The CONCERTO initiative
CONCERTO is a European Commission initiative within the European Research Framework Programme (FP6 and FP7) which aims to demonstrate that the optimisation of the building sector of whole communities is more efficient and cheaper than optimisation of each building individually.
The EU initiative of DG Energy has co-funded 58 communities in 22 projects in 23 countries and started in 2005.
CONCERTO demonstrates realised examples of:
• innovative technologies ready to be applied
• use of renewable energies sources for cities
• energy efficiency measures
• sustainable building and district development
• economic assessments
• affordable energy
• energy transparency for citizens
The CONCERTO initiative is proving that cities and communities can, given the right planning, be transformed into pioneers in the world of energy efficiency and sustainability.
The results so far have been very encouraging: CONCERTO cities and communities have shown that through implementation of renewable energy sources, innovative technologies and an integrated approach, existing buildings can cut its CO2 emissions by up to 50%, at acceptable costs.
The 58 CONCERTO communities integrate innovative energy efficiency measures with a substantial contribution from decentralised renewable energy sources (RES), smart grids, renewables based cogeneration, district heating/cooling systems and energy management systems in larger settlements of buildings. This set of innovative technologies and measures are optimised locally in order to take into account all specifications of the local site, climate and cultural differences or local political aspects.
CONCERTO communities demonstrate new realistic models to get close to zero energy communities. The results will pave the way for a future European legislation in the form of energy policy recommendations for the 2020 energy and climate change targets and the 2050 Energy Roadmap. CONCERTO demonstrates good examples for sustainable district development as well as for refurbishment in buildings.
CONCERTO is the intermediate step from the individual building via the community to the whole city approach, as planned in the “Smart Cities & Communities initiative”.
CONCERTO is an initiative addressing the challenges of creating a sustainable future for Europe’s energy needs.
CONCERTO is a European Commission initiative within the European Research Framework Programme (FP6 and FP7) which aims to demonstrate that the optimisation of the building sector of whole communities is more efficient and cheaper than optimisation of each building individually.
The EU initiative of DG Energy has co-funded 58 communities in 22 projects in 23 countries and started in 2005.
CONCERTO demonstrates realised examples of:
• innovative technologies ready to be applied
• use of renewable energies sources for cities
• energy efficiency measures
• sustainable building and district development
• economic assessments
• affordable energy
• energy transparency for citizens
The CONCERTO initiative is proving that cities and communities can, given the right planning, be transformed into pioneers in the world of energy efficiency and sustainability.
The results so far have been very encouraging: CONCERTO cities and communities have shown that through implementation of renewable energy sources, innovative technologies and an integrated approach, existing buildings can cut its CO2 emissions by up to 50%, at acceptable costs.
The 58 CONCERTO communities integrate innovative energy efficiency measures with a substantial contribution from decentralised renewable energy sources (RES), smart grids, renewables based cogeneration, district heating/cooling systems and energy management systems in larger settlements of buildings. This set of innovative technologies and measures are optimised locally in order to take into account all specifications of the local site, climate and cultural differences or local political aspects.
CONCERTO communities demonstrate new realistic models to get close to zero energy communities. The results will pave the way for a future European legislation in the form of energy policy recommendations for the 2020 energy and climate change targets and the 2050 Energy Roadmap. CONCERTO demonstrates good examples for sustainable district development as well as for refurbishment in buildings.
CONCERTO is the intermediate step from the individual building via the community to the whole city approach, as planned in the “Smart Cities & Communities initiative”.
CONCERTO is an initiative addressing the challenges of creating a sustainable future for Europe’s energy needs.
CONCERTO is co-financed by the