International projects
iPHA and the Passive House Institute's involvement in the following dissemination project:
outPHit
Deep retrofits made faster, cheaper and more reliable
The outPHit project aims to develop a one-stop-shop for renovation and Energiesprong with Passive House principles. It will demonstrate the successful implementation of
highly efficient deep retrofit principles in real retrofit projects across Europe and contribute to the European energy efficiency goals by setting best practices for the refurbishment of the building stock.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 957175.
Period of activity: September 2020 - Present
Sinfonia
Low carbon cities for better living
With 80% of European citizens living in urban areas, cities have a crucial role to play in the transition towards a low-carbon economy. SINFONIA is a Smart Cities project that aims to deploy large-scale, integrated and scalable energy solutions in mid-sized European cities by combining the retrofitting of more than 100,000 m² of living surface, optimisation of the electricity grid, and solutions for district heating and cooling.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 609019.
Period of activity: June 2014 - July 2020
AZEB
Affordable Zero Energy Buildings
AZEB aims to achieve significant construction and lifecycle cost reductions of new Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) through integral process optimisation in all construction phases. Optimising construction processes to fully integrate available solutions in the areas of process, technology and contracting is seen as the largest potential for lifecycle cost reduction. The project will create a common methodology for cost-effective NZEBs.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 754174.
Period of activity: May 2017 - April 2020
Train-to-NZEB
The Building Knowledge Hubs of Europe
The “Train-to-NZEB” project aims to provide world-class training on energy efficiency and RES in buildings, based on new training programmes, business plans and up-to-date training equipment for a set of training and consultation centres around Europe.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 649810.
Period of activity: 2015 - 2020
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LAIF Component of the Ecocasa Program
Building social housing to the Passive House standard in Mexico
A set of Passive House single-family projects were built in Mexico between 2015 and 2019 in the framework of the LAIF Component of the Ecocasa Program. The component was implemented by Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal (SHF), with financial support from the Latin American Investment Facility of the European Union, and technical assistance of the consortium GOPA Consultants | Passive House Institute.
Period of activity: 2015 - 2019
Built2Spec
Boosting construction practices through a new set of technologies
Meeting EU energy efficiency targets for both new builds and retrofits will be much easier to manage in the near future thanks to the development of new and innovative on-site quality assurance tools. In order to achieve this ambitious objective, the Built2Spec project will deliver a new set of breakthrough technological advances in self-inspection, 3D modelling, and management and quality assurance.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 637221.
Period of activity: January 2015 - December 2018
EuroPHit
Retrofitting for the energy revolution, one step at a time
With the EnerPHit Standard as the goal and Passive House principles as the basis, EuroPHit applies knowledge on deep energy retrofits to the oft-overlooked yet critical area of step-by-step refurbishments.
EuroPHit aims to significantly increase the quality and energy efficiency of perhaps the most common type of refurbishment: retrofits conducted gradually, over a period of years.
This project was co-founded by the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme of the European Union.
Period of activity:
PassREg
Supporting the growth of Passive House regions towards an EU energy revolution
PassREg aims to trigger the successful implementation of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) throughout the EU, using Passive House supplied as much as possible by renewable energies as the foundation.
This project was co-founded by the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme of the European Union.
Period of activity: May 2012 - April 2015
