19-20 April 2007

EHEN-RESHAPE Conference Living in sustainable social houses: State of affairs as regards to new-construction and renovation projects

The purpose of this event was to exchange know-how and experiences in Europe, such trough practical examples. Realised projects enable us to acces both positive and negative experiences and to adjust where necessary.

The following items have been discussed:

• What has been realised in this region, within the social housing sector, as to sustainable building?
  
• How can we give existing social houses an EPB-label?
  
• Which measures as to renovation are ecologically and economically feasible?
  
• Practical examples, from a positive and negative perspective.
  
• Sustainable social housing in practice.

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1-2 October 2002

Aims and objectives of the Conference:

1. Assembling knowledge, spread over Europe, concerning solar energy:

• Dissemination of results of recent research projects
• Exchange of information on solar systems and strategies applied in Europe
• Good practice examples of solar applications in Europe
• Provide links and contacts

2. Stating the sense (or non-sense) of the application of energy saving measures concerning solar energy and stating the potentials of these measures in the future:

• Showing built examples which have been monitored (data)
• Stating the current efficiency of systems/strategies and their future potential
• Providing cost-benefit analysis of systems/strategies
• Exchanging experiences, drawbacks, problems, etc.

3. Showing and handing over ways of applying solar energy in buildings - active and passive - in Belgium:

• In project preparation
• In design
• In execution
• In maintenance

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