DST, DECISION SUPPORT TOOL TO FACILITATE ENERGY-EFFICIENT RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS

The aim of the DEMOHOUSE project is to develop minimum standards andrecommendations for energy-efficient and sustainable renovation of social housingestates. Within this, the Decision Support Tool is one of the final results and usesknowledge gathered throughout the DEMOHOUSE project. In many European countries,social housing is owned by housing associations, municipalities or housing co-operations.To facilitate the decision makers in these organisations a simple instrument which helps toselect relevant information for making decisions is developed within the DEMOHOUSEproject. There are several phases in the process of renovation of dwellings. Main decisionsin relation to ambitions of the renovation in energy-efficiency, sustainability, economicfeasibility and occupants participation take place in the first so called initiative phase. It isthis phase that the DST is focusing on to guide the decision makers, hosing managers andhome owners associations alike, through decision making process towards achievingenergy-efficient and sustainable renovation of dwellings. As any building renovation is acomplex process with many stages, the tool also contains practical information and offers guidanceand links to further more in-depth information of relevance to other stakeholders for example:architects, energy experts, building contractors, and building users.