On September 20, 2018 the first Annex 80 Preparation Meeting took place at the Palais des Congrès, in Juan-les-Pins, France. Fifteen researchers from eight countries joined the open discussion on objectives and goals of the annex under preparation. Major outcomes included a collection of national research interests revealing possibilities for international collaborations as well as the designation of subtask leaders and co-leaders.

The lead for subtask A (Impact Assessement) will be taken on by Wendy Miller from Queenslands University of Technology, Australia with support from Belgium by Shady Attia, University of Liège as co-leader. Subtask B (Solutions) will be led and co-led by a consortium from Denmark, Chen Zhang from Aalborg University and Ongun Berk Kazanci from Denmark Technical University. The leads for subtask C and D still have to be decided.

The group of participating researchers is ever growing, but there is still the possibility to contribute to Annex 80 Resilient Cooling for Residential and Small Commercial Buildings. Please contact us for further information.