Title Promoter Affiliations Abstract "Beyond climate neutral renovations: a methodological approach to set new benchmarks for renovations" "Chiara Piccardo" "Building Physics and Sustainable Design" "This project will define new comprehensive benchmarks for sustainable deep renovation and adaptation interventions, including environmental, economic and and social sustainability of materials and technological solutions. An extensive renovation of the building stock is crucial to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 but also to improve poor housing conditions of vulnerable social groups. Current policies and regulations set energy efficiency requirements but lack life cycle sustainability benchmarks for renovations and adaptations. The problem is addressed by integrating standard life cycle (cost) assessment with emerging social life cycle assessment methods in order to support the design and management of fully-sustainable renovation and adaptation of existing buildings. The social impact of climate neutral advanced technologies (i.e. bio-based materials) and circular strategies will be assessed and optimized in a 2050 climate neutral policy scenario." "Renovation for nearly zero energy private rental (row)homes" "Patrick Ampe" "Department of Structural Engineering and Building Materials, Department of Industrial Technology and Construction" "Research project within the ""IWT-proeftuin Ren BEN"". A innovative project that takes up the challenge to accelerate the zero energy refurbishment of the existing housing stock in the cities of Menen, Harelbeke and Kortrijk in an regional housing refurbishment program. (www.leiedal.be/renben & www.leiedal.be/warmerwonen). The project is reported to a consortium of public actors (intercommunale Leiedal, city of Kortrijk), public bodies (IWT, Bond Beter Leefmilieu), private actors (building companies like Bostoen, Renson, lsover) and the university of Ghent. Concrete task for the students: 1. The analysis of the return of a third party investment ( an energy loan combined with a lowered energy invoice by the energy supplier). This system has been piloted in Ostend by EOS to finance roof insulation for house owners. The research task is about to detect the possibilities or weaknesses of the system to roll out on the private rental market for deep renovations, together with a market analysis and prospectus for credit banks/organisations. This research task is about researching and setting up a financial model for a third party investment system for deep renovations on the housing market, with a special focus on the private rental market. In this market, the legislation on the rental market is a predominant precondition. Within the IWT proeftuin three times 10 row houses will be renovated. These houses are possible test cases for this third party investment. Before the renovation the possible energy gains are calculated by the University of Ghent. After the renovation the energy consumption will be monitored by ""Bond Beter Leefmilieu"" We presume the behaviour of the residents will change after the renovation). This should allow to have an insight in the financial risks for the credit supplier. 2. Setting up a financial decision model based on the return on investment for refurbishment in the housing market. - setting up a calculation model that convinces possible house owners on the return on investment - research on the parameters of this model: house value, rent, funding of the refurbishment related to the possibilities of premiums, tax incentives, state benefits, third party investments - testing out the model on 5 of the houses within the !WT project - input and feedback from a work group with the construction sector, immo sector, public authorities The conclusions of the two research tasks will be evaluated and spread to the public authorities in Zuid-West-Vlaanderen, and other regions in Flanders." "REnovation and REdevelopment in a ChangingURban environment using WOOD" "Lieven De Boever" "BBRI, WOOD.BE" "Today it is undeniable that in every aspect of our society attention should be paid to seeking solutions to tackle climate change in a targeted but also accelerated manner.Construction is an important player in this. In every aspect of society (Living, working, producing, relaxing) there is a need for specific buildings. In an already highly urbanized Flanders with a very high pressure on open space, additional challenges arise.As a result, the accents within the construction industry are shifting to what are defined as RUO activities (Renovation, expansion and topping). This fits in with the vision of a further expansion of the residential and work functions that is propagated by the Flemish master builder and in which policy decisions such as a concrete stop play an important role. Renovation is mainly driven by the currently substandard energy performance of the property. In terms of energy consumption of our homes, we are the third worst performing country in Europe, with homes consuming 40% more energy than the European average. In its publication of March 2019 (“Sustainable (re)construction: how to turn our building stock into a climate asset”), VOKA points out the large amounts needed to renovate the Flemish residential property and the need to reduce the costs for this. through industrialization and prefabrication. Flanders must focus much more than today on a renovation policy in order to prepare our buildings for a sustainable future.After all, it is necessary that transitions to sustainable energy sources (phasing out of petroleum and natural gas) are followed on an equal footing by a sustainable and energetically corresponding building envelope. Bond Beter Leefmilieu also indicates that the renovation rate should triple if we want to achieve the set climate targets.In recent decades, there has been a strong build-up of knowledge about timber construction solutions, with a particular focus on new construction, largely according to an industrialized 'turnkey' approach, especially in Flanders. The fast and ecological construction method can also have added value in renovation, topping and extensions. However, the