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In the framework of the MARIE training program development, a collection of Best Practices was done to identify the most interesting existing projects in energy efficiency applied to existing buildings.

These projects is the basis for the definition of complete maximum impact projectswith a proper performance in information and communication actions, training actions, products and services improvement, financial sustainability and legal agreements solutions.

The criteria used to select these best practices are the following :

  • Have been implemented and the results are visible
  • Energy savings are of at least a 20% of the three last years’ consumption
  • The return of the investment occurs in less than 10 years
  • Can generate a procedure replicable in similar buildings anywhere in the Mediterranean basin 

The best practices are actions for improvement in energy efficiency or training experiences and split into the following fields of action :

  1. Construction
  2. Energy generation and distribution including replacement or implementation of renewable energies
  3. Maintenance
  4. Use
  5. Others

CONSTRUCTION

Action for improvement of energy efficiency in  buildings

  • Eco Artisan (France)
  • Labeling of a refurbishment program (France)
  • Labeling of a refurbishment program 2 (France)
  • Comprehensive renovation of collective housing (France)
  • Thermorénov Association provides comprehensive energy retrofit (France)
  • Comprehensive energy efficiency renovation Rénovert “Renovated House” certified and “BBC-Effinergie Renovation” labelled (France)
  • Exemplary renovation of the Fort of Entrecasteaux (France)
  • Energy efficiency audit and comprehensive energy efficiency approach (France)
  • Use of innovative materials for insulation (France)
  • Undertaking an energy balance before establishing a refurbishment program (France)
  • Guiding home owners with rehabilitating their housing - Habiter Mieux program – Marseille (France)
  • Implementation of standard technical solution - collective housing (France)
  • Implementation of standard technical solution - individual house (France)
  • Comprehensive energy efficiency rehabilitation 1 (France)
  • Comprehensive energy efficiency rehabilitation 2 (France)
  • Energy rehabilitation at a lower cost made possible by internal wooden framing (France)
  • Comprehensive energy efficiency and environmental rehabilitation on a long term perspective and on a district scale (France)
  • Utilization of natural materials, particularly vegetal concrete (France)
  • Comprehensive energy efficiency and environmental rehabilitation (France)
  • Upstream thinking for good results on school buildings (France)
  • Comprehensive energy efficiency renovation – single dwelling house (France)
  • Optimization of space utilization (France)
  • Comprehensive retrofit of social housing on occupied site (France)
  • Comprehensive energy efficiency rehabilitation – Social housing (France)
  • KASTORIA PROJECT (Greece)
  • nZEB building refurbishment (Italy)
  • Refurbishment of a rural existing building (Italy)
  • Energy regeneration of existing residential building (Italy)
  • Retrofit of existing rural building (Italy)
  • Renovation and expansion of an existing private building (Italy)
  • Annamaria residence the first in Umbria certified Class A CasaClima (Italy)
  • Renovation of the multi-dwelling (social housing) building (Slovenia)
  • Transformation of a housing into a hotel establishment (Spain)

Training experience

  • Transitional coaching of co-ownerships as they turn towards energy efficiency refurbishment Geres (France)
  • Transitional coaching of co-ownerships as they turn towards energy efficiency refurbishment – Alec (France)
  • Temporary Company Consortium of carftsmen - individual house (France)
  • Temporary Company Consortium of carftsmen - public market tender (France)
  • Comprehensive energy efficiency rehabilitation with on-site training and video communication (France)
  • CasaClima training course for artisans and small enterprises (Italy)
  • Centre for Sustainability Awareness and Offices (Spain)

 

 

ENERGY GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION

Action for improvement of energy efficiency in  buildings

  • Concerning the implementation and dissemination of the principles and values of saving energy and protecting environment (Greece)
  • Large scale energy conservation measures Urban sustainability (Greece)
  • PV installations (Malta)
  • Sustainable Campus - Green University (Portugal)
  • Solar Thermal Installation in a residential building (Spain)
  • Action Plan 2009-2015 for the improvement of the energy efficiency in the Gran Teatre del Liceu building in Barcelona (Spain)
  • Torre Agbar – Connecting to Districlima (Spain)
  • Photovoltaic Panels Installation in a school (Spain)
  • Photovoltaic Panels Installation in a school 2 (Spain)

Training experience

  • UP-RES training course - urban planners with RES skills (Spain)
  • UP-RES training course (Spain)
  • Creation of the figure of the Facility manager expert in energy, in public buildings and offices (Spain)

MAINTENANCE

Action for improvement of energy efficiency in  buildings

  • Energy efficiency measures for the Hospital of Florina (Greece)
  • Energy efficiency measures for the Hospital of Kastoria (Greece)
  • Recovery of Heat from Chiller waste heat through a Heat Pump (Malta)
  • Lisbon-Energy Management System (Portugal)
  • Lisbon-Upgrade of energy certificate (Portugal)
  • Setubal-Upgrade of energy certificate (Portugal)
  • Consumption Monitoring - ISCTE Buildings (Portugal)
  • ICT energy efficiency measures for distributed offices IP devices (Spain)
  • ICT energy efficiency measures for distributed offices IP devices 2 (Spain)

Training experience

  • Energy efficiency training and awareness projects within the project Rehabitat (Spain)
  • Maintenance staff Training as Energy Managers, contracted by EECAT (Spain)

 

 

USE

Action for improvement of energy efficiency in  buildings

  • Interest of an “économe de flux” (France)
  • Improvement of Energy Efficiency in a Business Incubator (Greece)
  • Eco Gozo Home Consultancy Visits (Malta)
  • Improvement of Natural Lighting in Factory (Malta)
  • Improvement of Natural Lighting in Airline Hangar & Offices (Malta)
  • Improvement of Natural Ventilation in Printing Press (Malta)
  • Improvement of Natural Ventilation in Industrial Building (Malta)
  • Intelligent Meters to Efficient Decisions (Portugal)
  • Enerescolas (Portugal)
  • Remote Manager (Portugal)
  • ECO.AP (Portugal)
  • Energy management Diagonal 523-525 (Spain)
  • UPCO2 (Spain)
  • Strategic Plan for the Revaluation of Palma Beach (Spain)
  • Torre Agbar – Outdoor lighting system (Spain)

Training experience

  • RELS Project for EE Housing restoring  in the Mediterranean  Area (Spain)
  • Training course in Energy Certification of Existing Buildings (Spain)

OTHERS

Action for improvement of energy efficiency in  buildings

  • Bâtipole Information and exhibition Centre on sustainable construction and renovation (France)
  • Guiding home owners with rehabilitating their housing -Habiter Mieux program – Pertuis (France)
  • Assisted self-rehabilitation (France)
  • Integrating ecological design with the rehabilitation of historical buildings; The Fortress Builders, Fortifications Interpretation Centre (Malta)

Training experience

  • Development of professional integration and heritage buildings’ rehabilitation workshop (France)
  • Learning by doing, or training through action (France)
  • Energy explorer project (Italy)
  • PATRES (Public Administration Training and Coaching on Renewable Energy Systems) (Italy)
  • Energy Efficiency Education programmes for Primary School Children (Malta)
  • Academia ADENE (Portugal)
  • Online course of Energy Efficiency, Refurbishment and Financing (Spain)
  • Energy saving tips at home for users (Spain)