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    International Energy Agency's
    Energy in Buildings and
    Communities Programme

What we do

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
EBC Strategic Plan 2019 - 2024

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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

June 7, 2022
IEA EBC Webinar: Innovation and Energy Policy for Buildings - International Collaboration to Accelerate Change
IEA Energy in Buildings and Communities (EBC) research projects are helping to substantially reduce energy demands in buildings and fully exploit renewable energy sources. With a focus on Germany,

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June 10-26, 2022
Solar Decathlon Europe (open event)

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June 27, 2022
IEA EBC Annex 75 | 10th Expert Meeting

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June 28, 2022
IEA EBC Annex 75 | Workshop on the Final Results

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July 1-8, 2022
IEA EBC Annex 83: Ph.D. Summer School (open event)
Registration is available until April 15th (or until the students registration limit is met)   The concept of Positive Energy Districts (PED) is one of the most promising ones being de

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July 19-22, 2022
SSPCR 2022 Conference

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Ongoing Projects

Annex
87
Energy and Indoor Environmental Quality Performance of Personalised Environmental Control Systems
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Annex
86
Energy Efficient Indoor Air Quality Management in Residential Buildings
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Annex
85
Indirect Evaporative Cooling
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Annex
84
Demand Management of Buildings in Thermal Networks
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Annex
83
Positive Energy Districts
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Annex
82
Energy Flexible Buildings Towards Resilient Low Carbon Energy Systems
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