Dear sustainable building advocates,

The European Commission encourages Member States to use EU financial resources to implement national, regional and local support schemes to promote sustainable building renovation. However, the investments necessary to increase energy efficiency in buildings are already reaching level that cannot be covered with public money alone. The Commission estimates that the EU annually invests €85-90 billion in the energy efficiency of buildings through public programs, while the renovation of existing buildings alone will require additional investments of €275 billion per year to achieve the 2030 climate targets (COM). Thus, to achieve energy and climate policy goals, the increased mobilisation of private capital for climate-friendly construction and renovation is crucial. Being a significant link between investors, industry and homeowners, local authorities need to familiarise themselves with the available financial instruments and determine the most suitable ones for successful implementation of sustainable renovations at local level.

This is exactly where Module 2 of the online training "Circular Buildings", implemented as part of the EUKI SURF project, comes into play. In Module 2, the European Commission (tbc) will provide an overview of the EU financial instruments that focus on sustainable building renovation and are available to local authorities. In addition, Creara, a consultancy based in Madrid, will introduce us to innovative financing instruments such as green bonds, on-bill programs, revolving funds or green mortgages. This will be followed by a good practice example - Estonia (Tallinn) will share its experience with the KredEx Revolving Fund.

Module 2 will take place online (Zoom) on March 21, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CET.

If you are interested, please register under this link. Registration is available until March 20, 2024.

Agentia pentru Eficienta Energetica si Energii Regenerabile “AE3R Ploiesti- Prahova, a organizat astazi, 12.02.2024, prima ședință de lucru in cadrul primăriilor din acest an, prezentând rezultatele Proiectului #Renocally.

Alaturi de doamna primar Simona David si alti reprezentanti locali ai Primariei din Floresti am discutat despre viitorul clădirilor publice din România pe drumul către nZEB.

Primaria Floresti este una dintre cele mai vechi colaboratoare ale Agentiei noastra, fiind prima autoritate publica din Europa care a primit licenta pentru producere de energie din surse regenerabile in anul 2009.

Cu aceasta ocazie, domnul director Bogdan Potlogia i-a inmanat doamnei primar Simona David Pașaportul de Renovare a Clădirii, pe care AE3R Ploiești-Prahova l-a elaborat pentru sediul Primăriei din Floresti.

Un pașaport de renovare a clădirii (BRP) reprezintă o foaie de parcurs de renovare pas cu pas pe termen lung pentru a realiza renovarea profundă a unei anumite clădiri.

Aceste actiuni fac parte din Proiectul European Renocally care doreste sa creasca capacitatea factorilor de decizie de a implementa legislația UE, cum ar fi Fit-for-55 și EPBD. Statele membre trebuie să-și intensifice eforturile atunci când vine vorba de proiecte de renovare profundă. Acest lucru are o implicație directă asupra municipalităților și a planurilor lor climatice.

 Acest proiect este finanțat prin EUKI - Programul European Climate Initiative al Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz.

Parteneri:

• Buildings Performance Institute Europe - BPIE, Germania
• Terra Mileniul III și AE3R Ploiești-Prahova, România
• ЕнЕфект / EnEffect, Centrul pentru Eficiență Energetică, Bulgaria
• Clădiri pentru viitor, Slovacia '

Renovating with by-products of rice cultivation as sustainable insulation material

Join the 2nd EUKI SURF Online Renovation Lunch – Register here!

February 20. 2024.

12 – 1pm CET, online

The EU aims at an annual 3% renovation rate of buildings. In addition, to reach sustainability goals and avoid drowning in unusable and non-degradable waste of building industry, demand for sustainable renovation of buildings and natural building materials are becoming more and more intense. For example, the French government has required that, by 2022, all buildings funded by the state are made of 50% bio-based materials.

In the second edition of the Renovation Lunch Alessio Colombo, CEO and Cofounder of Ricehouse will be sharing insights, successes, challenges and learnings of the CLEVER Cities project and of this natural technology with us. The CLEVER Cities project involved the renovation of the four towers of social housing owned by the Lombardy region for public residential buildings. The entire facades were being renovated using 'rice husks'. Allessio Colombo will give insights into how the use of rice husk was a solution regarding sustainability issues as well as to the challenge of finance.

There will also be enough space to share your thoughts and asking questions.

If you are interested, please register under this link.

We are very much looking forward for you to join us!

Zoom link will be sent to registered 1 day before the event.

About the Renovation Lunches

The EU Renovation Lunches are a new online format, which brings municipalities, local and regional authorities and stakeholders from all over the EU together. It provides an open and informal space to exchange about best practices, learnings and difficulties in implementing renovation but also to find partners for cooperation and support.

About EUKI SURF SUstainable Building Renovation – Forming the Future” (SURF)

The EUKI SURF project, funded by the European Climate Initiative (EUKI), is implemented by Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), Energiaklub and Ae3R and aims at initiating deep and sustainable building renovations in municipalities via capacity-building and strengthening exchange. Main elements are a peer-to-peer learning program, online training series and transnational network activities