The Application of Innovative Energy-Efficient Technologies in the Sustainable Model of a Housing Estate – Seestadt Aspern in Vienna

Abstract

At present, there are many housing estates being built in the world, whose urban and design assumptions must inscribe into a sustainable development trend and take into account the energy efficiency conditions of multi-family buildings in the overall economic and environmental perspective. At Seestadt Aspern, a new district of Vienna, one of the largest urban development projects in Europe, called Aspern Viennas Urban Lake, is being developed. A part of the Aspern Smart City Research (ASCR) research programme are projects involving innovative energy technologies and their achievements are tested under real-life conditions. The data is analysed by the ASCR and the aim is to optimise the energy consumption of the building, thereby reducing energy costs. The aim of this paper is to convey the energy concept of the newly emerging housing estates with sustainable construction characteristics as a signpost for the application of guidelines and standards in possible Polish solutions. Improved overall efficiency of future energy systems may prove to be significant if the use of renewable energy sources increases. The author’s research methodology was based on the analysis of literature data, the local vision of the housing estate, her own conclusions obtained within the framework of an information excursion with the participation of a guide from the ASCR research centre.