CONCERTO PremiumPolicy & Social Research

Andrea ImmendoerferInstitute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS)

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

Brussels, 23.10.12

Aims and Objectives

Policy recommendations for….

■ Local Government/ Municipalities

■ National/ subnational government

■ The EU Legislators

■ EC Funding providers

Methodology

We analyse…

■ Reports from CONCERTO Plus

■ Final report and specific reports on social and policy activities

■ Questionnaire survey

■ Interviews

■ Wider policy research / sources outside CONCERTO

Things We Look at…

■ Building control/ building regulations

■ Spatial planning/ development control

■Energy planning/ energy supply strategies■Other policies and regulations

■“People factors” - Social research, user engagement

■Business models

■ Barriers

Things We Look at…

■Success factors

Policy Questionnaire

Social Indicators (from CONCERTO Plus)

No. INDICATOR

1Degree of satisfaction / acceptance by

inhabitants / tenants / owners

2 Level of information & direct participation

3 Active/proactive householders behaviour

4Internal comfort level after the

implementation of CONCERTO measures

■ Capturing activities you do anyway

(Generation 3 – please include standard indicator questions if you can)

■ Capturing results and contextual information you have anyway

■ Making these available in the database in suitable format

Social Research

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Social Research

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Social Research – Summary of Activities

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Social Research – Statistical Data

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Social Research - indicators

■ Policy developments– Local planning by-laws– Changes to building regulations (France, Denmark)

■ Replication– Smart Cities– Continue original Concerto plans outside original timeframe– New regeneration/ urban extension projects

■ Pivotal Topics– Retrofitting– Skills and Awareness– Financing

Areas of Interest & Initial Results

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andrea.immendoerfer@kit.edu

THANK YOU !