1st European conference “BIM and energy performance of buildings” 25 June 2018, 9:00 – 17:00 Brussels – Auditorium Hadewijch The market uptake of BIM (Building Information Modelling) is rapidly growing in nearly all European countries and one can assume … Continue reading
Commissioned by the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EASME), the evaluation of the IEE II support for buildings-related projects examines the performance and impact of 63 IEE II projects advancing sustainable energy use in buildings in the period … Continue reading
The latest REHVA Journal (Volume 54, Issue 2, April 2017) includes numerous articles contributed within the context of the QUALICHeCK project. The journal is available online. … Continue reading
Tuesday 28 February 2017 This webinar presents an overview of the main results and insights contributed by the QUALICHeCK project, and ways that these can be used further to improve the quality and compliance of buildings, towards better energy performance. … Continue reading
Thursday 23 February 2017 Quality of the works is essential in order to achieve actual energy savings and CO2 reductions in the building sector. The three contributions to the webinar present elements of the final version of the QUALICHeCK Source … Continue reading
QUALICHeCK project final publishable report The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive of 2002 and its recast in 2010 have been key elements urging member states to drastically reduce the energy use in buildings and pave the route towards Nearly-Zero Energy … Continue reading
New buildings, as well as the renovated building stock, should aim not just for good energy performance but also for good quality of the works, as this is a prerequisite for high building energy performance. Various experiences show that there … Continue reading
Practical experience shows that it is challenging to implement a robust compliance and enforcement framework for Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for buildings. The source book on EPC compliance aims to provide guidelines and suggestions for achieving such a framework. This … Continue reading
The 4th QUALICHeCK Conference took place in Brussels, Belgium, on 21 February 2017 at the BBRI Brussels Meeting Centre, Poincaré, 1060 Brussels (please note the final location). Among others, the Conference summarised the final outcomes and insights of the QUALICHeCK … Continue reading
Wednesday 25 January 2017 In view of the challenge to achieve Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings, building services systems increasingly rely on renewable energy sources: solar thermal, heat pumps, geothermal, biomass, photovoltaics. This webinar deals with handling renewable energy systems in the … Continue reading