BRINGING RETROFIT INNOVATION TO APPLICATION IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS - BRITA IN PUBS

The BRITA in PuBs project (Bringing Retrofit Innovation To Application in Public Buildings)aims at increasing the market penetration of innovative and effective retrofit solutions toimprove energy efficiency and implement renewables, with moderate additional costs.In the first place, this is realised by the exemplary retrofit of 8 public demonstrationbuildings in the four participating European regions (North, Central, South, East). Thegeneral aim of the retrofits at the demonstration buildings is to reduce the primary energydemand for heating, ventilation, cooling and domestic hot water by factor 2 and to improvethe user satisfaction also by factor 2. Secondly, the research work packages include socioeconomicresearch such as the identification of real project-planning needs and financingstrategies, the assessment of retrofit design guidelines, the development of an internetbasedknowledge tool on retrofit measures and case studies, and a quality control-tool boxto secure the good long-term performance of the building and the systems. The trainingand dissemination work includes blackboard information sheets, an Eco-buildings elearningmodule, architectural student courses, and a facility managers training based onthe results of the demonstration projects. The project website (www.brita-in-pubs.eu) includesa building diary with updated information on the current status of the demonstrationprojects.