ECO-CONCEPTS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE EUROPEAN CULTURAL BUILDINGS - ECO-CULTURE

The Eco-Culture project has been set up to demonstrate the use of energy efficienttechnologies integrated into new built high-performing cultural buildings. The reason isobvious as there is a need for knowledge about the various ways to improve theenvironmental performance of these types of cultural buildings across Europe. Threeremarkable buildings are included in this project:?? The Royal Danish Playhouse, Copenhagen, Denmark.?? The new Public Library, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.?? The new Opera House Oslo, Norway.Focus is on investigations, demonstration and testing of the following technologies whichhave been selected out of the integrated ECO-concepts as being especially innovative andcontributing to further development:?? Energy Storage.?? Heat Pumps.?? Natural ventilation.?? PV systems.?? Advanced Building Energy Management?? Systems (BEMS).