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4
dec

WRAP UP OF THE ONLINE WORKSHOP “ENERGY COMMUNITIES DISCUSS ABOUT ENERGY COMMUNITIES”

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INZEB (within the European project CONGREGATE and the H2020 project POWERPOOR) and ELECTRA Energy Cooperative (within the European project EUCENA) organised on Thursday December 3rd 2020, at 14.30, the online workshop “Energy Communities discuss about Energy Communities. Developments, perspectives, and challenges”, with the support of the Hellenic Office of Greenpeace.

In the first round of the online discussion, the objectives and the framework of the workshop were presented. Emphasis was also placed on the fact that this workshop was the first Energy Democracy Dialogue. Energy Democracy Dialogues is an open platform where energy experts, policymakers, businesses, politicians, academicians, civil society representatives and citizens meet and debate on the critical issue of Energy Democracy. The main aims of the Dialogues are to address the energy transition challenges and to influence the local, regional, national, and continental energy agendas.

Then the floor was given to representatives of Energy Communities (EC) from all over Greece in order to present how they started, their vision, their goals and the challenges they face. The ECs that participated in the event came from rural areas, from islands as well as some of them were active in urban environment. There was also variety in the ECs regarding their size, their dynamic, since when are they active.

The invited experts in the field of ECs significantly contributed to the flow of the discussion. Particularly, participated: Antonia Proka and Stavroula Pappa (RESCOOP), Panagiotis Korkolis (Financial expert, ENA institute), Takis Grigoriou (Hellenic Office of Greenpeace), Agapi Tsampazi (Heinrich Boll), Anastasios Politidis (Msc KALO), Maya Andreou (Community Energy River), Takis Ktenidis (University of West Attica), Dimitris Tsalemis (YPEN), Stelios Psomas (PV Expert) and Miriam Rodriguez Ruiz (ELECTRA Energy Cooperative).

In conclusion, the three main topics discussed and highlighted in this first online discussion between the representatives of ECs, the experts but also through the comments and questions of the approximately 270 participants of the audience were the following:

  • ECs’ ways of financing and the need for financial instruments
  • The model of (virtual) net metering, how it works and which would be ideal
  • Imbalance in the representation of men – women in ECs, need for more female representation and elimination of any racial discrimination.

Thus, this fruitful online discussion not only gave to ECs the opportunity to be heard and presented, highlighting the challenges as well as the plans for the future, but at the same time laid the foundations for future related actions and discussions to be held.

 event recording is available here.

 

 

 

 

25
nov

ENERGY COMMUNITIES DISCUSS ABOUT ENERGY COMMUNITIES

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ENERGY COMMUNITIES DISCUSS ABOUT ENERGY COMMUNITIES
Developments, perspectives and challenges
Thursday, December 3rd 2020, 14.30
Location: Online (Zoom)

The workshop will be held in the Greek language!

Since the enactment of the law 4513/2018, more than 400 Energy Communities have been established, with the aim of contributing to the energy transition and becoming the vehicles through which citizens, small businesses, and local authorities can have an active role as micro-investors and co-owners of local RES projects.

The workshop “Energy Communities discuss about Energy Communities. Developments, perspectives, and challenges”, for the first time will pave the way through an open discussion, for Energy Communities from all over Greece to present their vision, their plans and to share their concerns and the challenges they face. In addition, the latest developments and issues related to the financing, legislation, and strengthening of the networking and representation of the Energy Communities will be discussed. Experts in the field of Energy Communities have been invited to contribute to the discussion flow, and above all, they will listen and record the results in order to plan the next steps.

EVENT REGISTRATION

Three rounds of discussions will take place with the participation of representatives of the Energy Communities, experts, and the public:

Round A’: First contact, networking, and presentation of Energy Communities. (Duration 30′)

Round B’: Funding and institutional environment: Tools, perspectives, institutional framework, developments, and challenges. (Duration 60′)

Round C’: Energy Democracy: Social cohesion, energy poverty, social acceptance of RES projects. (Duration 30′)

Participants: Representatives of Energy Communities from all over Greece.

Moderators: Dimitris Kitsikopoukos (ELECTRA energy cooperative), Alice Corovessi (INZEB), Chris Vrettos (ELECTRA energy cooperative)   

The workshop is the 1st Energy Democracy Dialogue and is co-organized by ELECTRA Energy Cooperative (within the European project EUCENA) and INZEB (within the European project CONGREGATE and the H2020 project POWERPOOR), with the support of the Hellenic Office of Greenpeace.

Registration is required to participate in the workshop.

The workshop will also be broadcasted at the same time in live streaming.

23
nov

GREEK NATIONAL REDAY2020 EVENT

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The Renovate Europe Day 2020 of the Renovate Europe Campaign is completed. INZEB as a National Partner of the Renovate Europe Campaign, participated in RED2020 with the event “Smart and Energy Efficient Buildings”, which took place online on October 29, 2020. A short report of the Greek National REDay2020 event is now available on the REC website. In addition, the video statements of 4 of the event’s speakers regarding the smart and energy efficient buildings in Europe, in Greece and their relation with the Renovation Wave, are also available.

Available you may find the videos of the below speakers:

  • Mrs Maria Spyraki, “Perspectives for smart and energy-efficient buildings in Europe”
  • Mr. Dimitris Athanasiou, “The EU framework for smart and energy-efficient buildings“
  • Prof. Agis Papadopoulos,  “Technology developments in the field of smart and efficient buildings”
  • Dr. Haris Doukas,  “Modular Big Data Applications for Holistic Energy Services in Buildings”

 

17
nov

iBRoad PROJECT FINAL CONFERENCE

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Step by step, measure by measure

Building Renovation Passports – delivering the renovation wave for our buildings
24 November 2020, 9:30-13:00 CET, online

Find here the registration link

 The EU Renovation Wave aims to double the EU annual energy renovation rate by 2030 to cut emissions, boost economic recovery and reduce energy poverty. It is a much needed and ambitious initiative, and its implementation calls for accordingly powerful tools and policies, including Building Renovation Passports  & Digital Building Logbooks, and a ‘deep renovation’ standard as part of the revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).

iBRoad, funded by Horizon 2020, has successfully delivered and tested Building Renovation Passports and Logbooks for deep renovation. iBRoad has teamed up with several initiatives working on or using such tools and methods. iBRoad’s final conference will provide participants with the opportunity to review and discuss:

  • The relation of Building Renovation Passports and Digital Building Logbooks with Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
  • The past, present and promising future of these tools
  • Why public authorities would choose to adopt them and why citizens would want them
  • What policies can turn Building Renovation Passports into catalysts for investments in renovation

The conference aims to contribute to the dialogue ahead of the EPBD revision by demonstrating the immediate potential of tested solutions, and by highlighting best practices for delivering a decarbonised and healthy building stock to the EU and beyond.

