Martin Jakob Gives a Talk at the Decarb:cities in Vienna

The Decarb:cities is an annual gathering of experts. It is organized by the European Heat Pump Association. This year's forum focuses on cities and their development. Martin Jakob is present as a speaker. Cities are major players in the energy transition. They should receive special emphasis when it comes to the implementation of energy and climate policy objectives. A large proportion of emissions are generated in cities, they themselves are then directly affected by the negative consequence of climate change (heat islands). In certain situations, cities can react and operate far more quickly and more directly than national or even international formations.

In a short presentation titled "The Building Stock Model, an instrument for spatial urban energy planning in the City of Zurich", Martin Jakob shows the possibilities that the building park model offers in spatial energy planning. In the fall of 2017, Martin Jakob presented the concept for energy supply 2050 of the city of Zurich as a progressive urban planning example in Vienna at the closing event for the project "Urban Learning".

The use of renewable energy sources in the heating sector is to a large extent coupled with the use of heating pumps. These pumps raise the temperature to a level that is suitable for heating buildings, taking the abundantly available energy from sources such as air, soil, groundwater, other bodies of water, industries and infrastructures (such as waste incineration, wastewater treatment). In cities, heating pumps are often used in conjunction with the locally integrated heating or thermal networks to harness the energy from those source.

The Building Stock Model is a suitable tool for spatial energy planning in cities and municipalities. Learn more: Building Stock Model.