Resource: Survey of the best practices: State of art of implementation of roof-top extension retrofit

Name of organisation: IEE project "SuRE-Fit" reviewed by FEDERCASA (I)

Type of ressource: case studies/ best practice

Addressed barriers:

  • skills/ knowledge gap
  • behavior resulting in energy wastage

Addressed users:

  • building owner
  • design team
  • project manager
  • public decision maker

Language:

  • English

Process stage:

  • national/ regional strategy development
  • pre- design phase (appraisal and strategic briefing)
  • asset management
  • user involvement process

Contact:

Asset Management Capacity Building Thermal Insulation Windows and Shading Environmental Design Solar Photovoltaic Solar Thermal Heating and Hot Water Cooling

Description

The report presents a review of national best practices summarized in fact sheets, a description of achieved benefits and barriers of the roof top extension projects and finally a project gallery with selected projects.
The collection and analysis of case studies can function as guide for architects and engineers. The project gallery is meant to disseminate all knowledge, not only among experts; it can also be a very useful mean to show reserved occupants what the opportunities of roof top extension are.

Implementation

The report, in English is free downloadable from the Sure-fit website:
www.sure-fit.eu
The sheets are also consultable on the internet site :
www.sure-fit.eu/p16.aspx

Information

For Italy possible link with “Housing Plan” implementation

Related Files
R_SuRE-FIT_3.zip (3686.7 kB)
Source: http://www.powerhouseeurope.eu/nc/cases_resources/resources/single_view/?tx_phecasestudies_pi9%5Bid%5D=11&cHash=