Low Energy Building
Low Energy Building - Vinyl Council Australia
| Still at the forefront of sustainable development and innovation, Vinyl 2010 presented on the Italian PVC Information Centre’s project, the ‘2 Litre House for energy-efficient Buildings’ at a session on Energy Management at the 11th erscp (European Round table on Sustainable Consumption and Production) in Basel today. Not only did the presentation showcase the energy-efficient 2 litre house, it also confirmed PVC’s position as a sustainable material. Vinyl 2010 believes that the energy ratings of buildings will soon become as mainstream as the energy consumption of cars or household appliances. It is clear that energy-efficient buildings can help combat climate change as buildings account for 30-40% of global energy use. The 2 litre house is an approach which can reduce a building’s energy consumption by 90% (compared to the average Italian building) to 2 litres oil equivalent/m2/year (or 20 kWh/m2/year), through energy savings and the use of sustainable materials, including PVC. The choice of PVC as a sustainable material is based on scientific methodologies such as the Life-Cycle Assessment. PVC is light, durable, recyclable and low maintenance. Through the Vinyl 2010 Sustainable Development Initiative, 83,000 tonnes of waste PVC were recycled in 2006. This is in addition to regulated waste streams, which are not covered by the programme. |
| Participants from across Europe and beyond, including academics, NGO’s and policymakers, are attending the erscp from 20-22 June. www.erscp2007.net |
| Presentation: Nearly zero-energy buildings case study |
