Flemish Minister visits REFURB project
On March 16 2017, Leiedal hosted the launch of MijnEnergieKompas.be by Flemish Minister of Energy, Bart Tommelein.
This on-line application for homeowners creates a tailor-made report with an advice on how to renovate their house to NZEB-level. The application creates not only awareness, but also tells homeowners how to start the renovation. The application builds on the insights -gained by the REFURB-project- on how to activate homeowners.
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Energy-efficient Urban Redevelopment - Changing the focus from individual buildings to entire neighbourhoods
In Germany, the tenant rate of residential buildings is higher (54%) than the owner rate (46%). Actually, 16% of the residential buildings are property of housing companies especially in larger cities. Against this background, the highest potential to reduce CO2 emissions is to step away from considering individual buildings towards an overall view of residential districts and neighbourhoods.
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The Renovation Pact raises awareness
The Renovation pact is an initiative of the Flemish Government to increase the renovation activity of the existing dwelling stock in Flanders
A number of the Belgian REFURB partners play a key role in some of the activities of the Renovation pact in 2017.
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The houses in Estonian Tartu smart district are preparing for renovations
The smart district project in Tartu has already attracted 22 apartment associations to become part of the pilot area and renovate their buildings, which were constructed in the 1950s and 1960s, as zero-energy buildings. The city mayor is looking forward to environmental friendly changes.
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Environmental friendly concept for rental homes in the Netherlands
The rollout of the market concept ‘Schil om woning’ (i.e. insulated compartments placed around the house, combined with solar panels and a heat pump) has started among rental homes of Elkien (a housing corporation) in Leeuwarden. Elkien aims to have 15.000 of her rental homes renovated to nZEB in 10 years time.
The transformation of 55 rental dwellings in Huizum (Leeuwarden) to nZEB and all-electric took off in March 2017. Each of the houses will soon receive its ‘Schil om woning’.
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REFURB project reveals new knowledge on NZEB potential
All results and knowledge within the REFURB project are shared for everyone to benefit from the lessons learned about bridging the gap between Supply & Demand for renovation services.
Have access to all of the above-mentioned reports at...
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Development of Renovation Measures for Young Families and Renovation Steps for Empty Nesters
Within the scope of the Horizon 2020 project – REFURB, Aalborg University together with the Danish partners Project Zero and CLEAN, has developed a cost effective methodology to renovate single family houses.
The developed optimized method consists of 5 steps:
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Young families to be energy-motivated
Four graduate students in the field of science from the University of Copenhagen were conducting hands-on research in Sonderborg during the month of March in order to solve the code of energy motivation among young families.
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Supplier side feedback on renovation packages
In April 2017 a dozen stakeholders from the supplier side met up to give feedback on the ideas of renovating packages adapted to Danish conditions.
The suppliers gave valuable feedback on especially the argumentation for choosing a step-by-step solution based on their knowledge as suppliers and their first hand experiences in meeting the customers.
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Expert advice on concept for component solutions (Bostoen, Leiedal, VITO, Recticel)
The Belgian Refurb partners Leiedal, VITO, Bostoen and Recticel invited an expert group to getfeedback on the prototype renovation concepts of Leiedal and Bostoen.
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Extensions to existing houses comes in NZEB modules
Jumatt, a company of the Bostoen group, markets modular turnkey timber frame houses.
3D timber frames are produced in the factory of Andenne (situated in the Walloon part of Belgium). The modules are provided with techniques, insulation, windows, stairs etc. In only one day...
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