ENPOR Lunch Talk: Will Fit for 55 help the energy poor?
The current trend of rising energy prices is a worrying one. Not only because it means that people will have to devote more of their...
ComAct report: Energy poverty in the privately-owned, multi-family apartment buildings
What is ComAct? ComAct – Community Tailored Actions for Energy Poverty Mitigation is an EU funded Horizon2020 project that aims to make comprehensive energy efficient...
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...
Energy Poverty Days in Brussels organized by Social Innovation to Tackle Energy Poverty
Energy Poverty Days are organized by an initiative called Social Innovation to Tackle Energy Poverty. The Energy Poverty Days will be a two day conference. Day one is dedicated to a discussion of cross-sectoral perspectives on tackling energy poverty. The second day is reserved for finalists' presentations of smart solutions in their project in front of international jury who will choose the winning project for each of the five country. Most successful and winning projects will be awarded with additional grant for further development.
Right to Energy Coalition and its Forum: aiming at energy as a basic human right
Connecting trade unions, anti-poverty organizations, social housing providers, environmental and health organizations and energy cooperatives, R2E organizes between June 19 and 20, 2019 Right to Energy Forum in Brussels, Belgium.
Unflattering record: Skopje is Europe’s most polluted capital
People of Skopje can give a sigh of relief that the winter is over. This city, being located in between the mountain ranges, becomes deadly valley during the wintertime. A blanket of smog settles over the valley because of the temperature inversions.
Contributing to new UNECE Guidelines on Condominium Management
Habitat for Humanity contributed to the new UNECE Guidelines on the Management and Ownership of Condominium Housing thanks to being part of Real Estate advisory group. Main messages included the support of homeowners and homeowner associations in Central and Eastern Europe focus on combating energy poverty.
Besim Nebiu on residential energy efficiency at Renovation policies in Southern Europe conference in Barcelona
Besim Nebiu, Habitat for Humanity’s REELIH program manager, attended an international conference in Barcelona on April 25, hosted by Housing Europe Spanish member, AVS along with...
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.
Why Armenia’s REELIH project is worth making a noise about
‘We are so much warmer’, says one. ‘The difference is incredible’, says another. ‘Before there was wind blowing through the front door and now there is not – it is very simple!’ On the surface, REELIH – led by non-profit housing organisation Habitat for Humanity International with the support of USAID – means that some relatively simple refurbishment jobs are undertaken in old Soviet-era high-rise blocks.
