EU - REELIH - Residential Energy Efficiency for Low-Income Households

Blog post EU, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia 30. 11. 2018 01:11

Peter Robl: Forgotten human misery of our neglected buildings

The crumbling legacy of misguided 20th century housing policies casts a towering shadow over every major town in the Visegrád Four. Town after town. City after city. Country after country. Despite the economic growth observed in many CEE countries during the last decade, the vast majority of residential buildings in this part of Europe is in desperate need of renovation.

Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine 17. 04. 2018 07:04

Financing the future of buildings in Central, Eastern and South-East Europe: a new study by BPIE

The Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) published the analysis of the funding streams directed to energy efficiency in buildings in Central, Eastern and South-East Europe (CESEE). The analysis revealed that less than 3% of the funds that could be used to support energy efficiency investments in the region is dedicated to upgrading buildings.

01. 02. 2018 03:02

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.

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia 16. 01. 2018 10:01

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.

19. 12. 2017 04:12

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.

29. 09. 2017 11:09

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.

Africa, International 25. 07. 2017 03:07

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.

21. 06. 2017 08:06

REELIH Conference through the eyes of a young researcher

I could participate at the conference Reducing Energy Poverty by Energy Efficiency Projects in Residential Buildings: The Case for Eastern Europe organised by Habitat for Humanity with the support of USAID. The conference not only offered the audience a deeper insight in the most important outcomes of the REELIH project but it also presented the issue of energy poverty and energy efficiency in its whole complexity.

29. 05. 2017 01:05

Responding and Reforming: My Experience at the REELIH Conference in Brussels

Three weeks ago, I was on a plane from DC to Brussels, Belgium. The REELIH project I had learned about from my desk was coming to life for me, and I was getting to play a part of the implementation of a conference that one year prior, I would have only been able to read about online.

Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania 10. 03. 2017 04:03

Building renovation: Improving living conditions for millions of European citizens and safeguarding energy security

Written by Cosmina Marian, based on the work of Dan Staniaszek, Filippos Anagnostopoulos, Maarten De Groote and Oliver Rapf from BPIE An analysis of the...

Blog post EU, Regional, Slovakia 30. 01. 2017 01:01

Case Study: Slovakian subsidies for residential energy efficiency

Slovakia is very often taken as THE “best practice” when it comes to the large scale refurbishments of the multi-apartment residential buildings. In line with the research for REELIH project of USAID and Habitat for Humanity we wanted to discover why.

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