ZERO-PLUS newsletter #4 Januar 2017

Zero-PLUS on Social Media

The latest news and outcomes of ZERO-PLUS are now also available on social media. Follow us on our Facebook and Twitter account to stay up-to-date with the exciting developments to come.

SMART BUILDINGS FOR A GREENER EUROPE: EMERGING POLICY AND PRACTICE, FEBRUARY 14^TH 2017, MALTA

The EPBD Concerted Action is organising the workshop "Smart Buildings for a greener Europe: Emerging Policy and Practice" on the 14^th of February in Malta. ZERO-PLUS will be presented there as a good project example. The event will also be broadcast live via the BUILD UP portal.

INTERNATIONAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILT ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE– A SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE 2016 SERIES (SBE16), IHBE 2016

Presentation: "Development of net zero energy settlements using advanced energy technologies"

Authors: Afroditi Synnefa¹, Marina Laskari¹, Rajat Gupta², Anna Laura Pisello³, Mat Santamouris<sup>1

1</sup> National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
² Oxford Brookes University, UK
³ University of Perugia

Prof. Mat Santamouris presented the paper "Development of net Zero Energy Settlements using Advanced Energy Technologies" at the International High-Performance Built Environments Conference (iHBE), 17-18 November 2016, Sydney, Australia.

The paper can be downloaded from here.

11^TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED BUILDING SKINS 2016

Presentation: “Modular façade kit system for Net Zero Energy settlements”
Authors: Wen Pan¹, Katharina Langosch¹, Thomas Bock^1
 
1 Technical University of Munich, Germany

The Chair of Building Realisation and Robotics at TUM presented the latest research findings on a “modular façade kit system for near zero energy settlements” at the 11^th International Conference on Advanced Building Skins, which was hosted in Bern, Switzerland, from the 10^th until the 11^th of October 2016.

POWER UTILITY BUSINESS INNOVATION FORUM (PUBIF)

The ZERO-PLUS project was presented by ISEA at the Power Utility Business Innovation Forum (PUBIF) taking place at the European Utility Week in Barcelona. The meeting hosted 30 world energy innovation leaders representing utilities, global vendors, and VCs as RWE, ENDESA, ENEDIS, EDF, Gas Natural Fenosa, Alliander, ENTSO, Centrica, SET Ventures, GE, Viesgo, ELIA, ENTSO, Cisco, Oracle, Siemens, EDP, CEZ, and more. The goal of the forum is to discuss the new business opportunities and challenges facing the power utility industry.
 

PROJECT OUTputs

The outcomes of the ZERO-PLUS project are reported in several reports and submitted to the EU. The reports, which are dedicated for public purpose, can be download on the ZERO-PLUS website. In the current newsletter, in particular following reports are briefly introduced:

Dissemination activities

A significant part of Horizon 2020 projects is the dissemination and exploitation of project results to all relevant stakeholders (project owners, building users, experts, architects, engineers, industry, SME, etc.) as well as to the general public. The objective of the dissemination activities is to successfully distribute and share the research outcomes and findings.

All reports have been submitted as follows:

• Communication toolbox – document form, booklet layout, communication protocols

• Implementation of project website

• Final dissemination plan

EU OPPORTUNITIES

1. International B2B Matchmaking during  ECOBUILD
   Wednesday, 8^th of March 2017 Excel, London
   
   On Wednesday, 8^th of March, Enterprise Europe is organising a FREE-to-attend matchmaking event at Ecobuild, the world's biggest exhibition for sustainable construction.
   
   The event provides the perfect forum for potential partners – both visitors and exhibitors - to pre-arrange meetings and capitalise on UK and International construction opportunities, energy efficiency, recycling.
   
   This is an excellent opportunity for specifiers, suppliers, contractors, distributors to discover new and innovative products and services from the international marketplace and a chance for product manufacturers, service providers, sub-contractors to meet construction professionals, such as: architects, contractors, distributors, agents, builders’ merchants, research centres, universities.

2. GENERA 2017  Energy and Environment International Trade Fair
   Madrid from 28^th February 2017 to 2^nd March 2017
   
   Genera at Feria de Madrid is one of the main meeting and business points with regard to renewable energy and energy efficiency in Spain. I Genera has a rich and extensive programme with technical workshops and the so-called Innovation Gallery that highlights the efforts of sectors such as research and development.

3. BPIE reviews Clean Energy for All Europeans
   
   The Building Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) analyses the European Commission’s Clean Energy for All Europeans package and highlights elements that it thinks should be addressed in negotiations with the European Council and Parliament. 
   
   This paper analyses the elements in the European Commission’s package related to achieving this vision and highlights missing elements which need to be addressed through the legislative negotiations with the European Council and Parliament. It builds on the BPIE briefing “9 Ways To Make The Energy Performance Of Buildings Directive More Effective”.