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Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel, ENEF 9.10.2013

 Cooperation in FOUR countries (Estonia, Finland,
Sweden & Latvia)
 Energy efficiency in RETROFITTING
 Feasibility : POSSIBLE/REASONABLE to implement
 Urban planning – not to forget the urban dimension
– Housing areas, commercial areas, mixed areas
– Individual buildings in urban context
– Urban renewal, renovation and upgrading of residential neighbourhoods
Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel, ENEF Conference 9.10.2013

The ENEF project focuses on two main aspects:
 How to renovate old buildings by making them more energy efficient based on selected case studies
 What are the criteria, calculations and methods to be taken into account in planning and designing new buildings (based on selected case studies)
 The project is divided into work packages (WP1 – WP5).
 The work is carried out according to ”milestones”
(4-month periods), from 1.2011 to 12.2013
Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel, ENEF Conference 9.10.2013

 The ENEF project is funded by the Interreg IV A
Program .
 ENEF aims at identifying and disseminating the best solutions and strategies for an energy efficient and feasible urban planning and building renovation, especially in housing, in the Central Baltic region.
 The project partners are four universities in four different countries (EE, FIN, LV, SWE).
 The projects has 5 different work packages:
 coordination and reporting,
 dissemination and creation of networks,
 handbook with best-practice examples
 simulation and calculation tools
 exhibition of student projects on passive cooling solutions
(in connection with final conference).
Pictures: Pekka Tuomaala, VTT (2012)
Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel, ENEF Conference 9.10.2013

 Aalto University, Finland (Aalto PRO, ENG, YTK)
 Tallinn University of Technology (TTU)
 Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (KTH)
 Riga Technical University, Latvia (RTU)
The project offers a platform for professionals in building and urban planning, where they can
 exchange experiences and ideas on energy efficient, healthy and sustainable solutions for large-scale building renovation
 learn from other countries through good examples
 develop better ways of cooperation in the field of building renovation
 contribute to implement energy efficient urban planning measures
Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel, ENEF Conference 9.10.2013

 Replicability
 Feasibility
 Use of building roofs as energy producing platforms
European Technology Platform Smartgrid 2006
 Optimal use of building plot
 Sharing resources
 Evaluation of environmental impact and life-cycle assessment (LCC, LCA)
 Use of renewables (when possible)
Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel, ENEF Conference 9.10.2013

 Deliver information on successful energy efficiency measures implemented in the partner countries, in line with ENEF’s objectives.
 Identify the possibilities of encouraging the building control departments of the partner countries to enforce energy efficient and feasible building refurbishment.
 Show the best-practice examples in a comprehensive way
 Site plan, average age of buildings in the area, building rights (e-factor)
 Information on the energy supply networks in the area (district heating, gas, etc.)
 Find what kind of open-source calculation/simulation tools are available in the partner countries, and what kind of expertise they require.
 Describe the tools identified and their applications.
Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel, ENEF Conference 9.10.2013

WP2
The objective of this work package is to create an active and sustainable co-operation network (between universities, architects, urban planners, building companies and public and private real-estate owners) in the field of energy efficiency and feasibility in building and urban planning.
The project focuses on case studies of:
• Publicly used buildings (schools, kindergartens, libraries)
• Residential apartment buildings / housing estates built in 1960-1980
Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel, ENEF Conference 9.10.2013

 Improved know-how and knowledge in planning buildings with higher and more balanced energy efficiency (including calculated and economically feasible and realistic use of renewable energies, mainly water and sun)
 Raising awareness in the issues of energy efficiency of public buildings
(public offices and educational buildings)
 Supporting innovation transfer into practice (universities  architects, city planners, owners of the public buildings, etc.)
 Identification of relevant key-numbers and figures based on comparative analysis of pilot cases and energy audits – what are the figures and outputs that impact most energy efficiency (including utilisation period of the building)
Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel, ENEF Conference 9.10.2013

WP4
 The objective of the WP4 is the promotion and awareness raising of better use and application of existing computer-based simulation systems for higher energy efficiency in buildings.
 The strategic focus of the WP4 is to extend the use of different simulation systems for calculating energy efficiency on practical level (urban planners, architects, building companies and real-estate owners).
 Through comparative analysis of current situation in 4 regions (simulation systems used, main problems and obstacles, etc.) the project team identifies the best solutions for each region, and a common methodology / way of work on how to promote their wider use among network partners.
Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel, ENEF Conference 9.10.2013

Organisation of the international exhibition of the models of energy efficient public buildings:
 Involving STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS, ARCHITECTS/COMPANIES and
CITY PLANNERS from 4 regions through team building, preparation of the models, calculating and using simulations and laboratories
 Presenting each project at the international “Exhibition of models of energy efficient public buildings” in the autumn of 2013 in Tallinn
Planned results of WP5:
• Several teams (of students) participating from each partner country
• Conference and exhibition (here we are!)
Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel, ENEF Conference 9.10.2013

Aalto PRO
Aalto University Continuing Education
Ana Rodriguez-Gabriel tel. +358 50 308 7884, ana.rodriguez@aalto.fi
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