Introducing the A2PBEER Support Guide Toolkit

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Introducing
the A2PBEER 
Support Guide 
Toolkit
Delivered by:
Ida Kiss, Senior Consultant, ABUD
MSc. Architect
Urban and facilityenergyengineer
LEED GreenAssociate
13th September 2016, Bilbao
Session Overview
oBrief background on Public Building and District 
Characterization
o Brief background on Systemic Public Building and District 
Retrofitting Methodology
o Step‐by‐step introduction to the A2PBEER Support Guide
Toolkit
o External tools of the Support Guide Toolkit
o Learning‐by‐doing exercise
o Feedback, Q&A
A2PBEER adopted a 
holistic approach, 
considering the
different community
sectors in the energy
value chain! 
Source: ClimateAction Toolkit, 2012
Brief background on Public Building 
and District Characterization
Public Building Definition: Main aspects for Public Building & 
buildings that are owned or District Characterization:
occupied by public
o Building type and usage
authorities or are intended
o Construction characteristics
for the use by the general
o Morphology
public.
o Year of construction 
o Energy systems and use 
o Other systems
Image source: Pixabay
Categorizing Public Districts
Closed District: Consists of large land extensions Public District types based
owned by the same public body. Generally the on functions:
borders can be clearly drawn: it is separated from
its surroundings by a physical or functional o Cultural Districts
barrier. The majority of the buildings are usually o Educational Districts
of the same type here, with some distinctions. o Administration
Typical examples: university campus, hospital. o Healthcare
o Sports
Open District: Barriers are not defined by o Military Base
physical parameters, but by usage and o Prisons
ownership. Main characteristics: embedded in an o Transportation
urban frame and more stakeholders are involved o Places of Worship
in the decision making process. Usually has a o Mixed
shortage of open spaces and share utility o Other
network systems with other users.
Public District Morphology
M1 Introverted M2 Campus M3 Mixed M4 Embedded
The Vatican (IT) Olympiapark, Munich (DE) Budapest, Cultural district  (HU) Madrid City Centre (ES)
Factors affecting district energy
demand
District morphology District usage Infrastructure
Density Diversity Street lighting
Intensity of land‐use (footprint) Residential area rate Electricity supply
Building heights Public buildings/non‐ Development degree of 
residential in the area transportation
Street characteristics
Industrial buildings in the Off‐site renewable energy
Connectivity
area
District heating/cooling
Waste & water management
Climate Classification
Image sources: ZsofiaKezdi‐Nagy, Pixabay
Climate Classification
Further, non‐technical considerations:
o Financial constraints
o Legal constraints
o Organisational/institutional constraints
o Information constraints
Flowchart of A2PBEER Methodology
Relevant Technical Technical Intervention SWOT P
Building / District
Technical Intervention Synergies Packages Analysis O
Characteristics
Retrofitting Possibilities S
Output: Gaps S
Questionnairesheetfor
I
data collection Output:
List of elementsnot
B
achieving
Web‐tool requirements,  L
standards, energy
Step 1 efficiencytargets Output: E
List of relevant
elementswhichcan
Requirements Individual be retrofittedat Output: S
And Standards Assessment givenlocation Energyefficiency
potential, parallel  O
useof  Web‐tool
Output: Web‐tool systems,synergies Output: Step5 L
Collectionof  Step4 of interventions Retrofitting U
requirementspossibly
scenarios Output:
affecting theretrofit
Best possiblesolutions T
Individual regardingtechnical& 
I
Individual non‐technicalaspects
Web‐tool Assessment
Assessment O
Step2
N
Feedbackfrom
S
InvestmentAnalysis
FeedbackfromInvestment
ReturnAnalysis