The REPUBLIC-MED project

Dr. G.M. Stavrakakis

MotivationDesign for compliance – National BES tools

Disregarding energy behaviour

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Motivation

Urban Sprawl => Urban Heat Island

Project overall concept

Design for reliable

predictions

Design for compliance

Methods that respond to new requirements for directives

implementation

Methods that respond to new requirements for directives

implementation

Buildings-Indoor-outdoor interactions-Energy behaviour-Retrofit technologies

Buildings-Indoor-outdoor interactions-Energy behaviour-Retrofit technologies

Open spaces-UHI assessment-New insights on urban environmental planning

Open spaces-UHI assessment-New insights on urban environmental planning

OptimizationOptimizationPilot applicationsPilot applications

Enrich design for compliance-Accounting for external microclimate effects-Accounting for behaviour-Optimization=> Possibilities in cost-optimal minimum requirements-Train the stakeholders

Enrich design for compliance-Accounting for external microclimate effects-Accounting for behaviour-Optimization=> Possibilities in cost-optimal minimum requirements-Train the stakeholders

Plans to introduce approach to policy makers

Training seminars

Plans to introduce approach to policy makers

Training seminars

Consortium and implementation phases

OUTREACHING STAKEHOLDERS

POOL OF STAKEHOLDERSCURRENT CONTEXT ANALYSIS

Ongoing policies

Successes and failures of current study methods

NOVEL METHODOLOGIES

REVIEW OF INNOVATIVE METHODS

Innovative simulation tools for BEP analysis

Innovative simulation tools for UHI impact

analysis

Desk-research level

Innovative impact assessment simulation

tools

Integration of decision-making schemes

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Applications to five pilot sites in each partner

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Evaluation of benefits on decision-making and

policy planning

Open days

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Workshops Training seminars

Public authorities

Technical meetings

Questionnaire surveys

Website Social media

Scientists

Engineers

Energy services providers

Policy makers

General public

Result 1: National energy & environmental performance study methods

Result 2: Public-buildings typologies in Piraeus and strategic selection of pilot buildings

Result 3: Open-spaces typologies in Piraeus and strategic selection of pilot sites

Result 4: REPUBLIC-MED decision-making methodology

Climate data hourly recordings

of a reference year

Inputs to the field model

Execution of field model=> climate

data contours near building/hour

Inputs to the BES tool

systems’ operation schedules

Execution of improved BES=>

Calculation of indicators

GeometrySystemsThermal zonesEnvelope properties

Parametric analysis using technologies’ inventories

Decision-making (multi-criteria)

Audits and participatory processes

Result 5: Questionnaire forms and implementation instructions

Kallergi building

Karpathou square

Ongoing results: Pilot applications

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5-year Climate-data time-series

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Evaluation of accuracy: Comparison with traditional methods and with actual data (energy bills and measurements)

Evaluation of applicability: Required resources, computational time, and answer the question “Does it worth the work burden?”: Comparison of cost-indicators produced by the REPUBLIC-MED and the traditional approaches.

Evaluation of acceptability by stakeholders: Share the aspects of REPUBLIC-MED approach with cycles of potential users and ask them to evaluate/recommend, e.g. stakeholder consultation.

Ongoing evaluation activities

Expected outcomes

Improved diagnostics of vulnerabilities (e.g. hot-spots analysis) and design of mitigation and retrofit strategies and plans

Contribute to local/regional authorities urban-planning activities

Recommendations on calculation approaches

Reliable compliance with directives, e.g. 2010/31/EC

Contribution to green and smart public procurements through the introduction of novel Key Performance Indicators and Methods

ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ ΠΟΛΥ

Project technical coordinator

Dr. George M. StavrakakisChemical Engineer, PhD, MSc

Division of Development ProgrammesCentre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES) Email address: gstavr@cres.gr Postal address: 19th km, Marathonos Av., GR-19009, Pikermi, Attiki, GreeceTel.: +30 210 6603372Fax: +30 210 6603303

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