Energy and Building EXPO
Basic information
Project Title
Energy and Building EXPO
Full project title
Energy and Building EXPO
Category
Regaining a sense of belonging
Project Description
The EXPO is at the center of a model region for sustainable housing and quality of life, taking into account the architectural and social needs of all sections of the population.
Geographical Scope
Regional
Project Region
Leaderregion Kernland, Austria
Urban or rural issues
It addresses urban-rural linkages
Physical or other transformations
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)
EU Programme or fund
Yes
Which funds
ERDF : European Regional Development Fund
Description of the project
Summary
Buildings and living spaces are becoming the core economic problem in order to maintain the high level of prosperity in the European community and to significantly increase the quality of buildings. Our financial strength must be used in a highly efficient and sustainable/lifecycle-oriented manner. Regional circular economy, the digitization of construction processes and serial production are the supporting pillars.
The dilemma is that although people are interested in this, there is a lack of knowledge across the board, which means that the options for action are greatly reduced. Unfortunately, this cannot be remedied with the known political tools.
The solution is practical and interactive AWARENESS EDUCATION, as a common foundation, which has a strong influence on the secondary planning and decision-making processes.
For this transformation, people need a common place where interests and knowledge can be networked and made fit for the future.
The EXPO is therefore at the center of a model region for sustainable housing and quality of life, taking into account the architectural and social needs of all sections of the population.
Every citizen (regardless of social class; whether administration/mayor/local councillors, from education, people at risk of poverty or entrepreneurs) finds solutions and support for their individual or collective problems there. It is essential that the added value of very high quality standards is always the focus for investors and is brought into line with the level of knowledge of the trade.
All in all, solving "small" individual and large social problems creates a new regional awareness, which forms and strengthens regional ties.
The dilemma is that although people are interested in this, there is a lack of knowledge across the board, which means that the options for action are greatly reduced. Unfortunately, this cannot be remedied with the known political tools.
The solution is practical and interactive AWARENESS EDUCATION, as a common foundation, which has a strong influence on the secondary planning and decision-making processes.
For this transformation, people need a common place where interests and knowledge can be networked and made fit for the future.
The EXPO is therefore at the center of a model region for sustainable housing and quality of life, taking into account the architectural and social needs of all sections of the population.
Every citizen (regardless of social class; whether administration/mayor/local councillors, from education, people at risk of poverty or entrepreneurs) finds solutions and support for their individual or collective problems there. It is essential that the added value of very high quality standards is always the focus for investors and is brought into line with the level of knowledge of the trade.
All in all, solving "small" individual and large social problems creates a new regional awareness, which forms and strengthens regional ties.
Key objectives for sustainability
BUILDING EFFICIENCY IS A KEY ECONOMIC PROBLEM
The main problem in our society is the lack of awareness of regional energy, resources and added value, because energy and regional resources in general are plentiful if we use them properly.
SITUATION OF REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO
With the exception of a few lighthouse projects, the Austrian real estate portfolio is only managed. Potentials for a sustainable upgrading remain untapped by the different social classes within the framework of their financial ability to act and existing knowledge.
Politics, science and business agree that building efficiency must be significantly increased, but there are completely different views on the question of how this should be achieved.
BASIC PROBLEM OF CURRENT FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS
The views on the topic of overall efficiency of buildings are so far apart from trade, industry and energy service providers that good solutions in the interest of property owners seem impossible or are only possible in certain cases through existing market mechanisms.
On the one hand, our society wants cheap energy, our economy needs cheap energy (cheap energy is an important factor in global and European competition), on the other hand, ecology and sustainability are becoming an important economic factor.
It is about solving this fundamental contradiction.
The building stock is the key sector for a sustainable change in our energy system. The key to this lies in the awareness of efficiency, quality and regionality, which in turn is the basis for regional and national value creation, a lively working environment with corresponding social effects.
The main problem in our society is the lack of awareness of regional energy, resources and added value, because energy and regional resources in general are plentiful if we use them properly.
SITUATION OF REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO
With the exception of a few lighthouse projects, the Austrian real estate portfolio is only managed. Potentials for a sustainable upgrading remain untapped by the different social classes within the framework of their financial ability to act and existing knowledge.
