On Thursday 30 June 2016 the strategic platform Brussels Retrofit XL organises the launch of the interactive webtool: B³-RetroTool. The tool B³-RetroTool is the result of three years of research work conducted by UCL and ULB in the context of the project B³-RetroTool. The interactive pre-assessment tool uses a multi-scale and multi-criteria approach for sustainable […]
B³-RetroTool is an interactive webtool for the pre-assessment of sustainable retrofitting in the Brussels Capital Region, using multiple criteria and working on different levels. The tool is now freely available to the public at the following link: www.brusselsretrofitxl.be/projects/b³-retrotool/ (Registration is free of charge). The tool has been developed by UCL-Architecture et climat and ULB-Batir in […]
On Thursday 4 February 2016, the strategic platform Brussels Retrofit XL organises its KNOWLEDGE SESSION on SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN THE CITY which was postponed last November. more information available below and on the Events page. Whereas sustainable energy is often associated with large off-shore wind farms or hydro-electric power stations, cities have the potential to […]
In the autumn of 2015, the strategic platform Brussels Retrofit XL organises its “Retrofitting Thursdays”, a series of events related to retrofitting activities in the Brussels Region. The sessions are organised according to different themes and aim to guide building professionals through innovative renovation practices relevant in an urban context. Thursday 26 november 2015 KNOWLEDGE […]
On Thursday 26 November 2015, the strategic platform Brussels Retrofit XL organises a KNOWLEDGE SESSION on SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IN THE CITY. Whereas sustainable energy is often associated with large off-shore wind farms or hydro-electric power stations, cities have the potential to generate, capture and store a part of their energy needs on-site. Both wind and […]
Platform partner BATir finalized a thorough analysis of the Brussels’ urban metabolism for 2011. The study was executed by ULB-BATir (Aristide Athanassiadis and Federica Paolini) in collaboration with EcoRes and ICEDD for Bruxelles Environnement. The study report is available at the website of Bruxelles Environnement (> 300 pages, french) and contains the full analysis of […]
On Friday January 16th, 2015 B³RetroTool organizes a workshop concerning the “Development of a multi-criteria pre-assessment tool for the sustainable retrofit of Brussels“. The workshop highlights how different city scales (city, municipality, neighborhood, city block, residential building) can become the key to sustainable renovation principles, considering heritage aspects, improvements in energy performance and reduced environmental […]
On August 25th 2014 and 11th September LOCI (B³-Retro Tool) and LEMA (ULg) organise a seminar on results and tools developed within the SOLEN research (SOlutions for Low Energy Neighbourhoods). Le projet de recherche SOLEN aborde la question de l’évaluation énergétique des logements et des quartiers wallons existants. L’originalité principale de la recherche est […]
On May 16th 2014 Aristide ATHANASSIADIS (B³-RetroTool) and Sabine BARLES (Univ. Paris 1, UMR Géographie-Cités) give a conference “Regards croisés sur l’écosystème urbain”. 40 ans après les travaux de l’ « école de Bruxelles » initiés par P. Duvigneaud, le métabolisme urbain, les caractéristiques écosystémiques des villes… sont aujourd’hui étudiés par des chercheurs issus […]