This conference is open to anyone interested in the future of building renovations in Europe.

REGISTER HERE

Attendance to the conference is free, but prior registration is required. 

11
nov

INZEB AT ENERGY POVERTY NATIONAL CONFERENCE

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In the framework of the STEP-IN Project (Using Living Labs to roll out Sustainable Strategies for Energy Poor Individuals), which is funded by the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Union, the School of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, NTUA in collaboration with the Regulatory Authority for Energy, is organising the first Energy Poverty Conference in Greece. Preeminent guest speakers from Greece and abroad will participate at the conference and discuss a variety of topics related to the energy poverty phenomenon.

The conference, due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, will be held online on November 19, 2020, and its attendance will be free.

INZEB will participate in the conference, represented by Alice Corovessi, Managing Director of INZEB, who will present on the topic “Energy Poverty: Citizens’ Awareness in Greece – Results of a Nationwide Survey”.

EVENT REGISTRATION

*The event will be held in the Greek lanuage!

4
nov

GREENWAVE-10 VS COVID-19- ONLINE EVENTS SERIES

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A series of online events throughout November starting on November 6 on Climate Justice and Social Change. INZEB will be part of this first event, reprented by Alice Corovessi who will speak about Energy Justice through the prism of energy poverty. Below you may find the program in detail.

What is the green response to the multifaceted crisis we are experiencing? What are the answers in the coronavirus era? What alternatives are there in terms of health and nutrition? To what extent are the rights of citizens and democracy threatened? How close to war do the mining competitions in the Eastern Mediterranean bring us? Is there room for a green economy and social change in the coronavirus era? How do we ensure climate justice and protection of the planetary future? These questions are strongly highlighted in the current context. Society, environment and health in crisis. Do we have a choice?

Seeking answers to the above questions, the 10th GreenWave Festival -anniversary and online- organized by the Ecological Movement of Thessaloniki with the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation Thessaloniki Office, invites you to a series of open events-discussions, on facebook and on youtube, around four axes.

PROGRAM

1. Climate justice and social change ǀ Friday 6.11.2020, 19:00-21:00

  • Perspectives on the climate crisis and social change
    Brian Tokar, keynote speaker, author of Toward Climate Justice
  • Climate justice: the role of citizens in the energy transition
    Dimitris Ibrahim, WWF Climate and Energy Policy Officer
  • Criticality of political decisions and the role of movements
    Elisabeth Fasoula, member of the Fridays For Future Thessaloniki movement
  • Energy Justice through the prism of energy poverty
    Alice Corovessi, Managing Director INZEB 
The event will be held with simultaneous Greek-English interpretation.
2
nov

WRAP UP OF THE ONLINE EVENT “SMART AND ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS”

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INZEB and GIZ organised on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 14.00, the online event “Smart and Energy Efficient Buildings”, in which the prospects and the framework for smart and energy efficient buildings in Europe, as well as strategies, political and technological developments in Greece were presented and discussed. The event was part of REDay2020: # Renovate2Recover, organised by the Renovate Europe Campaign.

According to Mr. Ulrich Laumanns, Project Manager, GIZ, we need more ambitious practices and measures to promote Smart and Energy Efficient Buildings, to increase renovation rates and achieve national and European targets by 2030 and beyond. At the same time, he pointed out that renovation strategies must consider specific national characteristics such as climatic conditions or building types. Many challenges related to the scaling-up of the current renovation rates, e.g. increasing the effectiveness of support programs, are however similar across different EU member states. For this reason, there is a significant potential for EU Member States to share and learn from each other’s experiences and best practices in the promotion of smart and energy efficient buildings, as Mr. Laumanns concludes.

Mr. Adrian Joyce, Campaign Director, Renovate Europe Campaign, pointed out the three priorities of renovation according to the European Commission, which are tackling energy poverty and worst-performing buildings, the renovation of public buildings such as schools, hospitals and public administrations and decarbonization of heating and cooling. He also emphasized that Renewable Energy Sources work best in smart and energy efficient buildings.

In her presentation, Ms. Maria Spyraki, MEP, EPP, indicated the low performance of the Member States in terms of energy renovation targets. She pointed out that in order to achieve the goals, we must proceed to a radical renovation of the existing building stock. EU’s buildings are now more than 220 million, as she remarked, and 85% of the building stock was built before 2001 and will be used by 2050. She emphasized the ways to tackle the problem, including creating a sustainable building materials market and the creation of renovation’s waste management market. The need for our buildings to become “smart”, which means to use new technologies, to allow the efficient production and the use of Renewable Energy Sources as well as the need to install smart meters in buildings, was also one of the main topics of her speech.

Mr. Dimitris Athanasiou, DG Energy, European Commission, spoke about the European Green Deal which laid the foundations and the action plan to make Europe climate neutral by 2050 through a series of actions. Buildings, as he pointed out, play a very important role in this as they are among the largest energy consumers. Furthermore, he emphasized the important steps that have been taken in recent years, both at European and national level and lastly that we are moving in the direction of reviewing energy and climate goals.

Mr. Antonis Marinos, Head of Office, Secretariat General for Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Environment and Energy, in his speech reported on the National Plan for Energy and Climate which started with the main goal of de-lignification of electricity production industry, accompanied by other horizontal goals such as sustainable growth and development of the energy sector. He also referred to projects and actions to achieve the savings objectives such as the “Eksoikonomo-Autonomo”, the “Electra” program and energy audits.