technical requirements evolve faster than the innovations at the companies. The focus on an urban environment and medium-high buildings (from 10 m to max. 25 m) poses a new challenge and necessity for further innovation.General purposeTo accelerate the adoption of knowledge and innovation in the rapidly evolving timber construction market, with a focus on renovation, extension and topping (applying one or more new construction layers on top of an existing building), among Flemish construction companies and their suppliers in order to• Increase the share within RUO (now only 3%),• Increase the renovation speed in Flanders (climate)• Increase innovation speed to keep up with the speed of changing demands (performance)• Grow the number of timber construction companies and suppliers (number and employment)" "KMO Reno: Renovation scenarios for SME buildings" "Nathan Van Den Bossche" "Department of Architecture and urban planning" "This research focuses on qualitative renovation of SME buildings. From the 70's, they were mass-stretched with new fast construction methods (system building). Meanwhile, more than 65,000 such box-shaped buildings are outdated and the building shelf no longer meets the current requirements in terms of energetic performance, comfort and aesthetics. The primary bearing structure is usually still in good condition. Renovation of these buildings is therefore a new business opportunity. However, the current lack of theoretical and practical knowledge about renovations of this type of buildings, tailored to construction companies, leads to a suboptimal implementation practice.The primary target group consists of two subgroups. The largest subgroup includes execution companies, more specifically construction companies, insulation companies and facade / roofing plants. The number of refurbishment companies active in the SME building sector is estimated at 600. In addition, building materials producers are also part of the primary target group as they provide the necessary materials for a qualitative performance and often perform an advisory function. The secondary target group includes architects, study agencies, building managers, professional associations and federations." "KMO Reno: qualitative renovation of SME buildings" "Hilde Breesch" "Building Physics and Sustainable Design" "This research focuses on qualitative renovation of SME buildings. From the 70's, these were massively upgraded with new fast construction methods (system building). Meanwhile, more than 65 000 such box-shaped buildings are outdated and the building shelf no longer meets the current requirements in terms of energetic performance, comfort and aesthetics. The primary bearing structure is usually still in good condition. Renovation of these buildings is therefore a new opportunity." "Ecorens - Energetic renovation of Flemish representative single-family homes and apartment buildings." "Dirk Saelens" "Building Physics and Sustainable Design" "The project aims at the development and demonstration of market-oriented and socially acceptable energetic exterior skin renovations to BEN (Almost Energy Neutral) level with integration of technical installations, for single-family homes and apartment buildings representative of the older Flemish housing stock." "Life Cycle Assessment of renovation roadmaps for building portfolios towards climate neutrality under consideration of uncertainties" "Karen Allacker" "Design and Engineering of Construction and Architecture" "This thesis aims to address environmental concerns in the building sector by quantifying uncertainties associated with calculating the environmental footprint of individual buildings and building stocks. Focusing on different climate mitigation strategies applied to building portfolios, the proposed methodology combines an archetype-based building stock model with a dynamic Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) model, incorporating uncertainty quantification. This approach will assist policymakers and building managers in making informed decisions on prioritizing mitigation measures at the building stock level in an effort to stay within the planetary boundaries." "Bio-Renovation: Potential of Bio-Fabrication for low-cost Residential Building Renovation in Flanders" "Jan Wurm" "Design and Engineering of Construction and Architecture" "The renovation wave sweeping through Europe demands de-carbonized construction to meet NetZero which targets the “Carbon Neutral 2050” deal. Reusing and recycling can currently not meet the demands while the demands for high energy efficiency material performance steeply increase. Currently, Mycelium bio- composites have shown a lot of potential and their fibrous and porous characteristics make them promising low-cost alternatives. However, its use has not yet been investigated in the area of large-scale building renovations. The bio-manufacturing process of biocomposites includes a substrate of organic materials (of agricultural waste materials) and binders of micro-organisms such as mycelium. The project involves collecting data by identifying the product life assessment (LCA, LCC), characterizing material by sampling and testing, creating a value chain design by making a qualitative and quantitative analysis, mapping stakeholders, co-development with industrial partners, and giving it an architectural quality with full-scale prototyping. The final implementation of this exploration will be implemented on building skin which consequently will have a vast influence on the thermal performance of the building." "ImpaC³t: Integrating a Human- and Environment-friendly Process Approach in Circular, Constructive, Co-creative Renovation Projects" "Filip Van Langenhove" "Cluster Technologie, stad brugge, Stad Gent, KU Leuven, Cluster (Bio)Technologie" "Impac³t aims to accelerate the adoption of circular building solutions in collective urban renewal projects accelerate. The proposed Living Lab will broaden and deepen existing strategies and solutions on circularity broaden and deepen them to urban renewal at district level, thereby accelerating the Benovation wave (2050) of the existing