ENEF
Central Baltic Cooperation in energy efficiency & feasibility in urban planning
- Thematic cluster:
- Green energy
- Programme:
- Central Baltic Programme
- Priority:
- 1. Safe and healthy environment
- Direction of support:
- Supporting sustainable spatial planning and environmental management
- Duration:
- Jan 2011 - Dec 2013 (3 years, 0 months)
- Total funding:
- 951 860 €
- ERDF funding:
- 762 398 €
- EUSBSR Priority area
- Improving the access to, and the efficiency and security of the energy markets
- Website:
- http://www.balticenergy.info/
Development idea
Many inhabitants in the Central Baltic region live in houses built during the post-war period. Many of the buildings are in need of different kinds of renovations – not least due to their low energy efficiency. The maintenance of these buildings is a common challenge for the whole region.
Aim of the project
The ENEF project set about increasing the awareness of and know-how in maintaining and designing buildings to reach higher energy efficiency and sought to support the transfer of innovation into practical applications.
Main project activities
To achieve the aims, the ENEF project developed a network to transfer innovative energy efficiency practices and tools to regional and municipal planners, architects and engineers. In addition, the project produced a practical energy efficiency handbook and also organised promotion and awareness activities for the better use and application of computer-based simulation systems. An exhibition of the models of energy-efficient buildings was also organised.
Partners
Tallinn University of Technology
- Country:
- Estonia
- Region:
- Põhja-Eesti
- ERDF funding:
- 258 247 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 45 573 €
Royal Institute of Technology
- Country:
- Sweden
- Region:
- Stockholm
- ERDF funding:
- 198 037 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 66 013 €
Riga Technical University
- Country:
- Latvia
- Region:
- Riga
- ERDF funding:
- 154 037 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 27 183 €
Aalto University Foundation
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Uusimaa
- ERDF funding:
- 152 077 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 50 693 €
Results
Handbook on renovating buildings in the Central Baltic region
A handbook presents best practices on how to increase energy efficiency in buildings
The investigation was done on public buildings (e.g. schools, universities and libraries) and private residential apartment buildings built in 1960-1980. Besides energy efficiency the emphasis is also given to architectural and cultural values with the best practice examples from Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Latvia as well as from other European countries.
Handbook on Buildings Renovation in Central Baltic Region (ENG)
Rokasgrāmata par ēku renovāciju Centrālbaltijas reģionā (LAT)
An overview of available tools for buildings' energy efficiency calculations
The overview provides the information on programmes and calculation methods available for calculation of energy efficiency in buildings.
The list of tools (ENG)
