Gap analysis of research, technology, & development activities

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2010-05
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Hryshchenko, Andriy
Menzel, Karsten
REEB consortium
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Most energy usage of buildings throughout their life cycle is during the operational stage (~80%). The decisions made in the conception and design stages of new buildings, as well as in renovation stages of existing buildings, influence about 80% of the total life cycle energy consumption. The impact of user behaviour and real-time control is in the range of 20%. ICT has been identified as one possible means to design, optimize, regulate and control energy use within existing and future (smart) buildings. This books presents a collection of best practices, gap analysis of current research and technology development activities, a research roadmap, and a series of recommendations for ICT supported energy efficiency in buildings. Key research, technology, and development priorities include: integrated design and production management; intelligent and integrated control; user awareness and decision support; energy management and trading; integration Technologies. The vision for ICT supported energy efficiency of buildings in the short, medium, and long term is advocated as follows: Short term: Buildings meet the energy efficiency requirements of regulations and users; Medium term: The energy performance of buildings is optimised considering the whole life cycle; Long term: New business models are driven by energy efficient “prosumer” buildings at district level – long term.
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ICT , Roadmap , Energy-efficient , Sustainable , Smart building constructions , REEP Project
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REEB consortium; UCC: Hryshchenko, A. and Menzel, K. (2010) 'Gap analysis of research, technology, & development activities', in Matti, H., Kazi, A. S. and Zarli, A., ICT Supported Energy Efficiency in Construction, Strategic Research Roadmap and Implementation Recommendations, Brussels, Espoo, Sophia-Antipolis: REEB-consortium. isbn: 978-951-38-7432-2