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Resource: Energy performance Integration in Social Housing

Name of organisation: IEE EPI-SoHo project

Type of ressource: methodology

Addressed barriers:

  • managerial

Addressed users:

  • building user (social housing organization)
  • building owner
  • O&M staff
  • design team
  • project manager
  • contractor

Language:

  • English

Process stage:

  • national/ regional strategy development
  • organisational strategy development
  • pre- design phase (appraisal and strategic briefing)

Weblink: http://www.epi-soho.eu

Contact: Jean-Alain Meunier

Asset Management Project Management

Description

The implementation of the EPBD and the realisation of energy saving by Social Housing Organisations (SHOs) can only be successful if there is a balance between the costs and benefits (including added value for social housing management) and a closed quality circle to keep data and certificates up to date.
The EPI-SoHo approach is designed to support the implementation of the EPBD within SHOs by providing a cost effective large scale energy assessment method. At the same time it supports energy saving in SHOs by providing an effective approach for embedding energy assessment data into policy processes such as portfolio management
is made available and useful for the integration of energy in housing stock management. The end-result of the EPI-
At normative level the SHO defines the policy objectives, based on global analyses, monitoring and evaluation systems and scenario-calculations. Strategic goals for issues like living costs (social objective), portfolio management and sustainability are set. Regarding ‘energy ’it can be worked out as quantified targets for an average EP indication of the housing stock, a yearly reduction of a certain percentage or kilotons of greenhouse gasses, a reduction of secondary costs of living for (some of) the tenants, etc..
At strategic level these global objectives are translated in specified plans for the midterm future on housing-complex level: exploitation strategies for groups of buildings (asset management), long-term maintenance and investment plans. Based on inspection-results, market analyses and financial calculations energy saving measures are linked to other quality improvement measures and maintenance activities, so that through cost-sharing their effectiveness can be enhanced.
At operational level every employee dealing with customers and is practically involved with the process of transfer, maintenance or refurbishment has to deal with the Energy Certificate.

Implementation

The EPI-SOHO approach has been applied in five countries (DK, NL, GE, FR, IT) on 40.000 dwellings with various calculation methods (operational or asset rating) and indicators (primary energy, GEG emissions and/or Energy Performance Index).

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Related Files
R_EPI-SOHO_4.pdf (1208.8 kB)