Power House Europe- Nearly Zero Challenge: Working withing the IEE programme
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The document describes the Power House Nearly-Zero Energy Challenge, a collaborative initiative among European housing federations aimed at enhancing energy efficiency in social housing. It emphasizes the need for innovative housing concepts, data sharing, and addressing real challenges faced by practitioners in the field. The project encompasses various EU countries and focuses on promoting nearly-zero energy buildings while connecting practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders for effective knowledge exchange.
Power House Europe- Nearly Zero Challenge: Working withing the IEE programme
- 1. Working within the IEE programme Sorcha.Edwards@housingeurope.eu Alessandro.Cesale@housingeurope.eu POWER HOUSE nearly-Zero Challenge Date: 23 January, 2013 IEE info Day
- 2. 2 CECODHAS Housing Europe CECODHAS Housing Europe is the European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing… Together the 45 members in 21 EU members States manage 26 million dwellings (12% of the total housing stock). CECODHAS Housing Europe members work together for a Europe which provides access to decent and affordable housing for all in communities which are: socially, economically, environmentally sustainable…
- 3. 3 Common EU Challenges… Ageing, Immigration, Social inclusion and… Climate Change, Fuel Poverty Stress on natural resources, Financing, National and EU legislation. Increasing Energy Efficiency and use of Renewable Energy in Social Housing. Different stages of development means significant potential for exchange POWER HOUSE Nearly Zero Energy Challenge! Lithuania Hungary Estonia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Latvia Ireland Portugal Greece Malta Italy Luxembourg United-Kingdom Belgium Cyprus Austria Finland Poland France Netherlands Denmark CzechRepublic Germany Sweden Social rental 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Social rental Private rental Owner-occupied
- 4. 4 The nearly Zero Challenge Proven forerunners in nearly-Zero energy housing and renovation will share their experience to increase knowledge and confidence in the POWER HOUSE EUROPE Network to meet the nearly-Zero Energy Building standard obligations outlined in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. 15 partners (mainly National/Regional Housing Federations) in 10 EU Countries
- 5. 5 Structure based on Needs Partners work in 4 thematic inter-European Taskforces: nearly-Zero energy housing in Cold/Continental climates; nearly-Zero energy housing in Warm/Mediterranean climates; nearly-Zero energy housing in regions characterised by divided- cooperative ownership, and Financing for Refurbishment and New-build
- 6. 6 The NZE Challenge in a nutshell There is a lack of confidence resulting from lack of data in use-phase of buildings Consumption monitoring software, progress on refurbishment rates and reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions and renewable energy generation will be entered by local housing organisations and visible to the public. Numbers speak louder than Words …
- 7. Numbers speak louder than Words … 7
- 8. Capitalising on Diversity • Innsbruck (Neue Heimat Tirol) largest passiv social housing estate in the world – 4-6 % higher price than normal construction costs; • Other regions e.g. Flanders – estimates between 50 – 80% than maximum cost for social housing; • Reasons include state of market development, product, service availability; • Need for innovation in housing concepts, design and buildingsystems and techniques. 8
- 9. Reality Check The project idea should be based on a real problem faced by partners or a clear objective in line with work programme. Keep ear to the ground, talk to practitioners and learn about the real obstacles, these are often the ones overlooked.. e.g. access to finance… Ensure that all partners understand and share the objective. 9
- 10. Network Avoid re-inventing the wheel, Inspire, Motivate & Scale-Up: •Capitalise on existing Contacts and Networks; •Ensure that Consortium Members add value e.g. from different fields of expertise (technical/practitioners/communication) or different geographical zones; Before project Submission: •Letters of Support from potential multipliers, ministries, counterparts in the sector & relevant on-going projects; After project launch: •Link with Solar decathlon Europe, International Polar Foundation, Buildings Performance Institute Europe, Link with EPBD Concerted Action. ‘Plug-in to POWER HOUSE web function’ to facilitate continuous feed in from on-going projects and.. result! Established exchange between Austria and Brussels Region
- 11. Why Intelligent Energy Europe? • Closer to users and everyday application than research programmes; • Not new research, but the innovative use and capitalisation of existing technologies and methods; • EACI: results oriented, focussed on what really needs to be changed! 11
- 12. Turning Policy into Action Practitioners, Policy makers, Industrial Lobbyists, Green NGOs, Innovations all in their own bubbles… The IEE gives some space and support to join up these bubbles and that is what we are trying to do in Power House nearly Zero Challenge… Conduct a robust, facts-based EU wide reality check in order to really change our realities… 12
- 13. Thank you for your attention! Project Coordination Team Contacts: Sorcha.Edwards@housingeurope.eu & Alessandro.Cesale@housingeurope.eu Visit: www.powerhouseeurope.eu POWER HOUSE nearly-Zero Challenge
Editor's Notes
- #9: Flemish member were able to take a fresh look at their sitation after visiting the Austrian examples
- #10: Ear to the ground Very often we miss the elephant in the room Dont ignore the obvious – very often that is the real obstacle e.g. access to finance
- #11: Start as a Partner to learn the ropes, Respect deadlines for ducument delivery,
- #13: Brussels is a city of many bubbles, The energy consultants are in one bubble, the Climate change campaigners are in another, policy makers in yet another and then out there, there is reality … people trying to pay the bills, people trying to hold down their jobs, Social service providers being asked to deliver more with less. Alongside there are bubbles of progress, bubbles of hope, often crazy, visionary individuals and organisations