Learning from best practice low energy housing retrofit

Title

Learning from best practice low energy housing retrofit

 Author

Mlecnik, E.
Hilderson, W.
Cré, J.

Faculty

OTB Research Institute for the Built Environment

 Department

OTB onderzoek

 Date

2010-12-31

 Abstract

Europe now expects an evolution of the building sector towards „near zero energy? buildings. In Belgium, the passive house concept offers a feasible portal towards 0-energy developments. Meanwhile, for the major market of renovations, we still have to learn-by-doing what is achievable from demonstration projects. Different technological options and concepts (low energy, passive house, zero energy) to reduce the energy consumption have been analyzed in the framework of the Belgian Low Energy Housing Retrofit (LEHR) project. Based on the LEHR research, the paper discusses the Belgian context for 0-energy development, and the feasibility of achieving 0-energy renovations by means of the passive house concept in Belgium. We present a detailed case study and discuss results and lessons considering innovation adoption. The research detected possibilities and hindrances considering the market introduction and early adoption in Belgium of innovative technologies and concepts for reaching near zero energy renovations in Belgium.

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 Publisher

Hogeschool Zuyd / RiBuilT

 Source

Euregional conference sustainable building: towards 0-impact buildings and environments, Maastricht, October 11-13, 2010

 Part of collection

Institutional Repository

 Document type

conference paper

 Rights

(c) 2010 Mlecnik, E.; Hilderson, W.; Cré, J.
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