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Learning from Cities— The 2nd Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation
2. Characteristics
The IBA Hamburg examines ways in which maximum use can be made of local renewable energy sources within the border of the city or districts, such as energy savings and energy efficiency, and how local economies can be strengthened as a result. The working group undertaking the
□ Energy Box of the International Building Exhibition (IBA)
study “Energy Optimisation of the IBA Hamburg Model Region”(University
the relevant studies were working on a
of Applied Sciences Nordhausen)
district level and analyzed future energy
analyzed the following factors: future
demand, potentials for energy savings,
energy demand, the potentials for energy
increased efficiency, and the use of
savings, increased efficiency, the use of
renewable energy in the various types of
renewable energy in the various types of
urban building environment on the Elbe
urban building environment on the Elbe
Islands, and the strategic measures for the
Islands, and strategic measures for energy
optimization of energy supplies.
supplies.
The working group undertook a concrete examination of two different reference scenarios, applying Germany-
Highlight The main objective of the “Climate
wide trends in renovation, efficiency and the introduction of renewable energy to the Elbe Islands.
Protection Concept Renewable
Two so-called excellent scenarios
Wilhelmsburg” is to tackle the challenges
were developed as alternatives to the
of global climate change by the
reference scenarios to advance the
development and the implementation of
concrete implementation of IBA projects
measures within the border of the city
and also to monitor different areas of
or districts, energy savings and energy
emphasis in renewable energy supplies.
efficiency, the use of local renewable
The two scenarios share the fact that
energy sources and how local economies
they are local and decentralized solutions
can be strengthened as a result.
adapted to the special local ability to
The working group undertaking
achieve autonomy in renewable energy.