In a design forum, national concepts of planned demonstration projects will be reviewed and compared to the experience gained in the other countries. The used design tools will include selected tools, ranging from simple spread-sheets to advanced computer programs that take into account the impact of light, heat and cooling in buildings. Work on simple and integrated design tools will include validation as well as the improvement of user interface and optimization of calculation procedures. Work on analysis methods focuses on short-term measurements and on the comparison of audit procedures and evaluation measures. Documents and dissemination will focus on the transfer of the research re-sults to be used by practitioners.
Several ways are to be used for information dissemination.
Besides conventional ways of dissemination, such as news-letters and practice articles, also new media like the Internet will be used. Apart from publications written in English language there may also be produced publications in the languages of the participating countries. All Subtasks will provide their results as input to the joint working group. Thus, the user will be able to increase quickly and reliably his knowledge in the respective field of interest. Results Electronic interactive source book including design inspirations, design advice, decision tools, design tools.