Energy-conscious retrofit of the thermal envelope in existing apartment buildings, participation in the EU-project EPIQR (Energy Performance, Indoor Environment Quality Retrofit)

The EPIQR (Energy Performance, Indoor Environment Quality Retrofit) method is 'A Cost Predictive European Retrofitting Evaluation Method for Improving the Energy Performance and the Indoor Environment of Existing Apartment Buildings'. The main objective of the project is the development of a computer-based multi-media evaluation tool, aiming to access information on retrofitting needs, and the costs and planning of activities to meet these needs with respect to the optimisation of energy conservation, the use of renewable (solar) energy and the improvement of the indoor environment. In order to make a decision to proceed with any project of retrofitting or refurbishment of existing buildings, there is a need for a brief but reliable report describing the current state of the building and giving good estimate of the cost of the various work to be done. The same report should also give data on possible energy savings (and ways to achieve them) and possible indoor quality improvements. Building owners will not invest in detailed cost estimates until a decision to proceed has been taken, but without some sort of estimate no decision will be taken. The project will follow the dynamics in the planning of the EU-project