The material presented in this publication has been collected and developed within an Annex of the IEA Implementing Agreement Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems (IEA ECBCS), Annex 37 "Low Exergy Systems for Heating and Cooling of Buildings" (LowEx).
The Summary Report and the Guidebook are the result of a joint effort of many countries. All those who have contributed to the project by taking part in the writing process or the numerous discussions, are gratefully acknowledged. A list of the 11 participating countries with central contacts can be found on page 45. In addition, Greece and Slovenia participated in form of a couple of case studies considering LowEx applications in existing (LowExx) buildings, collected in a special LowExx project. The contact information of the participants of the LowExx project can be found on the CD as well as an extended list of participating institutes and individuals of Annex 37. The participating countries have all contributed to the Guidebook by collecting information in their own countries. However, some of the Annex participants have taken the responsibility of collecting the information or writing the chapters in the Guidebook. They are
On behalf of all participants, the members of the Executive Committee of IEA ECBCS as well as the funding bodies are also gratefully acknowledged.
Per Heiselberg, the editor of IEA ECBCS Annex 35 Final report is gratefully acknowledged for providing an outstanding example of how to compile an interesting-looking and yet comprehensive Guidebook.