Prof. Agis Papadopoulos, Professor of Energy Systems, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, identified intelligent buildings in the sense of content, an intelligent building, as the speaker pointed out, allows the integrated management of E/M systems, the remote diagnosis and adjustment of systems and the ability of the building to communicate with infrastructure networks. He also indicated the need for thorough renovation of buildings in Greece. Finally, he concluded that if we want to have achieved our goals by 2050, we need policies that will make significant breakthroughs.

Dr. Haris Doukas, Assoc. Professor, National Technical University of Athens, in his speech focused on the data dimension. In particular, he referred to the reluctance of investments in energy efficiency due to the lack of confidence in the return on such investments and the risks involved, as well as the lack of commonly accepted standards and procedures for energy efficiency investments, which significantly increase costs. In addition, he spoke about the complexity of the building sector, the lack and low quality of data, which, as he pointed out, creates problems in costs, enhances complexity and uncertainty.

Last, Mrs Alice Corovessi, Managing Director, INZEB, presented the H2020 SMAFIN project, which kicked off on September 1, 2020. Its primary goal is the constructive connection of “smart financing” with the renovation of energy efficient buildings in the Balkans and the creation of a complete roundtable methodology. Following the successful experience of the Sustainable Energy Investment Forums’ (SEIFs), the SMAFIN project plans to organise 12 national roundtable discussions in the 4 participating Balkan countries of the project – Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Romania – in order to bring together knowledge, practices and EU policymakers, national and local authorities as well as key players in the financial, business, construction and academia sectors to effectively facilitate investment in the renovation of energy efficient buildings.

The presentations were followed by a fruitful discussion between speakers and participants, with the aim of a deeper analysis of what was said.

The video of the online event is available here.

The presentations of the speakers of the event are available in the links below.

*Both presentations and video are in the Greek language!

1. Adrian Joyce_REC 2. Dimitris Athanasiou_EC 3. Antonis Marinos_YPEN 4. Prof. Agis Papadopoulos_AUTH

5. Dr. Haris Doukas_NTUA 6. Alice Corovessi_INZEB

 

 

16
oct

WRAP UP OF THE ONLINE EVENT “THE VALUE OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR”

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INZEB and The Hellenic-Dutch Association of Commerce and Industry (HeDA) organised on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at 14.00, the online event “The Value of Energy Management Practices in the Business Sector”, in which the developments and the benefits of an effective Energy Management System (EnMS) within the organisational structures, were presented and discussed.

In his presentation, the Assoc. Professor of NTUA, Dr Haris Doukas, pointed out that industry sectors have made a significant contribution to global gaseous pollutants over time. Dominance of inefficient production processes creates obstacles to the sustainable transition of industries, such as in Germany and the United Kingdom. Emission reduction requirements and lack of immediate alternatives make energy management necessary, in order to reduce production costs and improve the environmental footprint of the industrial sector.

Dr Alexandra Papadopoulou, Chemical Engineer, NTUA, CEA-I, focused through her presentation on the need for energy management, and the role that energy management systems can play, in view of the different standards that can be applied. The main steps of implementation of such a system in companies as well as the relative benefits from their use were presented, while reference was made to the current situation in Greece.

Alice Corovessi, Managing Director at INZEB, presented the results of the survey that conducted in 100 small and medium enterprises. The aim of this research was to identify the level of awareness of small and medium-sized enterprises and organisations regarding the benefits arising from the conduct of energy audits and the implementation of energy management systems, such as identifying the greatest potential for energy savings in a business, and thus helping to reduce energy costs, improve profitability and enhance competitiveness.

Finally, Giannis Tsonis, Technical Operations Director at AΒ Vassilopoulos, presented the energy profile of the company, the implemented energy management and energy saving actions as well as the intentions of the organization for the new actions that will be implemented, with the aim of further reduction of energy consumption.

The fruitful discussion that followed, indicated and highlighted the urgent need for energy management in the business sector through a holistic approach, projecting not only the problem and the need but also the solutions and the benefits of the implementation of such systems.

The video of the online event is available here.

The presentations of the speakers of the event are available in the links below.

*Both presentations and video are in the Greek language

1. Dr. Haris DOUKAS_NTUA 2. DR. ALEXANDRA PAPADOPOULOU_NTUA 3. GIANNIS TSONIS_AB BASILOPOULOS 4. ALICE COROVESSI_INZEB

 

7
oct

INZEB AT 13th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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The 13th International Conference on “Energy and Climate Change” will take place at the “Kostis Palamas” building of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, on 7-9 October 2020. Τhe Conference is under the auspices of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization and the United Nations Academic Impact initiative.

Conference of Three dimensions
This event addresses to policy and decision makers on issues of green energy investments, market stakeholders, scientists, academics, project leaders and consortia.
The first day is devoted to the “7th Green Energy Investments Forum“, the second day to the “Scientific papers” and the 3rd to the “Brokerage event“

The agenda of the conference, the registration information and other useful information are available HERE

30
sep

SMART & ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS

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The concept of Smart and Energy Efficient Buildings aims to replace the standard building systems. The concept has gained the support of various involved interested parties coming from the public and private sector.

Specifically and according to the report published by IDATE DigiWorld: “Smart home and smart building market” [April 2017], smart buildings are an expected growing market with a moderate growth of 15% between 2015 and 2025. Translating the percentage into volume, the installed base of Smart Home and Smart Building devices will grow from 233 to over 980 million units by 2025.

In this frame, GIZ and INZEB are organising an online event entitled “Smart & Energy Efficient Buildings” scheduled for Thursday 29 October 2020 at 14.00 with a duration of 120’. The perspectives and the frame for smart and energy-efficient buildings in Europe, as well as the strategies, policies and technology developments in Greece are the main topics to be presented and discussed during the event.

The event is part of the REDay2020: #Renovate2Recover which is organised by Renovate Europe Campaign.

