A proposal for the formation of a new IEA EBC Annex on the topic of Resilient Cooling was presented to the Executive Committee (ExCo) of the International Energy Agency’s Energy in Buildings and Communities programme (IEA EBC) in November 2018.

The ExCo welcomed the idea in general and started the Annex definition phase.

According to the Annex Development and Quality Assurance Process the Annex Concept now is further developed towards a draft Annex Text which will be proposed to the ExCo at its next meeting at Stockholm in June 2018.

Within this process an international Annex Definition Workshop will be hosted in Vienna, on 27 April 2018. The workshop will focus on defining the Annex’s scope and structure, including a Technology Readiness Preliminary Assessment. Researchers who are interested in a possible attendance of this new Annex are warmly invited to join this workshop.

Workshop’s objectives

• Discussion and definition of annex scope, objectives and deliverables
• Discussion and definition of research methodologies and annex organisation
• Discussion and definition of subtask content
• Presentation of potential national research items
• Nomination of potential Annex leadership
• Coordination of next steps

Location and time
The workshop will be held on Friday, 27th April 2018, 10:00 to 17:00 at Vienna International Airport, Office Park 1. Details and directions will be sent upon registration.

Hosts
Peter Holzer (Institute of Building Research & Innovation, Austria) on behalf of Sabine Mitter and Theodor Zillner, Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology.
This workshop receives financial support from the Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology.

Further information on registration, programme etc. is available here.