Data collection methods for assessment of public building stock refurbishment potential

Abstract

Improving the energy characteristics of public buildings in Serbia is a current topic investigated in two parallel projects carried out by the same research team from University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture, which are both distinct in the formation and structuring of databases and the definition of their methodologies. The first project,Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings, is supportedbythe GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) and the Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia, and focuses on schools and preschool facilities; the second project, Empower public authorities to establish long-term strategies of renovation of public buildings (EmBuild), is part of the Horizon 2020Project. The starting point for both projects is creating a quality and target-oriented database of energy characteristics of public buildings. The present paper will analyze the methodological approaches in formation of databases and compare their ultimate goals and results.