Interset

The White Paper on renewable Energy states that the total energy requirements in the domestic sector could be reduced by 50% in EU until the year 2010, half of which could be accounts for by introducing passive and active solar technologies in buildings.

The White Paper proposes market measures for fair access to the electricity market, fiscal and financing measures, a bio-energy initiative and improved building regulations. The Community Strategy for action plan, of which SAVE is an integral part, incorporates a take-off campaign of renewables, one of the aspects of which is the integration of renewables in a larger number of communities.

A project called INTERSET has been undertaken with the aim to study and propose global strategies, tools and guidelines that will promote the efficient and cost effective global implementation of advanced systems and techniques in the refurbishment of existing settlements in Europe. The specific objectives of the study include the combination and adaptation of scientific and technological knowledge with best engineering and architectural practice in order to study, develop, propose and disseminate global actions on the integration of energy efficient systems and techniques in existing settlements requiring refurbishment, the development of tools for best practice and economic efficient management and retrofitting of existing settlements, the study of the existing legislative framework on the implementation of advanced energy efficient systems and techniques in settlements, the assessment of five case studies on the energy efficient retrofitting of specific settlements in Europe, the integration of the results and conclusions into a set of design guidelines for managers and designers of settlements, urban sites and utilities.

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