The objective of the urban development project POLYCITY supported by the

EUprogramme Concerto is to reduce the consumption of fossil fuel through49,50

energyefficient buildings and the increased use of renewable energies. The

scientific research conducted within the framework of this project focuses

on innovative energy saving technologies.



The findings of the POLYCITY project are published in this book which thus

offers a wide range of practical experiences and comprehensive information

about innovative energy concepts and performances.



The POLYCITY project supports different aspects of urban development in

three European cities: new buildings in the peripheral area of Barcelona,

Spain; the renewal of an old discrict in Turin, Italy; and a mixture of

redevelopment and new building in Scharnhauser Park, a former military area

close to Stuttgart, Germany.



This best practice book about sustainable urban energy concepts is worth

reading for architects, engineers and urban planners.