Topic 2 - An example of application: dynamic simulation on house - This section shows a dynamic
simulation, with TRNSYS code, calculated on a reference building in Stenloese. The results demonstrate that
the reference building present good winter thermal comfort conditions and a moderate risk of overheating
during summer.
Topic 3 - Existing guidelines and their applicability at country level This section evaluate the cross
applicability of existing Guidelines in participating countries and how they fit with national implementation
of Energy Building Performance Directive (EBPD).
Phase 3 - Checking procedures after buildings completion and approval - This phase concerns the control
procedures to be followed, once the construction process of the buildings is concluded. This activity is
necessary in order to release the final approval of the building concerned. Without this final approval, the
building cannot be sold/inhabited.
Topic 1 - Innovative financing solutions - This section addresses topics connected with financial issues. In
the last decades innovative financing schemes have been tested all over Europe and now they can be
considered consolidated. Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) are the subjects, which play an important role
in the financing of energy projects. Builders and providers should know about ESCOs and their role,
financing models and barriers versus drivers.
Topic 2 - Technical monitoring for a better understanding of cities energy needs - Currently the new
challenge is to monitor energy use, not only at building but also at city scale in order to achieve the goal to
manage correctly the energy sources. .
Topic 3 - Benefits of using eco-label products - The present section provides technical personnel in local
authorities with some information on eco label products, highlighting what Ecolabelled products are, which
benefits Ecolabelled products produce, why Ecolabelled products should be integrated in the building
project and product.
The target group is the building promoters and builders whom CLASS1 project has looked at as important
actors of a value chain characterized by a poor integration among the different actors: the complexity of
the interaction among the actors of the building sector is one of the greatest barriers to energy efficient
buildings. Builders and promoters, like the other actors of the building chain, are asked to become aware of
their role and responsibilities towards communities, societies, environment that asks them to assume and
possess the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and, in coherence, adopt social responsible
behaviours, which can become a real "business".
The scope of the training material is to address the gap present in the construction sector where builders
and promoters are scarcely prepared to deal with the concepts of low energy new technologies, low energy
houses and sustainability.
The training material specifically conceived for builders and promoters covers issues such as: the relevant
main concepts, the main technical issues, the legislation framework, the construction sector context, the
benefits of eco label, the low energy building market, the innovative financing schemes.