Partnership
iNSPiRe looks to tackle the problem of high-energy consumption by producing systemic renovation packages that can be applied to residential and tertiary buildings. We look at how the project has progressed so far in achieving its ambitious objectives
Inspiring building renovation
iNSPiRe is a four-year long, EU-funded project that will see the collaboration of 24 partners from around Europe and across
nine work not-for-profit packages from the
combined fields of research and development, and
industry, small organisations.
business The
objective of iNSPiRe is to tackle the problem of high-energy consumption by producing systemic renovation packages that can be applied to residential and tertiary buildings. The renovation packages developed by iNSPiRe aim to reduce the primary energy consumption of a building to lower than 50 kWh/m²/ year. The packages need to be suitable to a variety of climates while ensuring optimum comfort for the building users.
The project so far A building stock analysis, led by UK market intelligence company BSRIA, has formed the foundation of the iNSPiRe project with an assessment and categorisation of a variety of building stock, both residential and tertiary, across
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the European Union. This classification process has taken into account the age of the buildings as well as their structural characteristics and ownership. Energy usage, including electricity and heating, has been assessed, while the way people use the buildings and their comfort requirements
as well as building
regulations have also been characterised. This profiling process has lead on the one
hand to the definition of residential and office buildings’ energy demands (for heating, cooling and DHW preparation) all over EU-27 and on the other hand, it has identified primary types of target buildings suitable for renovation using iNSPiRe packages. Data gathered during BSRIA’s categorisation process is feeding directly into the development of the technologies and packages suitable for different applications and climates.
Adopted ICT solution for monitoring The first step in improving energy management is measuring how, where and when energy is used. While monitoring
The residential building (below) at Ciudad de Los Angeles, Madrid, is being used as a test building for the project.
alone does not save energy, the information from the measurement system can lead to significant reductions. One of the key objectives of the iNSPiRe
project is to run a monitoring campaign to provide information about the energy performance and indoor thermal comfort
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