CONCERTO Premium - Policy Recommendations
- Project team:
Stelzer, Volker (Project leader); Klaus-Rainer Bräutigam, Juliane Jörissen, Andrea Immendörfer, Markus Winkelmann
- Funding:
EUROPEAN COMMISSION, DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR ENERGY
- Start date:
2010
- End date:
2013
- Project partners:
Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum (SEZ) (Project leader). Aus dem KIT: Institut für Technikfolgenabschätzung (ITAS), Deutsch-Französisches Institut für Umweltforschung (DFIU), Energie und Umwelt (EE) / Fachgebiet Bauphysik und Technischer Ausbau, Fakultät für Architektur (FBTA), Institut für Informationsmanagement im Ingenieurwesen (IMI), Lehrstuhl für Ökonomie und Ökologie des Wohnungsbaus (ÖÖW)
- Research group:
Project description
ITAS, as well as partners of the Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum, 5 other institutes of KIT, 58 councils and a variety of research centers all over Europe, have been working on the project CONCERTO Premium of the DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR ENERGY of the EC since November 2010. After the development of a new structure of a data base and indicators to monitor the projects, the operative work of CONCERTO Premium starts visiting the individual projects and participating in CONCERTO workshops.
In 2005, the CONCERTO initiative was brought into being by the EC and is a part of the research frame program of the DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR ENERGY. The aim of this Europe-wide initiative is to contribute to a more sustainable energy supply in Europe in the field of construction and refurbishing of buildings. Currently, 58 councils in 22 projects work on putting up new districts or re-designing existing ones, aimed at achieving the greatest possible energy efficiency and best possible supply with renewable energies.
The CONCERTO initiative offers a platform to the 58 CONCERTO councils to discuss ideas and exchange experiences. It serves as a contact point for cities aiming at a lowest-possible-carbon energy supply.
CONCERTO Premium is an important part of the CONCERTO initiative. It links the various CONCERTO projects on behalf of the EC and supports the internal exchange and the communication of the results to the public.
The aim of CONCERTO Premium is to distribute a robust data and develop an information base that can be used by investors to guide the decision making process. Therefore, the application of climate protection measures in European cities, towns and neighboring countries, can be expanded.
It is the task of ITAS to elaborate political recommendations on how to improve the energy efficiency and apply renewable energies when constructing or refurbishing districts. The experiences of the CONCERTO projects with their individual political frame conditions will be recorded and evaluated and political recommendations will be elaborated. In addition, ITAS takes part in the team that defines indicators for evaluations of individual measures and for an evaluation-system for the CONCERTO projects.
Project website: http://www.concerto.eu
Project study - final version:
Immendörfer, A.; Winkelmann, M.; Stelzer, V.
Energy solutions for smart cities and communities. Recommendations for policy makers. Brüssel, Belgien: European Commission 2014
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Publications
Energy solutions for smart cities and communities : recommendations for policy makers
2014. European Union, 2014
Existing building challenge and CONCERTO project
2014. Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 8, 1253–1259
Reducing energy dependence at urban scale as an aspect of degrowth
2014. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Degrowth, Leipzig, 02.- 06.09.2014, Elektronisches Konferenzarchiv
CONCERTO: Sustainable energy neighbourhoods
2014. Vortr.anlässlich des Besuchs des Office parlementaire d’evaluation des choix scientifiques et technologiques (OPECST), KIT, Karlsruhe, 13.Mai 2014
Concerto: Sustainable energy neighbourhoods
2014. TalKIT Technology Forum Conference ’The Future City - Urban Challenges mastered by Technology’, Karlsruhe, May 5-7, 2014
Reducing energy dependence at urban scale as an aspect of degrowth
