buildings

The Role of the Buildings Sector in Controlling Climate Change

Date: 
Friday, 8 January, 2010 - 15:00 - 16:30
Event type: 
Lecture
Presenter(s): 
Diana Ürge-Vorsatz
Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP)

Energy-efficient retrofit of Hungary's biggest residential building completed

Submitted by BubenheimerF on Dec 18, 2009
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How can the energy efficiency of big panel buildings be improved and what are the economic, financial and social implications of such major retrofits? - These questions are at the core of the EU-funded Staccato research project, to which CEU's Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP) is contributing alongside several partner institutions from different European countries.

3CSEP at Copenhagen summit

Submitted by BubenheimerF on Dec 14, 2009
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Amidst political decision-makers and leading scientist from around the world, 3CSEP director Diana Ürge-Vorsatz and two junior researchers are present at the COP15 climate summit in Copenhagen. On December 11, 2009, Prof. Ürge-Vorsatz contributed to "Construction Counts for Climate", a COP15 side event on low carbon policies for buildings and construction - a sector offering huge potential for carbon mitigation, given that almost 40 percent of all energy is consumed in buildings.

Ceremonial opening and press conference of "Faluház" building after its energy-efficient renovation

Date: 
Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 - 10:30 - 12:00
Event type: 
General
Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP)
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GEA Scenarios

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Presentations by 3CSEP researchers

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2012

Carbon dioxide mitigation potential in the Hungarian tertiary sector

Project status: 
Completed
Duration: 
Jan, 2008 - Jun, 2009
The research aims to assist the evidence-based design of the most cost-effective new policies targeted at CO2 emission reductions in the Hungarian commercial and public building sector. The project goal was to estimate and to analyze CO2 mitigation potentials in the tertiary sector and associated costs resulting from the application of energy-efficient technologies and practices as well as the use of fuel switch options from the demand side. In addition, the study identifies the most promising options in terms of cost-effectiveness and CO2 reduction potential.

Green Investment Schemes: Maximizing their benefits for climate and society

Project status: 
Completed
Duration: 
Apr, 2008 - Dec, 2008
The purpose of this project is to investigate how the flexibility of Green Investment Schemes can be best utilized for maximizing benefits to climate and society, whilst ensuring that environmental integrity is not compromised at the expense of simplicity and flexibility.

Global Energy Assessment: Energy-Efficient Building Modelling Scenarios

Project status: 
Ongoing
Duration: 
Aug, 2009 - May, 2012
Scenarios of energy saving and greenhouse gas mitigation potentials (and associated costs) in the world’s buildings are modelled in the context of the Global Energy Assessment (GEA).

Carbon dioxide mitigation potential in the Hungarian residential sector

Project status: 
Completed
Duration: 
Jan, 2007 - Mar, 2008
The research estimates and analyzes carbon dioxide mitigation potential in the Hungarian residential sector and associated costs resulting from the application of energy-efficient technologies and practices as well as the use of fuel switch options from the demand side. In addition, the most promising options in terms of cost-effectiveness and carbon dioxide reduction potential are identified.
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