The webinar will be held in the Greek language!

EVENT REGISTRATION

Agenda: Smart & Energy Efficient Buildings

  • 14.00 Welcoming remarks by Ulrich Laumanns, Project Manager, GIZ and Alice Corovessi, Managing Director, INZEB
  • 14.15  Welcoming remarks by Adrian Joyce, Campaign Director, Renovate Europe Campaign
  • 14.25 Maria Spyraki, MEP, EPP
    14.15 “Perspectives for smart and energy-efficient buildings in Europe”
  • 14.40 Dimitris Athanasiou, DG Energy, European Commission
    14.30 “The EU framework for smart and energy-efficient buildings“
  • 14.55 Antonis Marinos, Head of Office, Secretariat General for Energy and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Environment and Energy
    14.45 “Strategies and policies for smart and efficient buildings in Greece”
  • 15.10 Prof Agis Papadopoulos,  Professor of Energy Systems, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
    15.00 “Technology developments in the field of smart and efficient buildings”
  • 15.25 Dr Haris Doukas, Assoc. Professor, National Technical University of Athens
    15.15 “Modular Big Data Applications for Holistic Energy Services in Buildings”
  • 15.40 Q&A and discussion
  • 16.00 End of the workshop
29
sep

THE VALUE OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR

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For most sectors, energy costs account for 3% of expenditure; however, for energy-intensive industries such as the steel and iron sector, this can be as high as 32%. As energy costs continue to rise and the levels of statutory obligations relating to emissions and climate change increase, effective energy management has become a challenge for many organisations. Energy Management should play a central role in any company’s business strategy.

Improving energy efficiency, not only reduces capital expenditure but offers a number of additional benefits including reduced risk to energy compliance failures, improved facilities performances, increased competitiveness, and ROI.

In this context, INZEB and The Hellenic-Dutch Association of Commerce and Industry (HeDA) are organising on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at 14.00, the online event “The Value of Energy Management Practices in the Business Sector”, which will present and discuss the developments and the benefits of an effective Energy Management System (EnMS) within the organisational structures.

The webinar will be held in the Greek language!

EVENT REGISTRATION

Agenda: The Value of Energy Management Practices in the Business Sector

  • 14.00 Welcome by Alice Corovessi, Managing Director, INZEB and  George Arcadis, Member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of The Hellenic-Dutch Association of Commerce and Industry (HeDA), Country Executive, ABN AMRO Bank NV Athens Branch
  • 14.10 Dr Haris Doukas, Assoc. Professor NTUA
    14.10 “Opportunities and Threats towards a Sustainable Transition of the Industrial Sector”
  • 14.25 Dr Alexandra Papadopoulou, Chemical Engineer, NTUA, CEA-I
    14.25 “Energy Management Systems: Current status and benefits”
  • 14.40 Giannis Tsonis, Technical Operations Director, AΒ Vassilopoulos
    14.40 “Energy Management in AB Vassilopoulos”
  • 14.55 Alice Corovessi, Managing Director INZEB
    14.55 “Small and Medium Enterprises Energy Audits & Energy Management, Survey Results”
  • 15.10 Discussion – Q&A
  • 15.30 End of online event
24
jun

INZEB AT THE 8th REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

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INZEB is invited to participate at the 8th Regional Growth Conference, taking place at the premises of Achaia Clauss in Patras, Greece on 2-4 July 2020. Specifically INZEB will contribute to the thematic session Social Innovation, Regional Development and Energy Communities, scheduled for Saturday 4 July 2020, at 14.00.

The session’s focus is the Energy Communities model, which is considered a strategic tool for the transition to a democratic, decentralised and sustainable energy system, in which the participation of citizens, local businesses and local actors will be immediate. That is why energy communities play a central role in EU policies, such as the “Clean Energy Package for all Europeans” and the “Green Deal”, as well as in national strategies such as the updated National Energy and Climate Plan.

The discussion, moderated by Matroni Dikaiakou, will join: Maria Spyraki, MEP,  Dimitris Tsalemis, Directorate General Energy, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Charalampos Malamatenios, CRES, Alice Corovessi, INZEB, Dimitris Kitsikopoulos, Electra Energy, Vasileios Giannakopoulos, Region of West Greece . Short intervention will be made by Lampros Dimitrogiannis, Deputy Governor of Energy and Dirk Vansintjan, REScoop.eu, the European federation of citizen energy cooperatives.

The Regional Growth Conference (RGC) is being successfully organized since 2013 and it aspires to create a public dialogue between national and regional government, academic communities and private companies, who all need to work together and integrate best cases and regional development policies promoted by European institutions and institutions.

8 REGIONAL GROWTH CONFERENCE 2020

 

29
may

WRAP-UP OF THE ONLINE EVENT RENOVATION WAVE: WHAT’S IN FOR GREECE

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220 participants, coming mainly for Greece but from other EU countries as well as Belgium, Denmark, France and more, attended the online event/discussion Renovation Wave: What’s in for Greece? organised by INZEB on Thursday 29 May 2020.

The framework of the online event and the agenda are available here.

Click the button to watch the recording of the Renovation Wave: What’s in for Greece?      VIDEO RENOVATION WAVE: WHAT’S IN FOR GREECE

The first session joined Maria Spyraki, MEP, EPP, Adrian Joyce, Renovate Europe Campaign, Monica Frassoni, EU-ASE and Arianna Vitali Roscini, ΒPIE. The presentations are available below.

ADRIAN JOYCE - RENOVATE EUROPE CAMPAIGN MONICA FRASSONI - EU-ASE ARIANNA VITALI ROSCINI - BPIE

At the second part of the online event, the context, the activities, the tools and the as of  now results of two Horizon 2020 projects were presented. The first one was the iBRoad – Individual Building Renovation Roadmaps project presented by Alexander Deliyannis, Sympraxis Team and the second was the Triple-A project which was presented by Dr. Haris Doukas, Assist. Professor NTUA.

iBROAD - INDIVIDUAL BUILDING RENOVATION ROADMAPS TRIPLE-A

 

22
may

RENOVATION WAVE: WHAT’S IN FOR GREECE

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On 29 January 2020, the European Commission’s new work programme was published. Under the first priority – ‘a European Green Deal’, the Commission announced its intention to launch a ‘renovation wave’ initiative in the buildings sector. According to the work programme, this initiative should be adopted in the third quarter of 2020. Currently, only around 1 % of buildings in the EU are renovated each year. A faster rate of renovation is necessary to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In this context of this initiative, INZEB is organizing on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at 13.00 CET an online discussion on the Renovation Wave and how Greece could benefit from this new initiative.

