On 7th January 2010 APG’s Austria House was officially presented with a klima:aktiv certificate, making the start of the New Year perfect for the Olympic Austria House.
klima:aktiv is an initiative of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management for active climate protection and is also part of the Austrian climate strategy encouraging environmental protection, reducing CO2 emissions through several programs, and campaigning for greater utilization of renewable energy sources.
“The klima:aktiv building standard provides a quality assessment for buildings which comply with criteria for energy efficiency, ecology and comfort at the highest level.” (Source: http://www.klimaaktiv.at/article/archive/27218/) The Austria House was inspected and evaluated according to this strict list of criteria, and owing to its excellent energy-efficient and ecological characteristics it was awarded the klima:aktiv certificate.
© Austria House, Austrian Passive House Group (APG): drexel und weiss, Optiwin, Erich Reiner, Sohm Holzbautechnik, zweiraum.
Photo 1: from left to right – Carlos Miranda (Canadian Embassy), Reinhard Weiss, Minister Nikolaus Berlakovic, Erich Reiner, Roman Smutny (University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna).
Photo 2: from left to right – Reinhard Weiss, Mayor Nikolaus Berlakovic, Erich Reiner.
Die The advantages of energy-efficient building & renovation are obvious:
• The proactive, comprehensive planning of a new building or sanitation can reduce energy and running costs considerably.
• The average potential saving in energy costs is around 50%.
• The quality of buildings becomes assessable and comparable.
• With competent consultation the available support schemes can be fully utilized.
• Energy-efficient building and sanitation assures the usability and economic life of real estate in the long run.
Therefore klima:aktiv offers the following support for energy-efficient building & renovation:
• Developing standards for new buildings and sanitation with the klima:aktiv list of criteria
• A preliminary inspection for an initial evaluation of possible savings for the Service Building Sector
• Consultation for new buildings or the sanitation of single-family homes
• Consultation for new buildings or the sanitation of larger properties: service buildings, residential buildings, etc.
• Trainings for skilled craftsmen in planning and realization: www.bildung.klimaaktiv.at
• An online information platform on the subject of sanitation: http://www.eigenheim-modern.klimaaktiv.at
• A database with commendable examples for energy-efficient building & renovation: www.klimaaktiv-gebaut.at
From 1st January 2009 it has been compulsory to have an Energy Performance Certificate for buildings in Austria. What is this Energy Performance Certificate? Who needs to have one? You can find more information about this at www.energyagency.at or on the sanitation platform
http://eigenheim-modern.klimaaktiv.at/energieausweis/
(Source: 14.10.2009, klima:aktiv)
The Austria House scored 983 out 1,000 possible points and therefore was classified as a klima:aktiv passive house.
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