An existing best practice of nearly Zero Energy Hotel

The paper presents the design concept and the energy consumptions of one of the few nearly zero energy city hotels in Europe, the Boutiquehotel Stadthalle in Vienna. The provided information resulted from meetings and questionnaires to the hotel, which was interviewed as best practice in the neZEH project. Showcasing existing best practices of nearly Zero Energy Hotels is one of the activities undertaken by REHVA as a partner of the IEE founded project neZEH . Aim of this task is to provide hoteliers with the direct evidence that the nearly zero energy level is an achievable and profitable target for hotels. To show to potential pilot project’s initiators a complete overview of the best practices refurbishment process, information concerning both the economic and technical features are asked to the showcases, structured as a questionnaire for the technical and quantitative questions and as an interview for economical and qualitative aspects