TY - JOUR AB - The project IDEA – Interactive Database for Energy‐efficient Architecture – is a multinational collaborative project to build a European knowledge base on advanced energy conscious building design. At the core of this project are two earlier multimedia developments, the Swiss program DIAS and the German adaptation NESA which present the principles and applications of solar architecture in the respective national contexts. IDEA aims to improve know‐how of European professionals and exchange of information between them. The database includes information on exemplary buildings, their technical concepts and on other specific conditions. IDEA presents the existing state of the art in the field of energy‐efficient architecture by means of a multimedia database of built examples, an encyclopedia of design concepts and a set of interactive design support tools. The built examples have been selected from around Europe. IDEA assembles technical information on materials and energy‐related standards and regulations and provides climatic data from all relevant European regions. VL - 13 IS - 4 SN - 0956-6163 DO - 10.1108/09566160210439251 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/09566160210439251 AU - Heidt Frank D. AU - Clemens Joachim AU - Benkert Stephan AU - Weber Willi AU - Gallinelli Peter AU - Zirngibl Johann AU - François Claude AU - de Herde André AU - de Myttenaere Kristel AU - Yannas Simos PY - 2002 Y1 - 2002/01/01 TI - IDEA: InteractiveDatabase for Energy‐efficient Architecture T2 - Environmental Management and Health PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 348 EP - 356 Y2 - 2024/05/04 ER -