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Agenda
Renovation Wave: What’s in for Greece?
Session 1: 13.00 – 14.00 CET (this session will be in English)

  • 13.00 Welcome by Alice Corovessi, INZEB
  • 13.05 Adrian Joyce, Renovate Europe Campaign
  • 13.15 Monica Frassoni, EU-ASE
  • 13.25 Arianna Vitali Roscini, BPIE
  • 13.35 Maria Spyraki MEP, EPP
  • 13.45 Q&A Session
  • 14.00 End of session 1

Session 2: 14.00 – 14.30 CET (this session will be in Greek)

This session will be dedicated to an open discussion with the event’s participants coming from various stakeholders groups. The focus will be on how the European Commission’s initiative “Renovation Wave” can support the increase of the rate of building renovations in Greece.

To support the discussion, the results of two research projects related to the renovation of buildings will be briefly presented.

iBRoad: Building Renovation Passports, Alexander Deliyannis, Sympraxis Team
Triple – A: Making investments more transparent and attractive, Dr. Haris Doukas, Assoc. Professor NTUA

REGISTRATION

 

21
jan

CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY AND THE GREEK ENVIRONMENT

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As the European Union moves forward with formulating the European Green Deal, including a 2050 decarbonisation target, related reviews, ambition increases and updates of the 2030 National energy and climate plans (NECPs) are underway in EU countries. Greece is no exception as it moves ahead with its design and implementation of corresponding policies and measures.

However, these policies must promote a “just transition” and be socially accepted in order to be effective and robust. Ideally, citizens should take part in the selection of these policies, by being informed and expressing their preferences on the available options.

The PARIS REINFORCE project, along with the Hellenic Society for the Environment and Culture and the Convergences Greece Forum, co-organise a national stakeholder workshop on climate change, energy and the national context, aiming to explore the available alternatives, on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, while giving the opportunity to stakeholders from industry, government and the civil society to get informed, discuss, raise concerns and help decide the way forward.

INZEB is contributing to the workshop with a presentation at the thematic session “Sustainable Energy Design – Technologies and Policies”. 

The workshop’s agenda is available here. Interested parties may register for their participation to the workshop here (in Greek).

5
oct

BIMEET – BUILDING GREEN EXPO 2019

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Within the Building Greece Expo 2019, in Athens – Greece, CRES is organising an event entitled “Energy saving in buildings – applications, projects and the use of BIM as a tool” which is scheduled to take place on Friday 18 October 2019 at 17:00.

The purpose of the event is to present:

            • the capabilities of the BIM tool to achieve energy savings in buildings;
            • the role of BIM in the design of smart buildings;
            • concrete examples of interventions and good practices that contribute to this goal.

 

The event is organised within the framework of the BIMEET  EU funded project. BIMEET (BIM-based EU -wide Standardized Qualification Framework for achieving Energy Efficiency) project aims to leverage the take-up of ICT and BIM through a significant upgrade of the skills and capacities of the EU construction workforce.
BIMEET will develop skills matrices related to BIM and energy-efficiency. The description of skills will be given in the form of the European Qualifications Framework. BIMEET will also develop a training platform which will support registering labelled training offering and finding suitable BIM training in different levels of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector.
INZEB supports the event and will contribute with two presentations delivered by Alice Corovessi, COO/CFO at INZEB and Eleftheria Touloupaki, Scientific Associate at INZEB.

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10
mar

SET Plan: STAKEHOLDERS MEETING IN THESSALONIKI

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On the initiative of the Directorate-General for Energy of the European Commission, the Region of Central Macedonia, the Regional Development Fund of Central Macedonia and INZEB organize a workshop on the presentation of the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) in Thessaloniki, Greece.

The event will take place on Tuesday 19 February 2019 and will be held at the Electra Palace Thessaloniki (Macedonia meeting room).

The SET Plan aims to accelerate and widely deploy low carbon technologies, improve them and reduce their costs by coordinating national research efforts and supporting project financing. The plan encourages cooperation among the Member States, companies, research institutes and the EU itself.

The workshop is aimed at all organizations with an interest in the SET Plan. Key stakeholders from public and private sectors will be invited (Public Authorities, Academia, Researchers and Research Institutions, R&D labs etc.).

Mrs Andy Kontoudakis is the speaker appointed by DG Energy, who will present the SET Plan and will participate in a discussion with the participants. The workshop is expected to have a duration of approximately 4 hours (10.00 -14.00).

ABOUT SET Plan

 

10
mar

INZEB SUPPORTS THE #Skills4Engineers PROGRAMME

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The Social Enterprise knowl, in cooperation with MYTILINEOS, provides a specialized, free-of-charge program for the development and support of professional skills (soft skills) aimed at young engineers in order to strengthen their employability.

The program is based on a high standard model that uses specialized learning tools and methods. knowl is already successfully implementing its innovative, award-winning methodology in “Mellon – Skill Accelerator” since 2015.

The goal of #Skills4Engineers program is to quickly cover potential skills gaps experienced by young engineers in order to improve their professional profile and match them with the desired job.

INZEB supports the initiative #Skills4Engineers with the presentation of three (3) thematic modules. Specifically:

Monday 28 January 2019
Presenter: Alice Corovessi

  • European legislation: Directives, regulations, trends. 2020, 2030 and 2050 targets.
  • The status of buildings in Europe & new available tools. Presentation of the H2020 iBRoad project (EPC 2.0).

Tuesday 29 January 2019
Presenter: Dr. George Papadakos

  • Introduction to energy management.

