The Model home 2020 project
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| Finding the answers to the challenges: CO2 reduction, liveability improvement and limited energy resources | |
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| What: | Six climate-neutral demo-houses |
| Where: | Denmark, Austria, Germany France UK |
| How: | Based on Active House principles |
The model home 2020 project is a vision for climate neutral buildings with a high degree of liveability. The project was started in 2009 and involves the construction of six houses in five countries across Europe.
Each building in the project is designed to reflect and respond to the different climatic, cultural and architectural conditions of the countries in which they are built. After completion the houses are open to the public during a test period of 6–12 months after which they are sold. Each house is monitored during the test period to learn how the experiments turn out in real-life conditions.
The learnings will be shared openly with other projects, industry experts and contractors to create synergy effects in the building industry's effort to come up with solutions for sustainable buildings.
The houses in Denmark were built in 2009, those in Germany and Austria were built in 2010 and those in the UK and France are scheduled for completion in 2011.
The Active House Alliance has developed a set of principles for "active house" construction, which focuses on achieving a balance between energy, indoor climate and the environment. The model home 2020 project is in full accordance with the active house principles.
The project is backed by the VELUX Group in cooperation with multiple local and regional governments, suppliers, architects, engineers and researchers. The model home 2020 project tests how the active house principles perform under real-life conditions. The knowledge derived from the projects will be documented and used to take an active part in developing sustainable buildings.
The European Union (EU) has adopted a comprehensive package for European energy policy up to 2020. It entails EU member states reducing their total energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 20 percent. Moreover, all EU member states must show that 20 percent of their total energy consumption comes from renewable energy sources. According to EU statistics:
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