY AND THE CONSERVATION OF HISTORICAL CITIES to be held on 18 February 2011 in Piacenza, Italy.



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October 2010

SECHURBA project had the honor to be presented during the 37th IAHS World Congress on Housing Science: "Design, Technology, Refurbishment and Management of Buildings", which took place in Santander, Spain, on 26-29 October 2010.

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