More information about the #Skills4Engineers programme, is available here.

 

20
oct
0

CONFERENCE: DECARBONISING OUR ENERGY SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION PATHWAYS, POLICIES AND MARKETS, WITH SPOTLIGHT ON GREECE

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The SET-Nav Regional Workshop “Decarbonising our energy system–Transformation pathways, policies and markets, with spotlight on Greece” will be organised in Athens on the 16th November 2018. The event will be co-organised with the Horizon2020 TRANSrisk project and is supported by the World Energy Council (WEC) Greece and the Hellenic Chapter of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).

The workshop will be attended by stakeholders from government bodies and authorities, regulators, energy industry associations and energy agencies, both from Greece and EU who will analyse important aspects of transformation pathways focused on energy demand and supply.

The event’s scope is to provide a better understanding on energy demand and supply towards a low-carbon Europe, as well as policies and markets for decarbonisation with a spotlight on the Greek perspective.

INZEB participates at the roundtable discussion of the conference, with a presentation entitled: Formulating national policies for Building Renovation Passports. The case of iBRoad project.

 

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16
oct

ICP EUROPE TRAINING ON STREET LIGHTING PROTOCOL

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We invite you to register for the upcoming free online training for Greek Project Developers & Quality Assurance Professionals on Street Lighting Protocol and become an ICP Network Member.  The online training is scheduled for Friday 2 November 2018 (14:00 – 17:00 Greek time) and will be conducted in English language. Below you may analytically the ICP Project Developer and ICP Quality Assurance Network requirements. Register for the upcoming free online training for Greek Project Developers & Quality Assurance Professionals on Street Lighting Protocol by using the button below.

Register for the online training on Street Lighting Protocol

To become an ICP provider, you need to:

  1. Take the free online training on the ICP Street Lighting Protocol.
  2. Apply to the ICP Project Developer and/or Quality Assurance Assessor Networks (Street Lighting).

ICP Project Developer Network RequirementsQuality Assurance Assessors must have the technical expertise and experience

  • Members must retain, either on staff or under contract, someone who:
    • Is a licensed Professional Engineer under a nationally recognised scheme which is relevant to energy in street lighting (e.g. Chartered Mechanical Engineer); or
    • Has an engineering or science degree, and a nationally or internationally recognised certification, which is relevant to energy in street lighting (e.g. CMVP certification, certified energy auditor) – these qualifications will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
  • That person must provide a Declaration of Honour stating that they have experience in developing street lighting energy efficiency projects spanning the five steps of the ICP process (Baselining, Savings Calculations, Design, Construction & Verification, Operations, Maintenance, Monitoring and Measurement & Verification);
  • That person must take the ICP Training
  • Participating entities must carry professional indemnity insurance (or equivalent according to national circumstances) that meets the needs of the investor when developing a project and to obtain Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ (IREE) project certification.

Application: ICP Europe Project Developer Network

ICP Quality Assurance Network Requirements

ICP Quality Assurance Assessors must have the technical expertise and experience required to conduct thorough technical reviews of projects. Members must retain, either on staff or under contract, someone who:

  • Is a licensed Professional Engineer under a nationally recognised scheme which is relevant to energy in street lighting (e.g. Chartered Mechanical Engineer); or
  • Has an engineering or science degree, and a nationally or internationally recognised certification, which is relevant to energy in street lighting (e.g. CMVP certification, certified energy auditor) – these qualifications will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
  • That person must provide a Declaration of Honour stating that they have experience in reviewing street lighting energy efficiency projects spanning the five steps of the ICP process (Baselining, Savings Calculations, Design, Construction & Verification, Operations, Maintenance, Monitoring and Measurement & Verification);
  • That person must take the ICP Training
  • That person must take the Street Lighting QAA test
  • Participating entities must carry professional indemnity insurance (or equivalent according to national circumstances) to obtain Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ (IREE) project certification.

Application: ICP Europe Quality Assurance Network

For further information and/or assistance, e-mail us at: hello[at]inzeb[dot]org

16
oct

ICP EUROPE TRAINING ON INDUSTRY & ENERGY SUPPLY PROTOCOLS

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We invite you to register for the upcoming free online training for Greek Project Developers & Quality Assurance Professionals on Industry & Energy Supply Protocols and become an ICP Network Member.  The online training is scheduled for Thursday 1 November 2018 (14:00 – 17:00 Greek time) and will be conducted in English language. Below you may analytically the ICP Project Developer and ICP Quality Assurance Network requirements. Register for the upcoming free online training for Greek Project Developers & Quality Assurance Professionals on Industry & Energy Supply Protocols by using the button below.

Register for the online training on Industry & Energy Supply Protocols

To become an ICP provider, you need to:

  1. Take the free online training on the ICP Industry & Energy Supply Protocols.
  2. Apply to the ICP Project Developer and/or Quality Assurance Assessor Networks (Industry & Energy Supply).

ICP Project Developer Network RequirementsQuality Assurance Assessors must have the technical expertise and experience

  • Members must retain, either on staff or under contract, someone who:
    • Is a licensed Professional Engineer under a nationally recognised scheme which is relevant to energy in industrial buildings (e.g. Chartered Mechanical Engineer); or
    • Has an engineering or science degree, and a nationally or internationally recognised certification, which is relevant to energy in the industry (e.g. CMVP certification, certified energy auditor) – these qualifications will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
  • That person must provide a Declaration of Honour stating that they have experience in developing industrial energy efficiency projects spanning the five steps of the ICP process (Baselining, Savings Calculations, Design, Construction & Verification, Operations, Maintenance, Monitoring and Measurement & Verification).
  • That person must take the ICP Training.
  • Participating entities must carry professional indemnity insurance (or equivalent according to national circumstances) that meets the needs of the investor when developing a project and to obtain Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ (IREE) project certification.

