The International Energy Agency’s Energy in Buildings and Communities (IEA EBC) 2017 Annual Report has been released outlining current, new and completed projects. The Annual Report includes a review of research projects that directly relate to the Mission Innovation Challenge 7: Affordable Heating and Cooling.
New projects include:
- Deep renovation of historic buildings towards lowest possible energy demand and CO2 emissions;
- Integrated solutions for daylighting and electric lighting; and
- A new Communities and Cities working group.
Ongoing research projects include:
- HVAC energy calculation methodologies for non-residential buildings;
- Towards net zero energy resilient public communities; and
- Assessing life cycle related environmental impacts caused by buildings.
Recently completed projects include:
- Business and technical concepts for deep energy retrofits of public buildings;
- New generation computational tools for building and community energy systems; and
- Cost effective energy and carbon dioxide emissions optimisation in building renovation.
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