| This project addresses demonstration of energy efficient technologies integrated into three high- performing cultural ECO-buildings. All the buildings will be designed using a "Whole Building Design Approach" in order to ensure the largest energy saving potential possible. The overall energy objectives of the ECO-CULTURE buildings are: To reduce the energy consumption and C02 emission related to cooling by 75-80%To reduce the heat consumption and related C02 emission by 35-50%To reduce the energy for ventilation and related C02 emission by 35-50%To use renewable sea water, ground water and solar energy To use intelligent control for maximised utilisation of the use technologies To disseminate the used ECO-concepts of the high-performing cultural buildings. Focus will be on investigations, demonstration and testing of the following technologies which have been selected out of the integrated ECO-concepts as being especially innovative and contributing to further development: Energy Storage (DK-"climate belt" with thermo active slabs, NL-double aquifer) Heat Pump (DK-sea water, NL-ground water) Advanced demand controlled hybrid ventilation Building integrated PV systems Advanced Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) and benchmarking Use of Environmental Friendly Concrete for thermal storage in thermo active slabs Expected impact: The ECO-concepts will be demonstrated in three high-profile cultural buildings:-The Danish Royal Theatre, Copenhagen , Denmark-The Amsterdam Library, Amsterdam, The Netherlands-The New Opera House, Oslo, Norway. About 2,400,000 people will visit the cultural buildings every year. |