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Recap: 11th meeting of the Advisory Board of Practitioners

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On March 27th, 2025, representatives from the building cooling and ventilation industry along with architects and consultants convened for the 11th meeting of the Advisory Board of Practitioners (ABoP). Since early 2024, the board has been led by venticool, following its initial operation in collaboration with Annex 80 from 2021 to 2023. The Advisory Board was established to translate scientific research into practical application, fostering strong connections with industry professionals and integrating their on-the-ground insights into future research initiatives.

Ten participants attended the meeting, which focused on the new international collaboration “EBC Annex 97 / Cities TCP Task 5: Sustainable Cooling in Cities.” After a brief welcome and introduction by Hilde Breesch (KU Leuven, Belgium), the session featured two expert presentations:

  • Anna Wang (Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation & Technologie, Austria) presented an overview of the Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) Cities.
  • Philipp Stern (Institute of Building Research & Innovation, Austria) followed with a presentation on the mission and content of Annex 97 / Task 5.

The presentations were followed by an open discussion, during which participants addressed the following key questions:

  1. Do you consider the outdoor environment (e.g. the surroundings of a building) in the design of your building or performance assessment of your cooling system?
  2. If so, on which scale (building, block, neighbourhood, city scale)
  3. If not, why?
  4. Outdoor Cooling Solutions:
  5. Which outdoor cooling solutions are you familiar with / have you already applied? Do you plan to apply? Appear promising?
  6. What are the most important aspects missing? (standards, case studies, evaluation and calculation methods, etc.)
  7. Tools and methods:
  8. Which tools for simulation, planning for outdoor cooling solutions are you familiar with / have you already applied? Do you plan to apply? Appear promising?
  9. Which tools or methods are missing?

Upcoming Meetings

  • 12th ABoP Meeting: Scheduled for September 2025 (exact date to be announced)
  • Meeting Topic: To be confirmed

If you are interested in joining the Advisory Board of Practitioners, please contact Maria Kapsalaki for more information.

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