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Selected Pilot Projects
Summary of the Project - Israel
Lead Partner: Towns Association for Environmental Quality- Agan Beit Natufa
Address: P.O. Box 1093, Sakhnin, 20173, Israel
E-mail: natufa@zahav.net.il
The Israeli project is based upon the 2,100 m² built area "Green Building" (GB) in Sakhnin, which serves as both the headquarters office of the Regional Unit for Environmental Protection - Towns Association for Environmental Quality (TAEQ) and for the education and demonstration purposes in the fields of environmental protection and energy conservation. The GB architectural design already consists of about 11 "traditional" elements of energy based on design principles. During the timeframe of the Pilot Project additional "modern" energy producing / conserving elements will be installed (e.g. PV, solar systems for water and air heating, wind turbine, natural light bulbs, and energy saving electrical appliances). All the above-mentioned elements, "traditional" and "modern", will be exploited for vocational training and for technical and demonstration purposes in the framework of TAEQ/ MED - ENEC educational activities.
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Israel PP in progress, download photos by clickin here.
Summary of the Project - Turkey
Lead Partner: R&R Bilimsel ve Teknik Hizmetler Ltd. Sti.
Address: Sirmaperde Sok. No:69 A/3 Altunizade Üsküdar Istanbul - Turkey
E-mail: info@rrbilimsel.com.tr
The Turkish Pilot Project will be the BETEK Training and R&D Center, which consists of approximately 1763 square meters of total area with three floors, a seminar hall, several laboratories, office spaces and application areas. Main features of the energy concept are:
-Conservation of energy by utilizing the most adequate thermal insulation material with optimum thickness
-Utilization of renewable energy source via Ground to Surface Heat Pumps (GSHPs),
-Increase the input of the natural light in the building by two skylights (190 m2)
-Higher utilization of passive solar energy by orienting building architecture to sun
Cost of the new energy system is estimated to be around 260,000 Euro versus 169,000 Euro calculated for the conventional system. Simple pay - back period of the selected energy system was calculated to be 6.8 years with 19700 U.S. Dollars of net present value for 20 years of life span making this project economically feasible.
Download the progress report of the Turkish PP here.
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Turkey PP in progress, click here for an overview.
Download the Press Release of PP Turkey here.
Summary of the Project - Jordan
Lead Partner: PO Box 830751, Amman, Jordan
Address: Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE)
E-mail: mcilwaine@csbe.org
The Aqaba Residence Energy Efficiency (AREE) is a model building for the 9th District in the City of Aqaba, Jordan. The purpose is to show energy efficient design and construction in a dry hot climate, where summer temperatures rise above 40ºC and to inspire adoption of best practices in residential buildings for the future. The building is based on a winning entry for a competition organized by CSBE and Lund University in August 2005, providing 390 m² for residential purpose with the option of use as guest researcher loggings/study center. The approach is to demonstrate the potential of reducing electricity demand for cooling through: 1. design & behavioral elements, 2. building materials, and 3. renewable energy technology. The building should not radically depart from conventional practices to allow for adoption by the future home owners in the region.
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Download the Pilot Project brochure in english here.
Dowload the Pilot Project brochure in arabic here.
Download the progress report of the Jordan PP here.
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Last photos from PP Jordan here.
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Summary of the Project - Morocco
Lead Partner: National School for Architects
Address: BP 6372, Rabat Institutes, Rabat - Morocco
E-mail: bensaid@archi.ac.ma
In a move to introduce more advanced and sustainable building concepts to the Moroccan architectural landscape, the National School of Architecture (ENA) has decided to set up an energy efficient demonstration building on its campus in Rabat. The building, which will feature the typical size of common residential villas in the Rabat-Casablanca agglomeration, should not only serve as a demonstration and training platform for ENA students but also animate the Moroccan construction sector to put more emphasis on energy efficient and bioclimatic building concepts. While the current project focuses on climates of the Atlantic coast, it is planned that, in a future step, a concept study for similar buildings in the dry interior of the country will be carried out.
Moroccan PP in progress, click here for an overview.
Summary of the Project - Lebanon
Lead Partner: ALMEE
Address: Beirut - Lebanon
E-mail: almee@dm.net.lb
Centre Hospitalier du Nord is a one-block hospital building, with 110 beds capacity, located in Zgharta - North Lebanon, and was built in 1986. The hospital started operating in 1997.
The driving distance from Beirut is 95 Km. Aim of the pilot project is the implementation of energy efficiency measures, which were identified in an energy audit. The audit aimed to describe realistic energy saving methods with acceptable payback duration, taking into consideration the actual facility status. Therefore real measurements were taken during September, October and November 2003 period. In addition annual statistics and financial data were analyzed.
Strategy for the implementation is on the one hand to manage the demand in order to optimize the KWh cost, knowing that 75% of the electrical energy is produced by diesel Generators. On the other hand focus will be on reducing energy wastes. This results in the following strategy:
-Air Conditioning energy efficiency improvement (maintenance on the hospital charges)
-Lighting energy efficiency improvement
-Peak shaving and demand management
-Optimizing Diesel consumption
-Thermal insulation of the roof
Download the Press Release of the Lebanese PP by clicking here.
