Climate Alliance
Identify potential for a local PRIME project
A 
decision tree (PDF 32 kB) explains the flow of analysis, decisions and planning from the start of the considerations to initiate a PRIME project to its implementation. The decision tree further shows in which phase of the project which PRIME tool could be used. The main PRIME project phases are:
- Selection process: selection of building to be retrofitted and/or of open space/area suitable for renewable energy measures according to a set of criteria, which helps to identify a potential PRIME project
- PRIME project development
- Implementation
The Decision Tree briefly presents three phases for the development of a potential PRIME project. The first phase includes the selection process towards either a building to be retrofitted or an area suitable for renewable energy measures. Within this first phase, two tools with several steps are offered to be used for a pre-decision:
A set of questions developed for Tool 1 helps scanning public buildings and open spaces (public areas) to identify potential PRIME projects. Tool 1 includes three steps, which are explained in a respective “Three Step Approach / Guide” (PDF 1,2 MB) document. The first step is made up of the “General Data Request” in order to scan public buildings and open spaces (public areas) according to a few given criteria. This will help to decide whether a building or area is suitable at all for a PRIME project. In addition, the “Quick & Easy Calculation” (XLS 138 kB) can be used, which is more a marketing instrument showing general energy efficiency potentials and options for the local decision makers in typical building types in their country than a calculation tool.
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