2014. 4. Internationale Degrowth-Konferenz für ökologische Nachhaltigkeit und soziale Gerechtigkeit (2014), Leipzig, Germany, September 2–6, 2014
Social aspects for the successful implementation of energy efficiency measures in the context of the CONCERTO initiative
2014. 2nd Energy & Society Conference, Krakow, PL, June 4-6, 2014
Energieeffizienz und regenerative Energien im Quartier im europäischen Vergleich
2014. EnergieGeographien in internationaler Perspektive : Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreis Geographische Energieforschung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geographie, Bonn, 21.-22.November 2014
Klimaschutz im Quartier im europäischen Vergleich
2014. Vortr.: Göttinger Geographische Gesellschaft, 18.November 2014
Barriers, success factors and policy measures for the decarbonisation of neighbourhoods across Europe
2014. 13th IAS-STS Annual Conference ’Critical Issues in Science and Technology Studies’, Graz, A, May 5-6, 2014
Policies to overcome the barriers for implementing CO2 reduction in the built environment of neighbourhoods in Europe
2013. Implementing sustainability - barriers and chances : sb13 munich, April 24 - 26, 2013 / organised by TUM, KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fraunhofer IBP. Ed.: G. Hauser, 116–123, Fraunhofer IRB Verlag
The existing building challenge & CONCERTO
2013. Central Europe towards Sustainable Building Conference (CESB 2013), Praha, CZ, June 26-28, 2013 Proceedings on USB-Stick
Policy lessons to overcome barriers in the implementation of CO2 reduction measures in neighbourhoods in Europe
2013. sb13 munich “Implementing Sustainability - BarriersChances” (2013), Munich, Germany, April 24–26, 2013
Impact achieved by cities and communities involved in the Concerto initiative
2013. European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW 2013), Bruxelles, B, June 24-28, 2013
Policy recommendations from the CONCERTO initiative
2013. CONCERTO Conference ’Energy solutions for Smart Cities and Communities’, Bruxelles, B, October 22-23, 2013
Recommendations for policy and decision makers
2013. Smart Cities Stakeholder Platform Annual Conference, Budapest, H, June 5-6, 2013
Recommendations for policy and decision makers
2013. European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW 2013), Bruxelles, B, June 24-28, 2013
Recommendations for policy and decision making
2013. Smart Cities Stakeholder Platform - Annual Conference (2013), Budapest, Hungary, June 5, 2013
Ist die energetische Nutzung von Grünland nachhaltig?
2013. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geographie (DGfG 2013), Trier, Germany, January 10, 2013
The EU CONCERTO funding initiative
2013. Class1 Conference (2013), Copenhagen, Denmark, September 19, 2013
Lessons from CONCERTO - An EU-wide initiative for sustainable energy solutions at neighbourhood scale
2013. World Sustainable Energy Days (WSED 2013), Wels, A, February 27 - March 1, 2013
A landscape of research around sustainability and consumption
2012. Defila, R. [Hrsg.] The Nature of Sustainable Consumption and How to Achieve it : Results from the Focal Topic ’From Knowledge to Action - New Paths towards Sustainable Consumption’ München : oekom Verl., 2012, 23–46
Morgenstadt - Eine Antwort auf den Klimawandel
2012. Berlin : BMBF, 2012 (Ideen Innovation Wachstum - die Hightec-Strategie für Deutschland)
Concerto premium - concept and monitoring
2012. Renaissance Final Conference, Zaragoza, E, June 4-5, 2012
Concerto premium: concept - monitoring - assessment - policy
2012. SERVE Energy Week & Final Conference 2012: Sustainable Energy Communities - Pathways to 2020 (2012), Nenagh, Ireland, October 1–5, 2012
Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung als Beispiel der energetischen Nutzung von Grünlandaufwuchs
2012. Vortrag: Kontaktstudium zum Fächerverbund "Naturwissenschaftliches Arbeiten", Karlsruhe, 6. Dezember 2012
Morgenstadt - unser Leben in der Zukunft
2011. Forum Nachhaltig Wirtschaften, 2011 (4), 11–52
Designinig sustainable low carbon cities
2011. Low Carbon Earth Summit (LCES 2011), Dalian, China, October 19-26, 2011 Book of Abstracts
Ist die energetische Nutzung von Grünland nachhaltig?
2010. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geographie (DGfG 2010), Leipzig, Germany, June 22, 2010
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