The Renovate Europe office organised a site visit for Energy Attachés to the Renovactive house in Anderlecht on Wednesday 29th March.
The RenovActive house is a demonstration project of VELUX, a partner of the Renovate Europe Campaign. A typical 1920s house in the Brussels suburb was fully renovated with the double aim of significantly reducing energy consumption but also of improving the daylight and fresh air for future inhabitants. The fact that the house is part of a social housing estate meant that costs had to be kept within a restricted budget, in cooperation with the local social housing authority, and that the project has very strong replicability potential to neighbouring houses. This is an excellent example of how to maximise the untapped energy efficiency potential of the EU building stock for the benefit of EU citizens and families, in terms not only of reduced energy bills but also improved health and comfort.
Relevant documents:
- Renovate Europe Presentation: How to reduce the energy demand of the building stock by 80% – the example of the RenovActive House
- Velux Presentation of Renovactive: a healthy and affordable concept
- Legislative Reviews of the EPBD and EED: How to make Renovate Europe’s NZEB vision a reality by 2050
- Renovate Europe Briefing 1/2017 about Energy Poverty
- Renovate Europe one-pager: Why is Energy Renovation the Long-term Solution to Improved Health?
- Renovate Europe one-pager: Why is a thriving Energy Renovation Market essential to drive the EU Economy?
More about project: https://renovactive.velux.be/fr/la-maison/architecture/