patrimony in a future-proof and thus circular way, and that for and with a diversity of target groups, from the most vulnerable to the strongest shoulders. The proposed Living Lab builds on the results from: (1) the European Interreg 2 Seas project CBCI (Circular Bio-based Construction Industry) project. As output here, a modular, detachable, multi-purpose CBCI building concept was developed for both renovation as well as replacement and new construction scenarios at building level (2) the Flemish living lab RenoseeC which developed a roadmap for collective neighbourhood renovations, and RenoseeC vzw which - by way of upscaling - marketed the roadmap. The ImpaC³t project aims to renovate a number of building blocks in at least one neighbourhood in Ghent, Bruges and Tienen via a collective approach. renovate through a collective approach. The project will develop a decision framework for adopting circular solutions in collective renovations and anchor it for the future. It will do so through co-creation with relevant quintuple helix stakeholders and a mix of target groups including both private owner occupiers, owner landlords, property developers, autonomous municipal urban development companies, and housing companies. The project will maximise complementarity between technical financial and legal solutions to boost circular economy in collective urban renewal projects. boost. The necessary knowledge will be drawn from the consortium's expert group and from various real-life cases. Specifically, in several urban renewal projects already initiated (in Bruges, Ghent and Tienen), the developing approach will be tested on three possible levels namely: (1) punctual renovation measures (moisture, roof, façade, central heating), (2) total renovation and extension through rear extension or addition and (3) new construction/replacement construction. Impac³t wants these cases of good practice with and by value chain actors to be a springboard for a broadened and accelerated application of circular urban renewal; it will embed the knowledge gained in the decision framework that will be further disseminated after the project by the cities involved and the stakeholders involved in the co-creation workshops." "Training of the future - theme Renovation" "Filip Van Langenhove" "Cluster Technologie, Smok Agata, Anemos, SupportSquare NV, IDEA Consult, Syntra West, Flux50, Constructiv, Snaptonic, Th!nk E, Fonds323, SyntraPXL, Embuild Limburg, PXL" "The project focuses on the social theme Renovation (with a focus on multi-technology). The project is divided into three sub-themes. All have emerged organically during the initial exploratory consultation at ESF in Brussels on Monday 17 October 2022 and subsequently during follow-up discussions between the candidate participants and from their identified training needs in the sector. The first sub-theme, 'Construction chain - design and implementation' (further referred to as 'Construction chain'), was proposed based on a need from the sector for training that responds to evolutions that are causing major changes in the construction and renovation sector and changing competence requirements among (future) workers. In this sector too, (higher) education and lifelong learning are is both a reality and a necessity. Under this sub-theme, we will which are further explained in the following questions: A) Digitalisation B) Circularity and Sustainability C) LEAN - Chain cooperation - Soft skills D) Building envelope & Building nodes The second sub-theme, 'Energy renovation scan before acquisition and during management of residential property', was proposed because expansion/shifting of the role of real estate agent is taking place, stemming from the growing importance of renovations in the residential domain. Consequently, there is a need for courses that respond to this. Within this sub-theme, one training will be developed. The third subtheme, 'Indoor climate', focuses on the ever-increasing importance of indoor climate in the renovation sector. climate within the renovation sector. The indoor climate has received more attention since CORONA. received. Office workers, teachers, and people in care have been confronted with CO2 values in their working environment. The energy crisis has taught, especially in old buildings, that ventilation is not always evident in cold outdoor conditions. 2 Besides ventilation, more attention has also been given to air cleaning and its impact on the transmissibility of infections. The project Air cleaning in the classroom, with Marc Van Ranst, Bert Blocken and Leen Peeters, has given this a strong boost. From the broad political field, as well as from school boards and care centres, the demand for training was raised. Those trainings should help with dimensioning, choice of location of appliances in the room, type appliances, indoor air quality measurements, acoustic impact, maintenance, and the impact on thermal losses. The combination of ventilation and air purification should be addressed. In addition installers and safety coordinators should be able to explain to teachers, the nursing staff, and parents of children or relatives of those in need of care. Target groups for the training include: construction workers installing decentralised ventilation, maintenance personnel who come to change and clean filters, safety coordinators and technical staff in schools, care centres and offices, school boards, foremen and planning managers, engineering and architecture students, and those who provide training provide training to this target group. There will also be a focus on transferring knowledge to the teachers and care staff so that they know how to use air cleaning, ventilation, and heating and how to explain this to children or those in need of care. The social themes this project works on are: - Renovation (it is about bringing indoor air quality techniques into existing buildings, it is also about merging air cleaning with ventilation and with heating); - The soft skills aspect is also covered. An important one is how to explain technology and choices to teachers, parents, dependents, care staff, office workers, and children"