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International Energy Agency

Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems Programme - ECBCS

IEA Energy Conservation in Buildings & Community Systems Programme – Update

ECES Executive Committee Meeting, 15th May 2012



… to facilitate and accelerate the introduction of energy conservation and environmentally sustainable technologies into healthy buildings and community systems, through innovation and research in decision-making, building products and systems, and commercialization

ECBCS Mission



Participating Countries

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Canada

P.R. China

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

Poland

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

UK

USA

Germany

Greece

Ireland (new in 2011)

Italy

Japan

Republic of Korea

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway



Developments in 2011 (1)

Closed projects:

Annex 44: Integrating Environmentally Responsive Elements in Buildings

Annex 48: Heat Pumping and Reversible Air Conditioning

Annex 50: Prefabricated Systems for Low Energy Renovation of Residential Buildings



Developments in 2011 (2)

Approved projects:

Annex 57: Evaluating the Overall CO2 Emissions due to Buildings and the Building Construction Industry

Annex 58: Reliable Building Energy Performance Characterisation Based on Full Scale Dynamic Measurements

Annex 59: Minimizing Temperature Differences in HVAC Systems for High Energy Efficiency in Buildings



Recent Publications (1)

Annex 48: Heat Pumping and Reversible Air Conditioning

“Analysis of Building Heating and Cooling Demands in the Purpose of Assessing the Reversibility and Heat Recovery Potentials”

“Review of Heat Recovery and Heat Pumping Solutions”

“Simulation tools: Reference Book”

“Design Handbook for Reversible Heat Pump Systems with and without Heat Recovery”

“Overview of Cases Studies and Demonstrations of Heat Pump Systems for Tertiary Buildings”




Annex 44: Integrating Environmentally Responsive Elements in Buildings

“Designing with Responsive Building Elements”

Annex 49: Low exergy systems for high-performance buildings and communities

“Exergy Assessment Guidebook for the Built Environment”




Annex 50: Prefabricated Systems for Low Energy Renovation of Residential Buildings

“Retrofit Strategies Design Guide - Advanced Retrofit Strategies and 10 Steps to a Prefab Module”

“Retrofit Simulation Report”

“Retrofit Module Design Guide”

“Building Renovation Case Studies”

“Retrofit Advisor” (electronic tool)



Annex Proposals & Concepts Under Consideration

Full Proposal: Development & Demonstration of Financial & Technical Concepts for Deep Energy Retrofits of Government / Public Buildings & Building Clusters

Full Proposal: New Generation Computational Tools for Building & Community Energy Systems Based on the Modelica & Functional Mockup Unit Standards

Full Proposal: Advanced Lighting Solutions for Retrofitting Buildings, Joint SHC / ECBCS Task / Annex

Project Concept: Ventilative Cooling



ECBCS Executive Committee Support & Services Unit (ESSU)

Website – www.ecbcs.org

Newsletter

Annual Report

Project Factsheets

Secretariat support

Coordination with IEA activities

Coordination with other activitiesT: +44 121 262 1920E: [email protected]: www.ecbcs.org



ECBCS Newsletter

Published and freely available on the ECBCS website and in print

Approximately 1500 downloads each month from website

Circulation of printed edition:1500 copies

Published twice every year in June and December



ECBCS Annual Report & Factsheets

Available on the ECBCS website



ECBCS Executive Committee Future Meeting Locations

Spain: 13th - 15th June 2012

Switzerland: 14th – 16th November 2012

Italy (joint with SHC): 12th - 14th June 2013

(Location to be confirmed): 13th – 15th November 2013

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