The Green Building Cluster of Lower Austria a network to foster
zero energy buildings and building refurbishment companies &
technology | Green Building Cluster Speaker: Alois Geisslhofer |
Date: 30 November 2011 Partner ecoplus Cluster of Lower Austria
Contact: Alois Geisslhofer, Clustermanager Niedersterreichring 2,
Haus A A-3100 St.Plten, Austria P: +43 2742 9000 19650 E:
[email protected] I: www.bauenergieumwelt.at Slide 2 2 Lower
Austrias Regional Innovation System Technopols Clusters
Internationalisation support Slide 3 3 Green Building Cluster of
Lower Austria Material neutral: all systems, materials and
components (also competing companies) in the green building sector
in Lower Austria ~ 200 partners: companies, R&D and
qualification facilities Core topics: refurbishment of old
buildings to low energy buildings construction of new, multi-story
structures to passive house standards healthy ecological interiors,
enhanced living comfort Sustainable energy technologies and energy
efficiency in companies 343 cooperation projects since 2001 with
1.167 companies involved Cluster team: 5 persons, architects,
energy experts, professionals from construction and interior design
Slide 4 4 Companies Research Institutes Universities Cluster
management: Bridge between policy makers, companies and R&D -
Regional technological specializations (collaboration with
technopols) - Involvement of SMEs in R&D projects - Education
programmes - Favourable framework conditions - Design of financial
incentives -Translation policy - business - Sustainable economic
policy - Fields of strength Policy makers regional, national, EU
Cluster management - Translation SMEs - R&D - Initiating
R&D projects - PM in complex collective research projects -
Dissemination of R&D results Slide 5 5 Supporting innovation by
Green Building Cluster (GBC) Project idea Identification of project
partners Project proposal Start of project Ongoing project
Dissemination of Results Support : events direct contacts to
companies market research GBC helps: Development of proposals for
public funding Submission of proposals for public funding Providing
project planning tools GBC helps in writing interim reports writing
final reports project management accounting for funding
institutions GBS makes: press releases press conferences
conferences, seminars website, electronic newsletter printed
publications Supporting tools: GBC - newsletter GBC - contacts GBC
- database GBC provides: WZN meeting rooms catering, organisation
equipment Slide 6 6 Walk the talk: ecoplus office building in
passive house standard - energy performance*) Maximum to BR:13,6
kWh/m 3 a Heat demand WZN:4,57 kWh/m 3 a 66% lower than BR (Lower
Austrians building regulation) CO 2 emission allowed by BR:108,2
to/a CO 2 emission WZN: 11,5 to/a 89% less than BR (Lower Austrians
Building Regulation) Maximum cooling demand BO:1,0 kWh/m 3 a
Cooling demand WZN :0,13 kWh/m 3 a 87% reduction compared with BO
(Lower Austrians building regulation) Total energy demand:77,0
kWh/ma *) acc. OIB (RL6), related to gross floor area > EU Green
Building certificate; best klima:aktiv Dienstleistungsgebude
(climate:active office building certificate) Business Center Lower
Austria Slide 7 7 Information for professionals, investors and
building authorities How works a heat-recovery ventilation system ?
the main important technical requirements 16 criteria for
procurement Free-of-charge download (only in German language) at
http://www.ecoplus.at/de/ecoplus/clus
ter-niederoesterreich/bau-energie- umwelt/news/broschuere-
komfortlueftung-jetzt-erhaeltli Slide 8 8 aims to create innovative
building components and systems that will address the fundamental
changes of building industry in the next decade Partners: 20
companies (construction materials, components, equipment industry)
+ 7 research institutions. Lead: Department for Building and
Environment at Danube University Krems Contribution of GBC:
initiator, establishing the consortium, financing and supporting
the proposal development, monitoring of progress, dissemination of
results 3.6 mio budget, 4 years duration, 50% private and 50%
public finance Lead project: Competence Centre Future Building 1 st
result: A new brick system Ederplan XP 50 Trionic with certificate
of Passive House Institute Darmstadt 2 nd result: Completion of a
production line on comp. Hartl Haus for prefabricated timber
constructed houses in passive house standard 3 rd result: a chimney
for fresh air ventilation system comp. Schiedel Kamin Details
http://www.futurebuilding.at/ Slide 9 14 Market pull Subsidies and
soft loans for the improvement of the performance of energy
efficient buildings (e.g. federal government spends for
refurbishment up to 5,000 grant/house). Building regulations are in
the responsibility of the 9 provinces. The annual refurbishment
rate is abt. 2% of the existing building stock, the target is 3%
per year. New constructed single familiy houses: the share of
passive houses is abt. 12%, increasing every year by more than 10%,
the average heat demand is about 40 kWh/m.y decreasing to 15
kWh/m.y! It is expected to achieve the EU building directive nearly
zero emissions standard earlier than 2020. The Green Building
Cluster acts as hub between the companies, NGOs, the government and
the market of building owners to foster green building. Development
of passive houses in Austria - ~ 12% in Lower Austria > 25%
target 2012 The GHGs of the building sector in Lower Austria
decreased by 35 percent compared to 1990 level. Slide 15 15 Contact
Alois Geisslhofer Clustermanager ecoplus. The Business Agency of
Lower Austria Green Building Cluster of Lower Austria In German:
Bau.Energie.Umwelt Cluster Niedersterreich Niedersterreichring 2,
Haus A A-3100 St.Plten, Austria Phone: +43 2742 9000 19650 Email:
[email protected] Internet: www.bauenergieumwelt.at
www.ecoplus.at
