Best Practises of PEDs and its Replication Potential

Haase, Matthias and Ashworth, Simon (2025) Best Practises of PEDs and its Replication Potential. URBAN INNOVATION: TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO CITIES HAVE GONE BEFORE. Medium sized cities and towns as a major arena of global urbanisation. Proceedings of REAL CORP 2025, 30th Intl. Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society. pp. 185-193. ISSN 2521-3938

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Abstract

An important sector that contributes significantly towards climate change and global warming is the building sector. Buildings account for 30–40% of global final energy consumption [1] and nearly 40% of the global CO2 emissions. In the last decade, policies such as the Directive on Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD) have been introduced to address this issue, aiming to decarbonize the building stock by 2050 and to reach nearly zero energy buildings (NZEBs) [2]. The 2015 Paris Agreement has put more emphasis on international efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, where urban areas with a 70% share of global emissions have a key role. Accordingly, the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals include as goal 11 “sustainable cities and communities” with the aim of supporting the transition towards low-carbon cities, in a general framework which also points towards, e.g., climate action, affordability, and clean energy. In 2015, when the Paris agreement was signed, the EU planned to move further ahead and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030. In order to tackle this challenge and to lead the global energy transition, the EU Commission proposed in 2016 a set of new and ambitious rules known as the Clean Energy Package for all Europeans [1]. Therefore, to reach the emission reduction goals it is important to focus both at the energy systems level and at the buildings or district level. At a global level, the need for energy efficiency and an increased share of renewable energy sources is evident, as is the crucial role of cities due to the rapid urbanization rate. As a consequence of this, the research work related to Positive Energy Districts (PED) has accelerated in recent years. This paper is based on work in a 4 years research on positive energy districts (PED), the planning and implementation of them in various markets. It summarizes the findings on replication potential of the concept. First, the concept is explained and the key performance factors are discussed. Then, it analyses almost 100 PED projects that were collected during the research duration. The PED examples were classified into 3 categories and spread in different climatic, social, and political systems. Finally, the key success factors were derived from this analysis and the findings are highlighted in best practices. By addressing these aspects comprehensively, PEDs can create more sustainable, resilient, and equitable communities that are well-prepared for the challenges of the 21st century. They move beyond simply generating clean energy to fostering a holistic transformation of how we live and interact with our environment.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Planning, districts, energy, positive, PED
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Depositing User:	The CORP Team
Date Deposited:	25 May 2025 15:26
Last Modified:	07 Jul 2025 09:59
URI:	http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/1231

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