Promotion of “sustainable cooling” in the service building sector (KeepCool)

The target sector of the project are both newly constructed and existing service buildings (both public and private sector). Since the building owners are the driving force in the investment& process, the project focuses on convincing building owners in the benefits of sustainable cooling solutions through marketing and dissemination of already existing technologies, knowledge and tools. In addition the project aims at supporting the cooperation between suppliers of sustainable cooling solutions and ensuring the link to policy instruments, that might support the accelerated market penetration of sustainable cooling.

Dass Nachhaltige Kühlkonzepte zur Normalität werden, ist das Ziel des EU-Projektes “KeepCool„. Hauptaufgabe des Projektes ist es, langfristig das Thema Nachhaltiges Kühlen in den Köpfen von Gebäudeeigentümern, Mietern, Architekten, Haustechnikern usw. verankern.

Strategisches Kühlen bedeutet eine konsequente Minimierung des Energieeinsatzes, angefangen von der Minimierung des Kühlbedarfs bis zur technischen Ausführung. Strategisches Kühlen wird u.a. durch folgende Schritte erreicht:

1. Die Komforttemperatur der Außentemperatur anpassen
2. Maßnahmen in der städtebaulichen Umgebung des Gebäudes
3. Reduktion des externen Wärmeeintrags (z.B. durch Beschattung und Wärmedämmung)
4. Reduktion des internen Wärmeeintrags (Effiziente elektrische Geräte und Beleuchtung)
5. Individuelle Anpassung des Nutzerverhaltens an höhere Temperaturen (Kleiderordnung etc.)
6. Passive Kühltechnologien: Nachtzirkulation, Kühlung der Gebäudemasse, Vortemperierung der Luft im Erdreich, etc.
7. Solare Kühltechnologien: Adsorptions- und Absorptionskältemaschinen
8. Effiziente aktive Kühlsysteme sollten nur zur Deckung des Restkühlbedarfes eingesetzt werden.
9. Regelmäßige Wartung der Systeme, Nutzerinformation

Die Arbeitspakete

The project consists of four work packages that reflect to the overall goals and objectives:

Work package 1 collects the state of the artrelated to sustainable cooling. Starting from a definition of “sustainable cooling”, the information will be presented “from the perspective of the building owner”.

Work package 2 describes available tools. As final output will a tool kit with assessment instruments and strategies for implementation of “sustainable cooling” be produced.

Work package 3 contains marketing and dissemination activities. The work package is implemented on national and regional level. The focus is on precise advice in real projects but also seminars, face to face meetings and pilot projects. A network of key actors is created.

Work package 4 ensures the link to policy makers, which (in addition to marketing and know-how transfer) support the accelerated market penetration of sustainable cooling approach and technologies. Policy instruments will increasingly address energy consumption for cooling and support sustainable cooling solutions. Awareness of existing sustainable cooling solutions that secure summer comfort will increase due to marketing and dissemination activities in the participating countries. The project enhances know-how transfer between northern, southern, western and eastern Europe on the benefits, costs, chances and risks of sustainable cooling in building practice.