ALDREN Project

ALliance for Deep RENovation in buildings
Project Info

Grant Agreement ID: 953157 – H2020 Programme

Start date: November 01, 2017

End date: September 30, 2020

Coordinator: Centre Scientifique Et Technique Du Batiment

Partecipants: Politecnico di Milano, ENBEE, Instituto Valenciano de la Edificacion, Verco Advisory, Rehva, DTU University, Certivea

Project website: www.aldren.eu

Project Description

The ALDREN objectives were to achieve higher renovation rates and better renovation quality by overcoming market barriers and preparing the ground for investment.

The excellence of the ALDREN solutions offered are:

  • a harmonized Energy performance rating based on the European Voluntary Certification Scheme (EVCS) verified by measurements to increase comparability, confidence and market uptake by standardized solutions (CEN / ISO);
  • associating low energy renovation with high quality indoor environments to trigger renovation and to promote health and comfort;
  • aligning market recognition of high quality with enhanced building value by financial tools and capacity building. Establishing business case for deep renovation to motivate private investment.

These solutions have been integrated in a consistent, common way in a building passport to ensure the results and effective financing also in case of step by step renovation.

The ALDREN coordinate and support actions brought together in ALDREN Alliance the main stakeholders involved in building renovation to specify the needs of the non-residential building sector and to organize the pilot use of the ALDREN procedure. This innovative approach to management ensured continuous feedback from stakeholders. The ALDREN actions were sound and credible. They answer a market request for common reliable tools by using the EVCS policy instrument (EPBD Art. 11(9)) and by completing it to reach the needed holistic approach for deep renovation. The impact on energy savings during the project is estimated at 30 GWh and at 1000 GWh/a after the project.

The implementation and dissemination of the ALDREN procedure used existing channels of environmental scheme operators for the pilot phase, but also for further dissemination.

The ALDREN overarching outcome has been the infrastructure to enable market transformation by deep renovation driven by the business case and able to directly support the EU policies (EED, EPBD).