A C4E Forum workshop
Renovation workshop 2017
How to design energy efficiency renovation programmes for residential buildings
16–17 May 2017
The Hub, Prague
About the workshop
Background and aim of the workshop
Most countries in the CEE region already have or are setting up renovation programmes for multi-apartment buildings. Some countries have run these programmes successfully for a long time, while others are setting them up more recently. Several countries have had such programmes for a while now, but on an “on and off” basis with mixed results in different years.
In single-family houses the situation is much less developed. There is only one programme in the entire region — in the Czech Republic — delivering renovation at scale since 2008, but several countries have recently started or are developing similar renovation programmes today.
At the 2016 C4E Forum in Balchik, the sessions on how to design such support schemes were among the most visited and the best evaluated, and many participants requested a more focused follow-up workshop to be able to go more in-depth.
The workshop was organised by Chance for Buildings in cooperation with the Czech State Environmental Fund.
Issues we set out to discuss
The workshop in Prague brought participants together to collectively discuss issues such as:
- Energy performance and technical standards
- Eligible expenditures and setting the support levels
- Technical assistance to the clients
- Procedures for call for applications
- Setting conditions for heat source replacement
- List of supported products and appliances
- Quality assurance and energy savings verification
- Cost benefit assessment of the programmes
Who it was for
The workshop brought together representatives of government (ministries, municipalities and implementation agencies/funds), business associations, NGOs and consultants from all over the CEE and SEE region. It was especially relevant for policy-makers, policy implementers and other stakeholders dealing with the design of renovation programmes for residential buildings at political, regulatory and technical level.
Agenda
The workshop ran over two days — single-family houses on 16 May, multi-apartment buildings on 17 May.
16 May · Tue
17 May · Wed
16 May
Single-family houses (SFH)
Moderated by Ondřej Šrámek, Chance for Buildings
9:00
Arrivals, coffee and registration
10:00
Welcome & introduction
Petr Holub, Chance for Buildings
10:30
Renovation programmes for single-family homes in CEE region I
- Czech renovation programme “Zelena usporam”Jakub Hrbek, Czech State Environmental Fund; Petr Holub, Chance for Buildings
- Romanian renovation programme “Casa Verde” and “Casa Verde Plus”Georgeta Ionescu, Romanian Environment Fund, Vice-president
Incl. Q&A session
12:00
Lunch
13:00
Renovation programmes for single-family homes in CEE region II
- Slovak renovation programmePeter Gergely, Ministry of Transport and Construction; Peter Robl, Buildings for Future
- Polish renovation programmePiotr Lyczko, Government of the Malopolska Region; Marek Zaborowski, Institute for Environmental Economics
Incl. Q&A session
14:45
Coffee break
15:15
Making the programmes successful (Breakout sessions)
- Group 1: Political BarriersFacilitated by Iva Svobodová, EuroACE
- Group 2: Technical BarriersFacilitated by Szymon Firlag, BPIE
- Group 3: Financial BarriersFacilitated by Katarzyna Wardal, Knauf Insulation
All groups identify barriers and how to remove them by setting the right requirements (45 min). Afterwards, group facilitators report key findings and recommendations from each session to the whole group.
16:45
Closing remarks and conclusion
Ondřej Šrámek, Chance for Buildings
17:00
Meeting ends
Optional Prague city tour for participants
19:30
17 May
Multi-apartment buildings (MAB)
Moderated by Renée Bruel, European Climate Foundation
8:30
Arrivals, coffee
9:00
Introduction, quick reminder of the previous day
Renée Bruel, European Climate Foundation
9:30
Renovation programmes for multi-apartment buildings in CEE region I
- Lithuanian renovation programmeValius Serbenta, Housing Energy Efficiency Agency BETA
- Slovak renovation programmeJozef Tomeček, Slovak Housing Development Fund; Kateřina Věntušová, Buildings for Future
Incl. Q&A session
11:00
Coffee break
11:15
Renovation programmes for multi-apartment buildings in CEE region II
- Polish renovation programmeMarcin Jamiołkowski, National Fund for Environmental Protection & Water Management; Szymon Firlag, Buildings Performance Institute Europe, Poland
- Czech renovation programmeAleš Pekárek, Ministry of Regional Development; Petr Holub, Chance for Buildings
Incl. Q&A session
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Making the programmes successful (Breakout sessions)
- Group 1: Political BarriersFacilitated by Ada Amon, E3G
- Group 2: Technical BarriersFacilitated by Anna Sokulska, IEE
- Group 3: Financial BarriersFacilitated by Peter Robl, Knauf Insulation
All groups identify barriers and how to remove them by setting the right requirements (45 min). Afterwards, group facilitators report key findings and recommendations from each session to the whole group.
15:45
Closing remarks and conclusion
Petr Holub, Chance for Buildings
16:00
Meeting ends