HOPE: Health optimisation protocol for energy-efficient buildings: pre-normative and socio-economic research to create healthy and energy-efficient buildings

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 01.0061-3

Key words (English)

Building; health; energy; indoor environment quality;
Construction Technology; Economic Aspects; Energy Saving; Renewable Sources of Energy

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: ENK6-2001-00505

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.4b.2 Economic and efficient energy for a competitive Europe

Short description (English)

See abstract

Further information (English)

Full name of research-institution/enterprise:
Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois CHUV
Département de Médecine
Division d'immunologie et d'allergie

Partners and International Organizations (English)

Coordinator: TNO Building and Construction Research (NL)

Abstract (English)

The final goal of the project is to provide the means to increase the number of energy-efficient buildings that are at the same time healthy. A set of performance criteria for healthy and energy-efficient buildings will be developed for direct input in CEN activities.

These criteria will be tested in existing buildings by performing a multi-disciplinary study in 180 office and multi-apartment buildings, of which approximately 75% have been designed to be energy-efficient. This will be carried out in nine European countries and will be followed by a detailed study in at least 32 of the investigated buildings. The health and energy efficiency status of the 180 buildings will be determined. Protocols to test the performance of a building and to improve a building will be developed. The results will be made available on an interactive web-site for the public.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 01.0061-3