Politics, science and business agree that building efficiency must be significantly increased, but there are completely different views on the question of how this should be achieved.
BASIC PROBLEM OF CURRENT FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS
The views on the topic of overall efficiency of buildings are so far apart from trade, industry and energy service providers that good solutions in the interest of property owners seem impossible or are only possible in certain cases through existing market mechanisms.
On the one hand, our society wants cheap energy, our economy needs cheap energy (cheap energy is an important factor in global and European competition), on the other hand, ecology and sustainability are becoming an important economic factor.
It is about solving this fundamental contradiction.
The building stock is the key sector for a sustainable change in our energy system. The key to this lies in the awareness of efficiency, quality and regionality, which in turn is the basis for regional and national value creation, a lively working environment with corresponding social effects.
Key objectives for aesthetics and quality
EXPO FOR CREATIVE QUALITY AWARENESS
The solution to the social problem leads to an individual social and economic life cycle analysis of real estate and a pronounced awareness of quality. People need to be able to see the problems and opportunities of buildings themselves, with this new one
Solutions with professional support are then possible.
WITH WHICH OFFER CAN YOU REACH A HIGH QUALITY AWARENESS FOR LIVING COMFORT, ECOLOGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO?
A completely different, completely new method is required for this, the property owners themselves have to research and understand the possibilities of intelligent solutions.
A targeted transfer of knowledge to property owners can then provide the regional economy with the necessary impetus.
The solution to the social problem leads to an individual social and economic life cycle analysis of real estate and a pronounced awareness of quality. People need to be able to see the problems and opportunities of buildings themselves, with this new one
Solutions with professional support are then possible.
WITH WHICH OFFER CAN YOU REACH A HIGH QUALITY AWARENESS FOR LIVING COMFORT, ECOLOGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO?
A completely different, completely new method is required for this, the property owners themselves have to research and understand the possibilities of intelligent solutions.
A targeted transfer of knowledge to property owners can then provide the regional economy with the necessary impetus.
Key objectives for inclusion
EXPO WORKS IN DIVERSE AND POINTING THE WAY …
A comprehensible and tangible increase in comfort enables maximum energy efficiency.
Efficient use of valuable resources is the order of the day. Many solutions are available, but they all fit together and must also be understood by people.
Building development in line with the future. Building development in line with the future.
When it comes to new construction or renovation, it is not primarily a question of how much thermal insulation or which energy source, but which components allow for the best overall value retention far into the future.
Valuable food strengthens regional ties.
Nothing connects a region more than enjoyment and lifestyle. Real food from the region, tastefully prepared, is the basis of a healthy lifestyle and also for regional added value.
Construction projects strengthen the regional economy. Construction projects strengthen the regional economy.
A high-quality building development always brings higher living comfort, a sustainable reduction in operating costs, significantly reduces the risk of structural damage and thus brings a clear increase in the value of the building overall.
METHOD IN 4 STEPS WITH BARRIER-FREE ACCESS FOR CITIZEN
1. Virtual simulation ... of various construction and building technologies
2. Evaluation of the simulation results
3. Practice confirmation ... in a real simulation room (after project phase 1), using a weather chamber, any weather can be programmed 365 days a year!
4. Contacts to the regional economy (craftsmen can use the facility for individual advice)
A comprehensible and tangible increase in comfort enables maximum energy efficiency.
Efficient use of valuable resources is the order of the day. Many solutions are available, but they all fit together and must also be understood by people.
Building development in line with the future. Building development in line with the future.
When it comes to new construction or renovation, it is not primarily a question of how much thermal insulation or which energy source, but which components allow for the best overall value retention far into the future.
Valuable food strengthens regional ties.
Nothing connects a region more than enjoyment and lifestyle. Real food from the region, tastefully prepared, is the basis of a healthy lifestyle and also for regional added value.
Construction projects strengthen the regional economy. Construction projects strengthen the regional economy.
A high-quality building development always brings higher living comfort, a sustainable reduction in operating costs, significantly reduces the risk of structural damage and thus brings a clear increase in the value of the building overall.
METHOD IN 4 STEPS WITH BARRIER-FREE ACCESS FOR CITIZEN
1. Virtual simulation ... of various construction and building technologies
2. Evaluation of the simulation results
3. Practice confirmation ... in a real simulation room (after project phase 1), using a weather chamber, any weather can be programmed 365 days a year!
