- HOPE -

HOPE: Health Optimisation Protocol for Energy-efficient Buildings
Pre-normative and socio-economic research to create healthy and energy efficient buildings

Partners
	Introduction TNO WHC TUE IDMEC SBi TUB HUT VTT UM BRE MCU EPFL E4tech CHUV

Description of consortium:

1)	TNO	Principal contractor, co-ordinator of project, leader of WP 1 and 4. TNO will assist UM in listing the performance criteria in WP 2, in defining the protocol for testing the performance and for improving the performance. TNO will investigate 20 buildings in WP 3, and will investigate 4 buildings in WP 4. TNO will also contribute to WP 5 Dissemination.
2)	WHC	Assistant contractor of TNO. WHC will assist TNO with WP3 and WP4 and the national dissemination in WP 5.
3)	TUE	Assistant contractor of TNO. TUE will assist TNO with WP 4 and the protocol for improving a building in WP 5.
4)	IDMEC	Principal contractor. IDMEC will investigate 20 buildings in WP3 and 4 buildings in WP4.
5)	SBi	Principal contractor. SBI will investigate 20 buildings in WP3 and 4 buildings in WP 4. SBI will assist TNO in developing methodologies for WP 4.
6)	TUB	Principal contractor. TUB will investigate 20 buildings in WP3 and 4 buildings in WP 4.
7)	HUT	Principal contractor. HUT will assist UM with the definition of the list of performance criteria, in defining the protocol for testing the performance and for improving the performance in WP 2. HUT will investigate 20 buildings in WP 3 and 4 buildings in WP 4. HUT will also assist in organising the workshop and transferring results to CEN in WP 5.
8)	VTT	Assistant contractor of HUT. VTT will assist HUT with WP3 and WP 4. VTT will assist in developing methodologies for WP 4.
9)	UM	Principal contractor and leader of WP2. UM will lead WP2 and will investigate 20 buildings in WP3 and 4 buildings in WP 4. UM will organise the workshop for international organisations in WP 5.
10)	BRE	Principal contractor and of WP3. BRE will lead WP 3, will investigate 20 buildings in WP3 and 4 buildings in WP 4, and will assist TNO with editing the final reports in Task 1.4.
11)	MCU	Principal contractor. MCU will investigate 20 buildings in WP3.
12)	EPFL	Principal contractor and leader of WP5. EPFL will lead WP5, will investigate 20 buildings in WP3 and 4 buildings in WP 4. EPIQR Rénovation, sub contractor of EPFL, will contribute to the investigations within WP 3 and 4.
13)	E4tech	Assistant contractor of EPFL. E4 tech will be in charge of the database DAHU+ and the web-site within WP5 and will contribute to the investigations within WP3 and 4.
14)	CHUV	Assistant contractor of EPFL. Will bring his medical competence to WP 3 and WP4, and will be in charge of the analysis of allergens in buildings.