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BECA Balanced European Conservation Approach – ICT services for resource saving in social housing

BECA aims to help Europe meet GHG emission targetsby achieving a significant reduction of energy consumptionin European social housing.

Develop advanced ICT-based Resource Use

Awareness Services (RUAS) and Resource Management Services (RMS).

Provide and optimise RUAS and RMS solutions to social housing tenants and housing companies’ technical staff with feedback on energy consumption and energy system management.

Pilot and monitor the impact of BECA services on tenants’ resource use behaviour.

BECA – Balanced European Conservation Approach – is an EU funded project which started in January 2011 and aims to help Europe meet emission targets by achieving a significant reduction of energy consumption in European social housing. Building on existing services providing feedback on energy consumption to social housing tenants, BECA will develop, provide and pilot advanced ICT-based Resource Use Awareness Services (RUAS) and Resource Management Services (RMS).

18 organisations are cooperating in the project to provide these services directly to social housing tenants.

Pilots of BECA services are located at in 7 countries: Örebro in Sweden; Manresa in Spain; Darmstadt in Germany; Torino in Italy; Havirov in the Czech Republic; Ruse in Bulgaria; Belgrade in Serbia;

For more details visit their website.