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Experimentations in a French Hotel in Nice
Discover the first step of the experimentation on a real site
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HVAC HOMES by CIAT
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ELECTEN working on the HOMES Pilot Site
in "Vaux sur seine"
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HOMES Perspectives - half way through the programme
By Olivier COTTET
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HOMES Energy Efficiency levers
Presented by Mireille JANDON, CSTB
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Better Control Equipment: the example of the HVAC
Presented by Marc ALTAZIN - CIAT
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Communication technologies and HOMES
Presented by Michel Gaeta - Watteco
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Sensor Technologies and HOMES
Presented by Hervé FANET - CEA
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Monitoring
Presented by Olivier Cottet
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Connect to and easily manage different energy sources
A new generation of energy management switchboards is being created.
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ZigBee: HOMES makes the most of the wireless networks in homes and buildings
Let ZigBee!
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HOMES cartoon
3 minutes to understand easily the programme
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Sensor technology
 Interview of Laurent Malier, LETI Director
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ZigBee stand in Munich on June 2009
Schneider Electric and Philips was present to show ZigBee prototypes
ZigBee Demonstrator
With HOMES prototypes
ZigBee stand in Munich on June 2009
Schneider Electric and Philips was present to show ZigBee prototypes
HOMES work organization
26 Work-Packages, 112 tasks, 298 deliverables
ZigBee stand in Munic
Schneider Electric and Philips was present to show ZigBee prototypes
Links
Schneider Electric University
HOMES built a training on European standards
IBS website
INTELLIGENT BUILDING SYSTEMS Conference - exhibition 21 & 22 September 2010 - CNIT - Paris La Defense intelligent systems for the performance of  buildings
Website of the HOMES cooperator: Realiss
Contactor of the pilot site: Tartaix School (Montbonnot - Isère - France)
Website of the HOMES cooperator: Michel CHIFFRE
Contactor of the pilot site: L'étoile Hotel
Website of the HOMES cooperator: Perrin
Contactor of the pilot site: offices
Internet Site of the HOMES cooperator: ELECTEN
Contractor of the pilot site: collective home
The HOMES programme has been presented to OPECST.
The HOMES programme has been presented, on their request, to Messrs Christian Bataille and Claude Birraux within the framework of their work on their report “Energy Performance of Buildings: how to adjust the rules to improve attainment of targets?” for the parliamentary office for the evaluation of scientific and technological decisions (OPECST).
FFIE Website
The French Electrical Contractors Association
Interclima+elec 2010
A show for energy efficiency
Radiall Website
Somfy Website
ST Microelectronics website
Philips Website
Watteco Website
BATIMAT website
International building exhibition
CEA Website
French Atomic Energy Commission
CIAT website
European leader in the fields of air conditioning, air-handling, heat exchange and heating using renewable energy.
CSTB Website
French Scientific and Technical Centre of Building
Wieland Website
Delta Dore website
Delta Dore designs, manufactures and markets a full offering of products and services in the field of home automation and technical management of buildings.
EDF Website
Energy Conservation In Buildings And Community Systems
Projects database (IEA)
Energy European Agencies
The global map
Energy Efficiency measures in countries
IEA Database
Effinergie : french "low energy" building 
Effinergie association web site
Building diagnostic
Directive  Implementation  Advisory  Group
The energetic stakes
Jean-Marc Jancovici conference
ZigBee Alliance
Website
Schneider Electric
The corporate web site of the Schneider Electric company
Documentations
Simulation of HOMES solutions
 Following experimentations on 5 pilot sites  
HOMES pilot sites Experimentations
To evaluate the effective energetic performance
HOMES pilot site presentation
Objective: verify the effectiveness of functional prototypes designed by the programme under real-life conditions.
Inside the Hive, Schneider Electric's headquarters: creating smart buildings for sustainable resources management
The HIVE obtained the ISO 50001 certification concerning the energy management systems.
HOMES levers for active energy efficiency
How to reduce energy needs and CO2 emissions
Eve BIM
CSTB tool for BIM
HOMES Pilot sites
A set of pilot sites for test in real life
Validation Platforms
A set of means for validation and performances evaluation on experimental laboratories
EE HVAC Emission
A controller for optimized emission
Room Box
A multi-application and decentralized control & command device
Silicon Carbide
New electronic components fabricated on Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Simulation and control functions
A complete toolbox for virtual building labs
ZigBee Smart Grid Residentiel Information Système
A system helping user taking actions, as a response to smart grid demands: load shedding, local energy consumption information
Smart Energy Center
A solution for house connection to smart grid and to local electrical sources
HOMES sensors
An autonomous wireless multisensor (temperature, humidity, light intensity and CO2) for comfort based control.
Kit Press - Intelligent Building Systems - September 2010
HOMES, a collaborative innovation programme, presented its first results and prototypes at the Intelligent Building Systems exhibition held on Tuesday, 21 September in Paris.
Interview of Olivier Goëdard-Comte, CERIS
CERIS has been mandated to initiate a database of the European Buildings stock.
Energy Efficiency drivers white paper
The HOMES programme is publishing a white paper which provides an overview of Energy Efficiency standards, regulations and labels in Europe.
It’s over a year now since the programme started. Let's see where we are at.
Download the HOMES newsletter sent to all partners of the collaborative programme.
HOMES joins forces with the French Electrical Contractors’ Association (FFIE) to set up pilot sites for real-life testing
Press release & kit press
Work on the Building Information Model (BIM) by the CSTB.
Presentation made for the ICT for Sustainable Homes event.
Microbattery technology 
Discover the micro-energy storage device
Thermoelectric Technology 
Thermoelectric (TE) effect is the direct conversion of a thermal gradient into electricity.  
Photovoltaïc Technology 
Photovoltaic energy (PV) is the conversion of sunlight into electricity.
HOMES Flyer
4 pages to understand the HOMES programme objective.
Our Vision
The ambition of the HOMES programme by Schneider Electric
Lighting sensors: state of art 
To know more about characteristics of existing lighting sensors
Schneider Electric and Philips launch building control interoperability vision within HOMES programme
February 13, 2009 – Schneider Electric and Philips will today launch a new vision for interoperability in home automation and building control.
Building systemic modelisation (French only) 
Light sources: state of art 
To learn the basis about lighting and lamps
Building Information Model (French only) 
Discover a new tool: a unique data base for the building players.
White paper on Energy Efficiency (February 08) 
By Schneider Electric
Climat & Energy (French only)
French government
Photovoltaic - rapport (French only)
Published by the French Government
Watteco, partner of energy efficiency (French oly)
Press release (september 2009)
Schneider Electric: HOMES programme off and running
The HOMES programme got the green light from the European Commission in September 2007.
A world technological first for Schneider Electric
Press Release
Understand and control energy in buildings
Where does the energy go inside a building? How to conduct the improvement process?
HOMES programme presentation
HOMES programme: making the most of the energies of each building