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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).

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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