Application: ICP Europe Project Developer Network

ICP Quality Assurance Network Requirements

ICP Quality Assurance Assessors must have the technical expertise and experience required to conduct thorough technical reviews of projects. Members must retain, either on staff or under contract, someone who:

  • Is a licensed Professional Engineer under a nationally recognised scheme which is relevant to energy in industrial buildings (e.g. Chartered Mechanical Engineer); or
  • Has an engineering or science degree, and a nationally or internationally recognised certification, which is relevant to energy in the industry (e.g. CMVP certification, certified energy auditor) – these qualifications will be reviewed on a case by case basis.
  • That person must provide a Declaration of Honour stating that they have experience in reviewing industrial energy efficiency projects spanning the five steps of the ICP process (Baselining, Savings Calculations, Design, Construction & Verification, Operations, Maintenance, Monitoring and Measurement & Verification);
  • That person must take the ICP Training
  • That person must take the QAA test
  • Participating entities must carry professional indemnity insurance (or equivalent according to national circumstances) to obtain Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ (IREE) project certification.

Application: ICP Europe Quality Assurance Network

For further information and/or assistance, e-mail us at: hello[at]inzeb[dot]org

8
oct

SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCE: OPTION OR PREREQUISITE FOR REAL ESTATE?

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The session entitled “Sustainability & Resilience: Option or Prerequisite for Real Estate?” will be organised by INZEB within the framework of the 19th Prodexpo, which will take place on November 1st, 2018 at 17:00 at the Megaron – the Athens Concert Hall.

The focus of the session, which is organised by INZEB and is supported by the Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), is on developing a broader understanding of how the real estate will contribute to more resilient cities and buildings and explain its role as a modern means of green diplomacy. The panel discussion will explore economics, sociology, policies and conditions for future-proofing developments. The session will provide perspectives from planners, technologists, economists, ecologists, and developers. The objective is to recognize that resilient and future-proofing buildings are a critical step of the roadmap to sustainable and prosperous communities.

Climate change is setting the world against unpredictable challenges at increasing intensities—natural disasters, ecological uncertainty, public health crises, extreme social inequity, rising violence—and yet counters and absorbs risk through acts of resilience. The impacts of climate change are known, and the built environment leads the charge when it comes to planning for a resilient future.

Regulatory risks related to climate change have become increasingly evident, including mandatory disclosure, building codes and laws banning inefficient buildings. Extreme weather events and systematic changes in weather patterns affect the insurability of real estate and lead to questions about the resilience of assets. Changing tenant preferences for green building and investor screening on portfolio sustainability risks lead to market risk related to sustainability factors. This will translate into the risk of obsolescence for poorly-performing developments.

It is the lack of action to adopt climate change adaptation strategies that is the true threat to real-estate; engaging with the problem and mounting solutions represents not only a duty to stakeholders but also a boon for economic growth. While many real estate developers continue to focus chiefly on financial risk management in response to climate change, others are realising that a more proactive, holistic approach to the issue presents significant opportunities to grow revenues, reduce risk and improve brand value.

Some crucial questions that will be discussed in this section, with a view find the initial answers, are:

  • Can real estate afford the cost of non-compliance?
  • How will real-estate be affected?
  • How cities will become more resilient to defend the stresses of climate change?
  • How a sustainable and future-proofing built environment will benefit cities and citizens?

The discussion will join:

Dimitris Andriopoulos, President and Managing Director, Dimand

Natalia Strafti, Chief Operating Officer, Grivalia Properties

Eleni Myrivili, Deputy Mayor of Urban Nature, City of Athens

Charalampos Giannikopoulos, Managing  Director, DCarbon

The session is moderated by Alice Corovessi, COO/CFO, INZEB

 

13
jul

SET Plan MEETING IN ATHENS

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On the initiative of DG Energy of the European Commission, and in collaboration with INZEB, the SET Plan workshop in Athens took place on Thursday 12 July 2018.

The Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan has been the research and innovation pillar of the EU’s energy and climate policy since 2007. It was revised in 2015 to effectively line up with the EU’s Energy Union research and innovation priorities.

It coordinates low-carbon research and innovation activities in the EU Member States and other participating countries (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey).

The SET-Plan helps structuring European and national research programmes and triggers substantial investments on common priorities in low-carbon technologies.

The aim of the workshop that took place in Athens was to inform the interested parties about the possibilities offered by the SET Plan to the research community both in terms of funding and available resources, as well as in the co-operation of researchers and research oorganisations among the countries participating in the platform. The SET Plan presentation was delivered by Andy Kontoudakis, Policy Officer at DG Energy.

The workshop was moderated by Alice Corovessi, INZEB and Dr Haris Doukas, Assistant Professor, NTUA. Representatives from the Ministry of Environment and Energy, CRES, NTUA, NKUA, University of West Attica, the National Documentation Center, HEDNO, Attiki Natural Gas Distribution Company, the Regional Development Fund of Central Macedonia, the Greek Center for Marine Research. Praxi Network as well as consulting companies and energy – focused start-ups were present and contributed to the discussion.

USEFUL MATERIAL

Press Release SET Plan Presentation SET Plan Overview SET Plan Factsheet Meeting AGENDA

 

3
jun

INZEB AT THE ANNUAL IENE CONFERENCE

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With more than 100 participants from Greece and other European countries and 25 speakers and panelists IENE’s one day conference on “Investing in Energy Efficiency”, which was held in Athens last week (24/5) proved a great success as it helped to highlight the serious challenges and opportunities that are now being created in the field of energy efficiency especially in the building and industrial sector. INZEB was invited to participate in the 4th session of the conference entitled “Energy poverty in Europe and Greece”. In particular,  in this section presented:

 

  • Kyriaki Metaxa, Program Coordinator Ecology, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Greece
  • Dr. Christos Tourkolias, Department of Energy Policy Analysis, CRES
  • Alice Corovessi, Founder, COO/CFO, INZEB, Greece

The session was moderated by Dr. Konstantinos Balaras, Research Director IERSD, National Observatory of Athens (NOA)

More information about the conference as well as the official press release is available at the IENE website.

