Authors:
Sesil Koutra
;
Vincent Becue
;
Jean-Baptiste Griffon
and
Christos Ioakeimidis
Affiliation:
University of Mons, Belgium
Keyword(s):
Case, Criterion, District, Energy, Tool.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Case Studies and Innovative Applications for Smart(Er) Cities
;
Energy and Economy
;
IS Architecture Designs and Platforms for Smart Cities
;
Smart Cities
;
User-Centred and Participatory Design of Services and Systems for Smart Cities
Abstract:
Transforming cities to deal with the resource scarcity and the threats of the climate change remain major
challenges in the urban development. Hence, districts are already taking an active key role in European
policies. Buildings are a key consumer of energy worldwide representing over than 40% of the overall
energy consumption at European level. In this current context of arising interest, reducing energy
consumption is an important target. During the last years, the ‘zero energy idea’ has been introduced in
international scientific literature review aiming at a more sustainable urban and built environment focusing
on individual buildings by articulating the requirements for an annual basis of an energy balance equal to
zero. ‘U-ZED’ (Urban-Zero Energy Districts) methodological assessment tool focuses on the challenge of
zero energy objective on a district scale. In this paper, the analysis emphasises the ‘transformation’ of Bo01
Malmö area in a mixed-use zero energy district.