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Renovation of apartment building in Vevey: Results after one year of monitoring

  • 15 décembre 2020
  • Switzerland
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Photo by ReCO2ST Project: Near the 96 standard PV panels of the Swiss case study Brunnel University tests an innovative concentration PV solar collector. Flourentzos Flourentzou, of Estia SA, is collecting the data to send for analysis and comparison of the real production of the prototype and compare it with the real production of the standard panels.

Photo by ReCO2ST Project: The before and after of the demonstrator building in Vevey

The ReCO2ST demonstrator building in Vevey is a 1932 apartment building that has been renovated with the ReCO2St approach, fully respecting its architectural identity while also enriching it inside and out to accommodate the selected renovation solutions.

 

The ReCO2ST approach, is structured to assist the decision making process, but also flexible to allow the permissible interventions leading in a cost-optimal, nZEB, healthy renovation that respects the local environmental, social and cultural contact of the buildings and their surroundings.

 

The core interventions in the 5-floor, 15-apartment building of Vevey targeted the improvement of the thermal envelope and HVAC installations.

 

The ReCO2ST innovative technologies that were installed on the demonstrator building are:

 

  • Nature Based System Aeroplant for nature based indoor air treatment.
  • Smart Window for preheating of ventilation air
  • Concentrated Photovoltaics to increase solar energy yield.

After one year of monitoring, the first performance results are available and presented in the attached press release!

 

 

Lessons learnt

The exemplary renovation in terms of energy of this building made it possible in particular to make it compatible with the objectives of the 2000 Watt Society.

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Funding description

The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement No 768576