[New Project] Kickoff Meeting: Dynamic Renowave

This new project aims to develop a dynamic life cycle energy and greenhouse-gas-emissions analysis model for retrofitting residential buildings. The model will be developed based on a data-driven parameterization and simulation of renovation solutions across the dimensions of geometry, climate, materials, building systems, and energy mixes. The project name is Dynamic Renowave, and its overarching aim is to enable retrofitting residential buildings based on a data-driven decision support system so that renovations result in a net reduction of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions. The research method is based on coupling building energy simulation data during the building use stage with life cycle assessment data across the production, construction, and end-of-life stages. A bottom-up parametric decision support system for renovations and a user-friendly interactive dashboard will inform solutions that result in a net reduction in life cycle energy use and greenhouse gas emissions for multiple future scenarios. This will ensure that the European Renovation Wave does not paradoxically result in rebound greenhouse gas emissions, as was the case with some building operational energy efficiency schemes.

This work aims to develop a dynamic life cycle energy and greenhouse gas emissions analysis model for retrofitting residential buildings. The model will be developed based on a data-driven parameterization and simulation of renovation solutions across the dimensions of geometry, climate, materials, building systems, and energy mixes. The project name is Dynamic Renowave, and its overarching aim is to enable retrofitting residential buildings based on a data-driven decision support system so that renovations result in a net reduction of life cycle greenhouse gas emissions. This will ensure that the European Renovation Wave does not paradoxically result in rebound greenhouse gas emissions, as was the case with some building operational energy efficiency schemes.

Together with a new team of Ph.D. students Aurora Luigia Teresa Bertini and Maxime Dasse and scientists including Prof. André Stephan, prof. Émilie Gobbo and prof. Shady Attia, we are looking for four years of fruitful collaboration. The project client and funding type is from the FNRS PDR, Research Activities (Principal Initiator and Investigator: Prof. Shady Attia, Partner: Prof. Andre Stephan (UCLouvain).

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