OLD BUILDINGS, NEW TECHNOLOGY Erasmus Project

Project Title

OLD BUILDINGS, NEW TECHNOLOGY

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Natural sciences; Energy and resources; Environment and climate change

Project Summary

This project dealt with aspects of how to achieve a high standard of energy efficiency through improvements during the renovation of old buildings. The participants have dealt with technologies for the using of renewable energy sources (solar thermal and photovoltaic), building insulation and light generation as well as their environmental compatibility. The aim was to reduce the energy consumption by energy-saving measures for old buildings, so that the standard of the German KfW Bank with the level KfW 55 can be achieved. By setting up a photovoltaic system, the goal was to reach a zero-energy house.
All participants in the project are vocational schools in the technical field. Schools from the countries of Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Greece, Turkey and Slovakia took part.
In the individual project meetings the participants elaborated presentations on the topics of regenerative energy forms, insulation technology, lighting technology, solar thermal energy and photovoltaics and presented them at the project meetings. In addition, a professional 3D measurement of the Dutch school with a partner from the business sector was carried out for the caretakers apartment at the Berufsschule in Bersenbrück. The energy calculation was performed with the CASAnova program. In the course of the project, it emerged that different calculations had to be carried out in different countries with their different climatic conditions. Thus, the schools in Greece, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary have submitted their own proposals for the renovation of old buildings. An energy calculation was also carried out for these houses. The Dutch and Norwegian schools presented their joint project “Eco Cube” (a zero energy house).
The result of the energy calculation of the caretakers apartment in Bersenbrück was presented to the school organizer during a meeting. The school administrator will renovate the caretakers apartment, taking into account the calculations of this project. After the refurbishment this building will be an example of modern refurbishment for the vocational school and the local businesses.
The calculations for energy saving are after this project used in the technology lessons of the Fachoberschule in Bersenbrück. In the next school year, a course “Energetic renovation of houses” will be offered in the context of the course “Energy Engineering”.
A major objective for the participants of this project was to achieve a different way of thinking and acting with regard to the problem of the use of fossil fuels. The focus here was on CO2 emissions and the associated greenhouse effect in the earth ‘s atmosphere

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 149920 Eur

Project Coordinator

Berufsbildende Schulen des Landkreises Osnnabrueck in Bersenbrueck & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Zespol Szkol Ponadgimnazjalnych w Somoninie im. Jozefa Wybickiego
• Oguzeli Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi
• Budapesti Muszaki Szakképzési Centrum Egressy Gábor Két Tanítási Nyelvu Szakgimnáziuma
• 1 EPAL N. IONIAS MAGNISIAS
• Stichting voor Christelijk beroepsonderwijs en volwassen educatie Friesland/Flevoland
• Mosjøen videregående skole
• Spojena skola Kollarova 10 Presov