Invited talk of Dan Staniaszek, Senior Expert at BPIE, at the European Data Forum 2013, 9 April 2013 in Dublin, Ireland: Online Knowledge Resource for European Buildings

1. Online Knowledge Resource for
European Buildings
Dan Staniaszek
Buildings Performance Institute Europe

2. What did we want?
An interactive online platform:
• Database repository and management (quantitative data and textual
information):
 Country Comparison Dashboard
 Country Profiles/country fact sheets
 Information on key legislation – Time lines & information
 Link to other data/information available on the web
• Data presentation and visualisation
• Data collection through online surveys

3. BPIE Data Portal
The Data Hub for Building Performance in Europe
Objectives:
• The BPIE Data Hub to be the first point of contact for anyone interested
in energy performance in European buildings;
• Provide a multi-source and up to date fact and figures
(i.e. statistics; policy information) on building stock across Europe;
• Allow a smart and user-customisable data search, comparison,
interactive visualization and cost-free download;
• Enable monitoring of EU policy implementation at Member State level;
• Continuous quality improvement and new data generation
through data exchange projects and research partnerships.

4. www.buildingsdata.eu
BPIE publication: Europe's Buildings under the Microscope .
Country-by-country review of the energy performance of Europe's buildings, 2011

5. BPIE Data Portal
The Data Hub for Building Performance in Europe

6. Existing Data in “Country-by-Country” study
29 countries
Inventory
Performance
Existing stock
Renovation activity
Definitions
Building stock New stock Construction activity
Public Buildings Ownership profile
Exterior climate Key climate characteristics
Energy carriers By carrier and building type
Directive implementation
General info on current policy framework
Specific national conditions
Energy performance requirements
Policies,
Energy building codes Requirements by component
regulations and Renovation permits
economic Labeling/Certificates Energy performance certificates
instruments Inspections AC/Heating systems
Programmes, incentives and fiscal
Financial measures instruments
Survey 2011 data sources: official statistics (Eurostat, IEA statistics, national
statistics), building/EPC registers, country detailed studies, modelling,
estimations based on available date, expert guestimates

7. Existing Data in “Country-by-Country” study
BUILDING STOCK 29 countries
Data completeness
NUMBER OF RESPONSES TO 16 BUILDING STOCK RELATED QUESTIONS
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14 LEGEND
12 0-25% 25-50% 50-75% 75-100%
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1 U values of Wall for res. 7 U values of Floor for non-res. 13 Total consumption by age group for res.
2 U values of Roof for res. 8 U values of Window for non-res. 14 Total consumption by age group for non-res.
3 U values of Floor for res. 9 Airtightness levels for res. 15 Floor areas by age band for res.
4 U values of Window for res. 10 Airtightness levels for non-res. 16 Floor areas by age band for non-res.
5 U values of Wall for non-res. 11 Heating consumption by age group for res.
6 U values of Roof for non-res. 12 Heating consumption by age group for non-res.

8. Example of data search results
Breakdown of the building stock by building type

9. Radio buttons to
Example of data search results download, print and
send a comment
Summary of economic and market instruments for Austria
Click on
the > sign
to see the
details
under
that
heading

10. Example of data search results
29 Country Factsheets (selected outputs)
Download
factsheet
in pdf
Give your
feedback

11. System Architecture
Data Acquisition Data Visualisation Search & Reporting
Maps Charts ….. Search
Views
Webform

12. Data &
Information
Architecture

13. Data collection: Survey 2011 vs. Survey 2013
SURVEY 2010/2011 SURVEY 2013
• Survey was conducted offline • Survey is conducted through
through long email/phone our website
exchanges • Automatic plausibility checks
• Plausibility checks & • Ad-hoc data available
validation had to be done • Ready to use data/no need
manually – time consuming for data compilation
process • Time to market data – 5days
• Results of survey were • Survey results are on-line and
presented in printed format interactive
• Static graphs & no possibility • User can dowload taylor-
to make changes or made country sheets/make
corrections cross-country comparisons
• Overall long process • Easy to make
changes, updates and
corrections
• Allows to build a historic
perspective

14. SURVEY 2013 vs. 2011 Topics
New data sets ( )
Policies &
Statistics
regulations
Building stock Policy
inventory monitoring
Building stock
Building codes
perfomance
Existing
buildings
Energy
Labels, certificat
performance
es, inspections
improvement
New buildings
Economic
Climate
Marekt related instrumentes
indicators
Others Info camaigns
Social related
indicators

15. Users of the BPIE Data Hub
Unique Visitors: 3,781
Page views: 26,298
Returning visitors: 43 %
BPIE Data Hub
Launch
HOLIDAY
Google Analytics report: 1 April 2013

16. Users of The BPIE Data Hub
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