Very Low Energy Houses

Houses with very low energy demand can be readily constructed today, reducing the need for heating energy by up to a factor 10 compared to the European average home. Over 10,000 such project have already been realised. There are very few single solutions that offer such a massive potential for contributing to energy sustainability, while producing significant social and economic side benefits.

But many challenges remain to realise this potential, in particular:

• tackling the renovation market
• motivating user behaviour
• mobilizing the construction sector

The briefing paper gives an overview of an emerging mainstream technology, presents ongoing successful programmes and discusses major technology choices.

An upcoming webinar is planned to present and discuss this paper. Click here for more information.