3FOOD

Third Industrial Revolution Consulting Group
As part of the development of the final national long-term renovation strategy, surveys were
conducted by TNS ILRES in 2015 on behalf of myenergy (www.myenergy.lu), the national
energy agency, on households’ attitude in relation to energy retrofititting in Luxembourg, in
particular on planned housing measures like self-generation of electrical power (photovoltaic
system, micro cogeneration unit, etc.) or households’ equipment with “Smart Home” solutions
for an intelligent control of heating and electrical appliances. (cf. “TNS ILRES – La rénovation
énergétique de l’habitat au Luxembourg - Volet Ménages)
Luxembourg also intends to renovate 3% (4,000 m 2 ) of the national buildings owned and
occupied by the central government each year. An overview on the energy policies in
Luxembourg for residential buildings is given in Fig. 4.
Common Vision for the “Building” of the Future
The working group “Buildings’” approach focused on building development as well as on urban
development. The group concluded that the slogan “Smart, green and circular building in an
optimal shared and attractive district” reflects the main characteristics of the building of the
future, whereas “IntenCity” summarizes their vision of an urban concept. We live in a time of
digital revolution that is certainly changing the way we live and communicate and at the same
time making communication between thousands of things around us possible in a manner
never experienced before. However, compared to the terminology “Building as nodes,” the
group foresees a more people-oriented place for the building in a mixed and attractive urban
setting and considers aspects such as proximity of things, circularity, sustainability and
ecological aspects as integral part of the process.
With regard to building development as well as to urban development, the group structured
the elements essential to realize the vision along the following categories: Green, Circular &
Sustainable, Smart Technology, Energy, Information & Communication, and New urban
concept.
The ICT-based technologies will be used to plan and construct intelligent buildings and will
allow interaction between building operators and occupants to empower them with a new level
of visibility and actionable information. Through optimized consumption and the ability to not
only produce energy but also to store energy, smart buildings will play a role in stabilizing the
grid. The connection to the grid will allow more flexible use of energy. At the same time, energy
storage will become crucial for storing intermittent green energy for use or sale back to the
energy grids. Deploying on-site energy generation systems and being energy self-sufficient go
together with the aim of a smart building (such as small windmills/turbines, photovoltaic panels
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