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The existing building stock has a main contribution in the overall energy consumption in Europe. Improving the energy performance of social housing would combine social (reducing “energy poverty”), environmental (protecting the climate) and economic benefits (consuming local products instead of imported fuels). Such a policy would also influence the rest of the building sector.
The implementation of the European Directive on the energy performance of buildings (December 2002) requires innovation and skill. The aim of our project is to organize a collaboration between researchers -or professionals dealing with innovation- and teachers, in order to integrate new knowledge in training : architecture courses and continuing education of social housing managers. The final product would be in the form of texts and overheads:

• advanced technologies described by specialists,
• tools, allowing to assess the energy performance and environmental quality of a renovation project,
• case studies illustrating good practice. The deliverable will be accessible by teachers on a web site, and would contribute to harmonisation of the knowledge at a European level.

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