Bringing Retrofit Innovation to Application in Public Buildings

Objectives The BRITA in PuBs proposal on Eco-buildings aims to increase the market penetration of innovative and effective retrofit solutions to improve energy efficiency and implement renewables, with moderate additional costs.

• In the first place, this will be realised by the exemplary retrofit of 9 demonstration public buildings all over Europe. By choosing public buildings of different types such as colleges, cultural centres, nursery homes, student houses, churches etc. for implementing the measures it will be easier to reach groups of differing age and social origin. Public buildings can be used as engines to heighten awareness and sensitise society on energy conservation.

• Secondly, the research work packages will include the socio-economic research such as the identification of real project-planning needs and financing strategies, the assessment of design guidelines, the development of an internet-based knowledge tool on retrofit measures and case studies and a quality control-tool box to secure a good long-term performance of the building and the systems.

• The third main pillar of the BRITA in PuBs project is dissemination. This will be done in a combination of targeted PR-campaigns and using local, national and international networks.