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Residential Retrofit assessment platform and demonstrations for near zero energy and CO2 emissions with optimum cost, health, comfort and environmental quality.

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Objective

The European ageing and inefficient residential building stock needs to be refurbished to achieve the targets relevant to energy efficiency and to secure healthy and comfortable living conditions. RECO2ST addresses the challenges of nZEB refurbishment through a systemic 3 step approach: Initially a Refurbishment Assessment Tool (RAT) will be deployed to create refurbishment scenarios, empowering the decision making of the building owner, public or private. Second, Action Plans for the renovation will be formed through Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and finally a refurbishment package of innovative and customizable technologies will be installed (Retrofit-Kit) for personalized renovation.
The Retrofit-Kit features cost efficient and modular technologies: Vacuum insulation (VIP), Modular Photovoltaics, Smart Windows with heating and cooling capacity, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), Intelligent Energy Management (IEMS), Nature Based Technologies (NBT) and optionally Cool Materials and Solutions. Their integration into personalized refurbishment packages for four demonstration sites will be conducted and validated. The renovation assessment tool and associated technologies will be demonstrated in four apartment block buildings (Spain, Switzerland, UK and Denmark) capturing climatic and construction variability across Europe, in total 67 apartments and 4900m2 of build space. The renovation assessment tool will tested on early adopter sites during the project. The modularity and adaptability of the RECO2ST Retrofit-Kit is key to achieving the expected performance and the Least-Cost method developed in the project will facilitate achieving this performance for the right price with a personalized renovation Action Plan developed quickly and accurately for each site under renovation. The demonstration sites will be refurbished into nZEBs achieving savings between 71 and 99%, with excellent internal environmental quality and payback in less than 15 years.

Programme(s)

H2020-EU.2.1.5.2. - Technologies enabling energy-efficient systems and energy-efficient buildings with a low environmental impact

Topic(s)

EEB-05-2017 - Development of near zero energy building renovation

Call for proposal

H2020-EEB-2017

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Funding Scheme

IA - Innovation action

Coordinator

AALBORG UNIVERSITET

Address

Fredrik Bajers Vej 7k
9220 Aalborg

Denmark

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU Contribution

€ 724 375

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BRUNEL UNIVERSITY LONDON

United Kingdom

EU Contribution

€ 896 750

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK

Ireland

EU Contribution

€ 594 650

UNIVERSIDAD DE CADIZ

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 343 000

ESTIA SA

Switzerland

EU Contribution

€ 420 000

VA-Q-TEC AG

Germany

EU Contribution

€ 300 475

GROUPE E GREENWATT SA

Switzerland

EU Contribution

€ 419 447

QUANTIS

Switzerland

EU Contribution

€ 199 500

ALCHEMIA-NOVA GMBH

Austria

EU Contribution

€ 321 475

HORN IRENE

Denmark

EU Contribution

€ 222 687

CORE INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY OE

Greece

EU Contribution

€ 163 625

FREDERIKSHAVN BOLIGFORENING

Denmark

EU Contribution

€ 377 562,50

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTRE IRELAND, LIMITED

Ireland

EU Contribution

€ 526 143,50

ACCIONA CONSTRUCCION SA

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 262 500

AYUNTAMIENTO DE CADIZ

Spain

EU Contribution

€ 601 875

RETRAITES POPULAIRES

Switzerland

EU Contribution

€ 288 750

EUROPEAN COOL ROOFS COUNCIL

Belgium

EU Contribution

€ 251 875

Project information

ReCO2ST

Grant agreement ID: 768576

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 January 2018
End date

30 June 2021

Funded under:

H2020-EU.2.1.5.2.

Overall budget:

€ 8 415 618,75
EU contribution

€ 6 914 690

Coordinated by:

AALBORG UNIVERSITET

Denmark

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ReCO2ST (Residential Retrofit assessment platform and demonstrations for near zero energy and CO2 emissions with optimum cost, health, comfort and environmental quality.)

Reporting period: 2018-01-01 to 2019-06-30

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

To achieve EU targets of CO2 emission reductions, the Zero Energy Building (ZEB) and near-ZEB (NZEB) market share in construction and refurbishment needs to significantly increase: in refurbishment, specifically, an increase by a factor of two to three times of the current rate of between 1.2% and 1.4% in the decades up to 2050 is required.
The RECO2ST project is positioned to address this challenge, through coverage of the entire refurbishment supply chain and encompassing all the stages, from planning and decision making to installation, operation and monitoring.
The project will enable the formulation of customized and efficient renovation action plans and implement cost efficient technological solutions improving the energy efficiency of residential buildings to NZEB levels, through reductions of more than 60% in energy use and at the same time achieve optimal indoor environmental conditions, improving the lives of the inhabitants, and increasing building value for the owners.
The project objectives is:
• To make NZEB refurbishment accessible through novel customizable business models.
• To develop a comprehensive, accurate and accessible Refurbishment Assessment Process delivering refurbishment scenarios customized to end-user needs and applicable to a wide variety of residential buildings made possible by:
- a systemic and integrated NZEB Refurbishment Assessment Platform.
- a method for accurate Refurbishment Planning, enabling accelerated decision making and refurbishment operations through implementation of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) - reducing the time, cost and complexity of the process.
- a customized retrofit-Kit featuring innovative technologies that will achieve NZEB refurbishment with satisfactory indoor environmental quality for a wide variety of refurbishment scenarios and occupant behaviours.
- cost efficiency optimization through the identification of the optimal balance point between building energy efficiency measures, indoor environmental quality and on-site renewable energy generation.
• To ensure realization of energy saving measures through cultivating energy-conscious inhabitant behavior, through streamlined and intuitive energy management and through intelligent building interaction with the energy system.
• To achieve substantial improvements of urban microclimate and overall quality of human life by ensuring a healthy, safe and comfortable indoor environment.
• To demonstrate the replicability of the proposed solution through demonstration in varying scenarios.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

The Smart-Windows developed by Horn Vinduer have been installed at the demo-site in London. Only fin

Monitoring of Alchemia Nova's AEROPLANT at the laboratory in Culoz.

3. A 3kWp PV array has been installed on the roof of the London demo-site together with 3 units of

The demo-site in Vevey just out of the scaffoldings. Deep refurbishment, renewables as well as new R

Delivery of Alchemia Nova's AEROPLANT at the demo-site in Vevey.

Kick-off meeting January 2018 - the project participants.

Installation of the vaccum insulation panels (VIP) developed by VAQ at the demo-site in London.

Project information

ReCO2ST

Grant agreement ID: 768576

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 January 2018
End date

30 June 2021

Funded under:

H2020-EU.2.1.5.2.

Overall budget:

€ 8 415 618,75
EU contribution

€ 6 914 690

Coordinated by:

AALBORG UNIVERSITET

Project information

ReCO2ST

Grant agreement ID: 768576

Project website

Status

Ongoing project

Start date

1 January 2018
End date

30 June 2021

Funded under:

H2020-EU.2.1.5.2.

Overall budget:

€ 8 415 618,75
EU contribution

€ 6 914 690

Coordinated by:

AALBORG UNIVERSITET

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Last update: 9 September 2019

Record number: 213424

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