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Development of awareness raising and training tools for cellar eco-design

The construction of a wine building or a wine cellar and the selection of equipment associated with the design of the structure require a depth reflection, in particular on economic and quality aspects and safety of users. However, beyond the functional aspect, the integration of sustainable development requires an analysis of the impact of the design and operation of buildings on the environment. Sustainable development concerns all activities sectors. The integration of this concept in the wine industry associates primarily a consideration of the management and control of energy in the design of farms and wineries.The development of an hectoliter of wine needs to use 30 liters of water for the most efficient winery's and up to 300 liters for less concerned with consumption and recycling water. It also requires the energy equivalent of about 4-8 liters of fuel. This causes a depletion of fossil fuels, and increased production costs. In addition, the combustion of fossil substances produces greenhouse gases emissions that contribute to climate change.The Leonardo da Vinci ECOWINERY project provided to consultants, contractors, architects, and teachers training tools for eco-design of wineries in different countries.Eco-design of buildings must combine ecological architecture, good insulation potentially supplemented with original solutions (vegetated roofs or walls, Canadian wells) and alternative energy (solar, geothermal, biomass). This concept requires the provision of dedicated training tools.The eco-design approach being specific and different for each local context, developing a unique general documentation would have been unrealistic as it would not permit efficient innovation transfer. As a result, ECOWINERY modules and tools are adaptable to the winery specificities, the type of environmental context elaboration and the environment itself (topography, climate, access to water, outdoor surroundings…).All the tools are available on the e-learning platform in several languages, namely English, French, German and Spanish.
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