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01.02.2018, 15:50
EU

Launch of the EU Energy Poverty Observatory (EPOV)

The creation of an EU Energy Poverty Observatory is part of the Commission's efforts to address energy poverty across EU countries. The Observatory aims to provide a user-friendly and open-access resource that will promote public engagement on the issue of energy poverty, disseminate information and good practice, facilitate knowledge sharing among stakeholders, as well as support informed decision making at local, national and EU level.
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29.01.2018, 14:07
ArmeniaBosnia and HerzegovinaMacedoniaRegional

Upcoming webinar: Learning from Eastern Europe: An energy efficiency model to reduce energy poverty in residential buildings

Residential heating energy accounts for more than 30 percent of energy use in most countries of Europe and Central Asia, and for more than 40 percent in the Balkans. One way to bring down heating costs is to invest in energy-smart building renovations. One significant obstacle in the way of such renovations is that building owners have difficulty in reaching investment decisions together—a problem often made more difficult by legal complexities.
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16.01.2018, 10:11
AlbaniaBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaEUHungaryKosovoMacedoniaMontenegroPolandRegionalRomaniaSerbiaSlovakiaSlovenia

Save the date: C4E Forum 2018

C4E forum is a half-week interactive programme combining practical sessions, creative workshops and evening plenaries with high-level speakers and informal networking opportunities. Professionals and those interested in energy efficiency in buildings from government, industry, NGOs, think-tanks, financial institutions, etc. from across the CEE region all in one place.
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19.12.2017, 16:46
EURegional

Symposium ‘Advances in fuel poverty research and practice’

The problem of energy poverty persists all over Europe. But is it the same everywhere? Researchers at the Symposium ‘Advances in fuel poverty and practice’ co-organised by the European Fuel Poverty Observatory and Nottingham Trent University tend to disagree.
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30.11.2017, 12:42
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Financing models for Residential Energy Efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina

As a part of REELIH project supported by USAID, ENOVA together with Habitat for Humanity organized a conference “Jump-Start REE”: Financing models for Residential Energy Efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Effective financial model needs to address both social gaps and incentivize house owners to invest. That is why this conference brought together the key stakeholders including governmental, as well as domestic and international financial institutions.
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07.11.2017, 16:58
Bosnia and HerzegovinaRegional

Conference “Jump-Start REE” Financing models for Residential Energy Efficiency in  Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 November 2017, Hotel Bristol Sarajevo Conference organized by ENOVA and Habitat for Humanity International Supported by: USAID As a part of Residential Energy Efficiency for Low-income Households (REELIH) project supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), ENOVA together with Habitat for Humanity International are inviting you to the conference “Jump-Start REE”: Financing models for Residential Energy […]
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02.10.2017, 16:42
GermanyUkraine

German-Ukrainian cooperation:complex energy saving rehabilitation of multi-apartment buildings

There is need to reduce energy costs in ukraine,however to do it, it is necessary to modernize the housing stock. The latest legislative changes in Ukraine and the introduction of the first financial mechanisms to implement certain energy-efficient measures confirm the correct direction of the reforms. But only a complex energy-saving reorganization of the housing stock will significantly improve the efficiency of the reforms initiated.
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29.09.2017, 11:12
EU

Introducing Level(s): A common language to understand sustainability in European buildings

The European Commission demonstrated its sustainability leadership by unveiling the pilot phase of Level(s), the world’s first region-wide sustainable building reporting tool. Level(s) has high ambitions, aiming to transform the European building market from its current role as a major contributor to climate change, to one which has more positive impacts on both the environment and society.
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22.09.2017, 09:22
International

World Green Building Week 25 sept-1 oct: Our Hero is Zero

World Green Building Week, 25 September to 1 October 2017, is an annual event that empowers the green building community to deliver green buildings for everyone, everywhere. Buildings can be heroes in the fight against climate change - and so can you.
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25.07.2017, 15:10
AfricaEUInternationalRegional

Tackling Energy Poverty Through Market Development: Lessons From Eastern Europe

When it comes to implementing projects, there is a common held opinion that a ‘one size fits all’ approach does not exist. There are, however, rare occasions where one is likely to come across practices that would actually work well for projects implemented by different partners, or in different geographies.
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30.06.2021, 09:15
ArmeniaBosnia and HerzegovinaMacedoniaRegional

New Reasearch: Energy Efficient Retrofits as One of the Best Energy Poverty Alleviation Tools

Habitat for Humanity Europe, Middle East and Africa has launched a new report on energy poverty aspects of the REELIH project in the three implementing countries – Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia. The aim of the study was to find out how these countries were able to contribute to the fight against energy […]
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28.06.2021, 09:27
BulgariaEUPortugal

The EU Green Week: Tackling energy poverty and air pollution in one fell swoop

What is the EU Green Week about? The European Union is becoming very serious about creating a greener future and the annual event called EU Green Week only proves this fact. The week starting with the 31st of May, until the 4th of June was dedicated to hosting the annual series of events concerning how to […]
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24.05.2021, 08:07
EU

Affordable Housing Initiative: shaping the future of housing in the EU?

The Renovation Wave Strategy, an EU driven project under the European Green Deal, has ambitions to double the annual energy renovation rate of buildings by 2030, to foster deep renovations, and to create 160 000 jobs in the construction sector. How this goal can be achieved? Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI), which evolved under the scope […]
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