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Introduction
Sustainability is a driving
force of efforts undertaken by the world, which has been clearly adapted
in the declaration of establishment of Global Alliance for Building Sustainability
(GABS) developed by a wide range of international organizations leading
up to the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg,
2002.The Global Alliance for Building Sustainability was formed to accelerate the achievement of Sustainable development in the land, properly construction and development sectors. Norway has been active for many years in the UN forum, introducing formally the sustainability paradigm. Poland is a country of new dynamic challenges with a great potential to follow the worlds best practice and with the potential danger of repeating the mistakes. The combination of different experiences and environments can lead to creation of new value for supporting the development process not only on a national - Polish scale - but also in the region, as the countries are facing similar challenges.
Main project goals
- Supporting scientific co-operation in the areas of specific importance for both countries Norway and Poland.
- Promoting the idea of sustainable development in lights of ratification of the Kyoto protocol.
- Recognition of the countries' markets for future economical co-operation in the building sector.
Sub goals
- Development of a new area of co-operation between Norway and Poland within research and education.
- Development, demonstration and dissemination of concepts for introduction of sustainability into Polish building sector.
- Implementation and demonstration of sustainable energy technologies that have been developed within previous national and EU research projects.
- Proposal of new building integrated energy saving solutions that have the potential to reduce the energy use in existing buildings in Poland by about 50% compared to the existing standard. This will be achieved through development of new solutions or "user packages" that will satisfy the whole range of end-user needs such as comfort, aesthesis, costs, operability, reliability and functionality.
- Contribution to the EU goal of at least 18% energy savings and at least 10% reduction of CO2-emissions by 2010. This will be achieved by the introduction of new, integrated energy saving strategies in Poland, including on-site production and use of renewable energy in buildings.