Promoting Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings of the Balkan Mediterranean Territory

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The common challenge of PRO-ENERGY is to improve energy efficiency of public buildings (municipal/provincial/regional buildings, schools, universities, health centres, hospitals, museums, sports facilities etc.). This is a common problem faced by the territories participating in the project characterized by old facilities, outdated/degradated building façades, materials & equipment (insulation, electrical appliances, cooling/heating systems etc.), low energy consciousness & awareness, lack of skilled civil servants, etc. all leading to high energy consumption & CO2 emissions. Combined with the fact that participating territories are energy import dependent it is more than evident that there is room for improvements in energy consumption & more efficient use of energy. More importantly, the exemplary role of the public sector should be promoted by increasing energy savings in public buildings.

PRO-ENERGY aims to address these issues by developing & implementing a Joint Strategy & Action Plan, increasing competences of buildings' owners & operators, developing & applying technologies & tools to reduce energy consumption in public buildings,& promoting generated good practices & results to local/regional/national entities in the Balkan-Med region. The project addresses the policy & institutional level (Joint Strategy& Action Plan),human resources level (Capacity Building of Energy Managers)& the managerial systems level (ICT Platform & CBA Modeller & Energy Performance Contracting-EPC). The novel energy saving technologies promoted by PRO-ENERGY refer to Behaviour-based Energy Efficiency. Behavioural efficiency programs introduce cost-effective ways to reduce energy consumption, as literature & practice suggests.

The overall objective is to promote Energy Efficiency in public buildings in the Balkan Med area & to create a practical framework of modelling & implementing energy investment interventions through specific ICT monitoring & control systems,& through EPC.

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