4. Contacts to the regional economy (craftsmen can use the facility for individual advice)
Results in relation to category
The project is technically mature and can be implemented at any time. For this purpose, an initial spark is to be given by setting up a real laboratory and thus networking and deepening the interests of the local partners. Then the detailed planning can be started (a suitable location already exists).
How Citizens benefit
HOW GOOD/BAD DO DIFFERENT AWARENESS-RAISING MEASURES WORK IN GENERAL?
New services work when the benefits for people are recognizable.
Already in the implementation phase, interested citizens, the educational institutions and above all the regional craftsmen should be involved in the design of the knowledge transfer. It is about special target groups that expect concrete answers in a short time (people at risk of poverty, energy communities, investors, ...).
New services work when the benefits for people are recognizable.
Already in the implementation phase, interested citizens, the educational institutions and above all the regional craftsmen should be involved in the design of the knowledge transfer. It is about special target groups that expect concrete answers in a short time (people at risk of poverty, energy communities, investors, ...).
Physical or other transformations
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)
Innovative character
WHAT MAKES THIS METHOD DIFFERENT?
The method of raising awareness does not exist anywhere in the world in this quality. The previous method for the social problem was, as a rule, a free consultation.
It is not possible to create an awareness of the diverse possibilities and complex issues in a correspondingly short time by means of advice.
The method of raising awareness does not exist anywhere in the world in this quality. The previous method for the social problem was, as a rule, a free consultation.
It is not possible to create an awareness of the diverse possibilities and complex issues in a correspondingly short time by means of advice.
Disciplines/knowledge reflected
All planning fields from landscape planning, energy space planning, traffic planning, architecture, building physics, building biology, building chemistry, building technology to software development were integrated through the planner network. As a result, a consistent scheme for building simulation and building evaluation could be developed.
Methodology used
THE EXPO MAKES BUILDING QUALITIES VISIBLE FOR CITIZEN
In a simulation room, visitors can playfully and methodically:
- Identify problem/qualities
- Get to know solutions
- Assess qualities (air quality, light quality, comfort, building physics, building biology, efficiency, ...)
- Optimize qualities (compare, test, check)
- Evaluate and discuss measurement results
- Experience effects (test living)
The operating software enables the clarification of simple to scientific questions.
In a simulation room, visitors can playfully and methodically:
- Identify problem/qualities
- Get to know solutions
- Assess qualities (air quality, light quality, comfort, building physics, building biology, efficiency, ...)
- Optimize qualities (compare, test, check)
- Evaluate and discuss measurement results
- Experience effects (test living)
The operating software enables the clarification of simple to scientific questions.
How stakeholders are engaged
The project was conceptually set up by the Enerquent planner network in 2013 and began with the exchange of ideas between 243 local craft businesses and 43 industrial product manufacturers. In the course of a leader project, the regional policy was then informed and technically examined.
Global challenges
THE FUTURE WILL BE DETERMINED MAINLY BY FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND KNOWLEDGE
Financial strength and knowledge are not freely available to real estate owners and real estate users of all social classes.
Real estate owners are currently acting according to short-term and unecological priorities, because 16 percent put saving money first when choosing a product. Another 16 percent see energy-efficient product properties as sustainable. For 15 percent it is the longevity of the product. Ecological materials in a building material or its recyclability play an absolutely subordinate role for builders as long as they cannot see any real financial advantage.
Financial strength and knowledge are not freely available to real estate owners and real estate users of all social classes.
Real estate owners are currently acting according to short-term and unecological priorities, because 16 percent put saving money first when choosing a product. Another 16 percent see energy-efficient product properties as sustainable. For 15 percent it is the longevity of the product. Ecological materials in a building material or its recyclability play an absolutely subordinate role for builders as long as they cannot see any real financial advantage.
Learning transferred to other parties
The simulation space can easily be transferred to other regions (a comprehensive offer would be extremely useful), perhaps with a different focus (depending on regional characteristics). The online simulation room can be accessed internationally without barriers (e.g. from elementary schools to universities).
Keywords
awareness raising
test environment
simulation room
learning platform
building network
