ECOHOUSING
Energy Efficient and Ecological Housing
- Thematic cluster:
- Green energy
- Programme:
- Central Baltic Programme
- Priority:
- 1. Safe and healthy environment
- Direction of support:
- Environmental awareness raising and expertise
- Duration:
- May 2011 - Dec 2013 (2 years, 8 months)
- Total funding:
- 1 129 990 €
- ERDF funding:
- 874 236 €
- EUSBSR Priority area
- Improving the access to, and the efficiency and security of the energy markets
- Website:
- http://www.ecohousing-project.eu
Development idea
As much as 78% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the EU can be attributed to human activity. Finland, Estonia and Latvia made plans on how to save energy and replace fossil fuel sources with renewable energy sources. These countries only have a few of their own energy sources, but an important domestic source is biomass in one form or another. Various research institutes, companies and universities in each country studied and developed recommendations on how these renewable domestic sources of energy could be employed. At the same time boilers, burners and fireplaces are becoming more energy-efficient and ecological to use. However, consumers frequently lack reliable information on the existing heating boilers and stoves for small houses which utilise wood (firewood, wood chips, pellets) or biomass systems.
Aim of the project
The ECOHOUSING project has developed reliable and easily accessible energy guidance for the public.
Main project activities
The partners collected information and compared good practices and new methods in heating technology, equipment and devices applying bio and wood-energy in varying forms. Furthermore, the project has both tested and produced new training material and courses for installers of boilers and other equipment relating to heating systems that utilise biomass. The training material was also directed towards advisers in the energy-efficient use of bioenergy. Furthermore, the partners have developed and tested consumer-directed guidance services and network operations models.
Partners
TTS Institute (Work Efficiency Institute)
- Country:
- Finland
- Region:
- Uusimaa
- ERDF funding:
- 464 865 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 171 935 €
Tallinn University, Institute of Informatics
- Country:
- Estonia
- Region:
- Põhja-Eesti
- ERDF funding:
- 86 570 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 17 710 €
Tallinn University of Technology, Tartu College
- Country:
- Estonia
- Region:
- Lääne-Eesti
- ERDF funding:
- 62 292 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 12 758 €
Riga Technical University – Institute of Energy Systems and Environment
- Country:
- Latvia
- Region:
- Riga
- ERDF funding:
- 124 653 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 25 531 €
Estonian University of Life Sciences
- Country:
- Estonia
- Region:
- Lääne-Eesti
- ERDF funding:
- 69 966 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 14 330 €
Baltic Environmental Forum
- Country:
- Latvia
- Region:
- Riga
- ERDF funding:
- 65 890 €
- Amount of eligible national funding:
- 13 494 €
Results
Energy efficient and ecological housing in Finland, Estonia and Latvia
The publication presents current experiences and future perspectives of energy efficient and ecological housing.
The publication aims at emphasising complex solutions for sustainable consumption of energy resources at small scale applications starting from single family buildings up to the level of multi-apartment and public buildings in Finland, Estonia and Latvia .
