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    International Energy Agency's
    Energy in Buildings and
    Communities Programme

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The IEA-EBC Programme is an international energy research and innovation programme in the buildings and communities field. It enables collaborative R&D projects among its 26 member countries.

We provide

  • High quality scientific reports
  • Summary information for policy makers

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High Priority Research Themes

  • Refurbishment of existing buildings: Finance, stakeholders and co-benefits
  • Planning, construction and management process reducing the performance gap
  • Low tech, robust and affordable technology
  • Energy efficient cooling in hot and humid, or dry climates
  • Holistic solution sets on a district level

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The Annual Report provides an overview of progress made by the EBC Programme, including summaries of new, ongoing and recently completed projects.

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Upcoming Meetings

November 18-20, 2024
IEA EBC Annex 95 / IEA Users TCP: 1st Working Meeting
The 1st Network meeting will be held immediately before the CATE 2024 conference in Seville, Spain. Agenda here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10wXDMECeCIgtvNFy3uezC3qlwRAa5XD65oUUeuoyvto/edit?usp=drive_link

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May 13-14, 2025
IEA EBC Annex 82: 8th Working Meeting (by invitation)

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Ongoing Projects

Annex
96
Grid Integrated Control of Buildings
Annex
95
Human-centric Building Design and Operation for a Changing Climate
Annex
94
Validation and Verification of In-situ Building Energy Performance Measurement Techniques
Annex
93
Energy Resilience of the Buildings in Remote Cold Regions
Annex
92
Smart Materials for Energy-Efficient Heating, Cooling and IAQ Control in Residential Buildings
Annex
91
Open BIM for Energy Efficient Buildings

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