Summary of the Project - Egypt
Lead Partner: Egyptian Solar Energy Society
Address: 21 El Batal Ahmed Abdel Aziz Street, Agouza, Giza - Egypt
E-mail: eses@soficom.com.eg
Our project aims at demonstrating new solar cooling technologies able to satisfy the needs of residential buildings. The main components of the system are Parabolic Linear Collectors (PLC) using diathermic oil as heat medium and absorption chillers. The project will include design, installation, operation, testing of solar air-conditioning of an office building consisting of 2 floors located at Sharm El Sheikh city, 480 kilometers south of Cairo, by using 1 array of solar concentrators driving 1 absorption chiller. As a preliminary estimation about 54 square meters of solar concentrators and 1 chiller producing 17.5 KW cooling at peak condition could be installed. These figures have to be verified according to deeper analysis of existing conventional A/C plant.
An Energy audit will be performed to improve the energy efficiency of the building ( roof insulation, double glazing, CFC lamps, etc.) . We believe that insulation of building roof will be most effective for reduction of cooling demands.
Summary of the Project - Algeria
Lead Partner: Building Research Centre, CNERIB
Address: BP 62, Route de l'Observatoire, Bouzaréah, Alger, Algeria
E-mail: Afra_hamid@yahoo.com
The main purpose of this project is to built a pilot rural house of 3 bedrooms with kitchen, bathroom and lavatories, which demonstrate the efficient use of energy. The concept bases on an optimal insulation of the envelope bioclimatic principles as good orientation and shading, the use of the solar energy for domestic hot water abd space heating and energy efficient equipment.
The 1 level building is a one-family house with a living area of 80 m² and a total volume of 240 m3. The project will be located in Algiers within the CNERIB site. The potential of the pilot project to be replicated is very high , it can be replicated in the housing rural program scheduled to be launched by the Government during the years 2005-2009 and after 2009 in the rural areas all over the country.
Algeria PP in progress, click here for an overview.
Download the article (English version) on algerian PP published on EURO MED Info Centre here.
Download the article (French version) on algerian PP published on EURO MED Info Centre here.
Summary of the Project - Syria
Lead Partner: The general company for engineering studies & consulting
Address: Dummar suburb, Damascus - Syria P.O. box 2350 -
E-mail: tech-studies-co@mail.sy
This project aims to demonstrate practically, the technical feasibility and profitability of energy efficiency measures in the housing sector in a hot semi-arid climate area (Damascus-Syria). It is based on the findings of a comparative research, which indicates that the courtyard forms have better thermal behaviour than the recent developments.
It showed that a passive design can be achieved in winter (through the solar energy), with some roles for active system to be played in summer. Also installing proper insulations will have better effects on indoor thermal behaviour.
This project will assess these findings practically and reliably, on the chosen residential block that consists of 5 floors each floor contains 6 flats. The total area of each floor is 480m², this is to be realized within a timetable of two years.
Syria PP in progress, click here for an overview.
Summary of the project - Palestine
Lead Partner: Palestinian Energy Authority
Address: Ersal St. - Ramallah, Palestine
E-mail: zafer.milhem@menr.org
The proposed pilot project is to test the functionality of geothermal exchange systems in the Palestinian Territories as a means of providing clean renewable energy for heating, cooling and hot water, as well as improving building insulation. The pilot project will be composed of designing and installing a geothermal exchange system in a typical sized and well insulated residential home. Improving insulation is essential aspect of the project as the minimum standards in Palestine are low. The basic concept of geothermal exchange is to utilize a geothermal heat pump, which is an electrically powered device that uses the energy stored in the Earth or the Earth's groundwater as its heat source or heat sink depending on its mode of operation. Geothermal heat pumps simply transfer heat from one place to another. Installing geothermal in an average 2-bedroom house is equivalent to taking 2 cars off the road or planting an acre of trees.
Download the press release of the inauguration conference of the Palestinian PP here.
Download the Press Release of the conference on geothermal technology in PP Palestine here.
Download photos of inauguration ceremony of the Palestinian PP here.
Download the speech of Mr Klaus Wenzel at the inauguration seminar here.
Download the article published in GEO Outlook magazine on geothermal technology in PP Palestine here. The article is protected by Copyright 2008 International Ground Source Heat Pump Association.
Summary of the Project - Tunisia
Lead Partner: Cabinet FAIEZ ROUISSI
Address: 34 Place du 07 novembre 1987- 1001 Tunis - Tunisia
E-mail: Faiez.rouissi@yahoo.fr
The proposed project consists in an ecohotel situated at Beni Mtir, delegation of Fernana, Governorate of Jendouba. It is a touristic, thermal and esthetic centre designed to SPA concept, which integrates the 5 natural elements through optimising them in order to set a model integrating all site elements in the architectural bio climatic conception. The chalets (accommodation) can be reproduced in the region as a model for ecotourism or even dwelling / residence.
Tunisia PP in progress, click here for an overview.
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