31
aug

WORKSHOP: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR ICP EUROPE CERTIFICATION

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A two-hour workshop on “The Business Case for ICP Europe Certification:
Unlocking Capital for Energy Efficiency Projects” is scheduled to take place within the framework of the 18th Prodexpo taking at the Grand Bretagne Hotel on 17 and 18 October 2017. The workshop is scheduled for Wednesday 18 October 2017 at 14.30-16.30 and is organized by Prodexpo in cooperation with INZEB

The objective of the workshop is to inform interested parties and Greek stakeholders regarding the ICP Europe certification, which is an international framework for reducing owner and investor risk, lowering due diligence costs, increasing the certainty of savings achievement and enabling aggregation.

Workshop presenters are Dave Worthington, member of the Executive Committee of ICP Europe and Alice Corovessi, INZEB’s founding member, and COO.

Workshop presentations:

13
feb

RENOVATION WORKSHOP RESULTS

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Renovation Workshop by INZEB.ORG

The Institute of Zero Energy Buildings – INZEB.ORG, National Supporting Partner of Renovate Europe Campaign, during and in the context of the Green Building Expo 2014, organized the first interactive workshop on energy reduction, looking specifically at the renovation of two apartments in Greece, one in Florina (northern Greece) and one in Athens. The workshop aim was that all the participants (architects, civil and mechanical engineers) would brainstorm and work together towards finding energy saving solutions which would lead to the reduction of the apartments’ energy consumption. The process and the results of this first workshop are being presented here, where one can see the energy consumption of the apartments before any intervention, the suggested solutions, the results of the suggested solutions and the Return of Investment in the energy upgrading of the two apartments.

The workshop aim was that all the participants (architects, civil and mechanical engineers) would brainstorm and work together towards finding energy saving solutions which would lead to the reduction of the apartments’ energy consumption. The process and the results of this first workshop are being presented here, where one can see the energy consumption of the apartments before any intervention, the suggested solutions, the results of the suggested solutions and the Return of Investment in the energy upgrading of the two apartments.

The process and the results of this first workshop are being presented here, where one can see the energy consumption of the apartments before any intervention, the suggested solutions, the results of the suggested solutions and the Return of Investment in the energy upgrading of the two apartments.

Download the workshop results here.

13
feb

THE BUSINESS CASE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN GREECE

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1ST FORUM FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN GREECE

IMPLEMENTATION & THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN GREECE 18/10/2014

Section 1 – THE CONTEXT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

The wider context of sustainable buildings will be presented with clarity (Definition of sustainable building, greenwashing, transparency, stakeholders, leading sustainability certification systems (BREEAM & LEED), sustainability performance of real estate funds, European market and European and Greek legislation.

Panel: Ecoveritas, Sustain, INZEB, Greenworks, Habitech, Bopro, John Pike.

Section 2- THE EXPERIENCE GAINED THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN GREECE

Pioneer companies present and discuss their experience for their certified sustainable buildings in Greece. An invaluable and multifaceted presentation of the stakeholders experiences assigned to different roles such as construction companies, developers, owners and users of BREEAM & LEED-certified sustainable buildings.

Panel: AB Vassilopoulos, Dimand, Cosmote, P.Levantis Ependitiki, Apivita, DCarbon.

Section 3 – THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN GREECE

Real Estate Funds, Bank subsidiaries, real estate consultants and valuers present and discuss market awareness, investment risk, supply and demand and the prospects of sustainable buildings in the Greek market.

Panel: NBG Pangaea, Grivalia Properties, Alpha Astika Akinita, Bluehouse Capital, Athens Economics (Jones Lang LaSalle), Colliers, Danos/BNP Paribas Real Estate, RICS.  

 Who is it for:

The forum is addressed to all building industry professionals wishing to remain active and up to date with the rapidly changing marketplace of the design, construction, refurbishment, operation and management of sustainable buildings as well as the rapidly changing environment of investments in sustainable real estate assets and real estate funds.

13
feb

QUALICHeCK: WORKSHOP IN ATHENS

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Within the framework of the EU-funded project QUALICHeCK, a workshop was organized in Athens, Greece on March 11th, 2016. The topic of the workshop was the compliance with national and European legislation, the enforcement of EPC procedure and stimulation of quality of the works.

INZEB was among the invited organization and participated with two presentations.

You may find the workshop agenda as well as more information here.

12
feb

INZEB AT DOMICATEC 2014

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Within the framework of Domicatec 2014, Building Green Magazine organized a half – day conference on Sustainable Constructions – Deep Energy Retrofits. Alice Corovessi, INZEB Founding Member and Secretary of the Bod was an invited speaker. During her presentation on Existing Building Stock and the aim of Renovate Europe Campaign, Ms. Corovessi highlighted – among others –  the importance of increasing the rates for energy retrofits in National level.

Download the conference agenda (Greek)

12
feb

ADRIAN JOYCE’s MESSAGE FOR THE FORUM “THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN GREECE”

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On the occasion of the Forum: The business case for sustainable buildings in Greece, Adrian Joyce, Renovate Europe Campaign Director sent a message and highlighted the importance of discussing the potential of deep energy retrofits.

The Forum on The business case for sustainable buildings in Greece was organized within the framework of the Renovate Europe Days National Event.

12
feb

RENOVALUE PILOT TRAINING IN NICOSIA, CYPRUS

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RenoValue is a 2-year project funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme of the European Union. The project has developed a training toolkit for property valuation professionals on how to factor energy efficiency and renewable energy issues into valuation practices, understand the impact of building performance and property values and advise their clients accordingly.

Within the project, several pilot trainings have been planned to take place across Europe. The next scheduled training will take place in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday 18 March 2016 in Pralina Cafe (Stasikratous 31) from 09:00-15:00.  The training will be delivered in Greek language.

Training Topics:

  • Introducing RenoValue
  • The business case of energy efficient and sustainable buildings
  • Information sources for energy efficiency and sustainability
  • Energy Performance Assessment: Energy Performance Certificates and other sources
  • Integrating energy efficiency and sustainability factors into valuation assessments
  • Examples

The pilot training is supported by Danos Valuations L.L.C.

For more information, you may contact us at ac[at]inzeb.org or +30 211 7708899