programme

08h30    Registration and Coffee
Moderator: James Crisp

 

09h00   OPENING SESSION

09h00     Welcome Address
Adrian Joyce, Campaign Director

09h10    Opening Address: Building renovation in the Energy Efficiency Package
Marian Husarik, Slovak Presidency of the EU

09h20    Energy Renovation as key industry for local jobs and growth
Paul Hodson, European Commission

09h30    Beyond legislation: What is the EP doing to reduce the energy demand in its own buildings?
MEP Ulrike Lunacek, Vice-President of the European Parliament (video)

 

SESSION I: How an NZEB Building Stock by 2050 can deliver jobs and growth

09h35    Training for tomorrow’s jobs: upskilling in the SME sector to increase employment 
Riccardo Viaggi, European Builders Confederation

Creating new market and employment opportunities in local communities – the importance of public engagement

09h50    Stimulating local jobs through renovation of public buildings
Erika Honnay, RenoWATT (Belgium)

10h05    Organising the local renovation market: bringing together SMEs in a one-stop-shop model
Tony Rose, RetrofitWorks (UK)

 

10h20    Q&A

 

10h40-11h00 Coffee break

11h00    The Crucial Role of Energy Advisory Services

 

SESSION II: Skills and support needed to make NZEB a reality on the ground
Catrin Maby, Energy Advice Exchange

11h15    Emerging Examples: Building Renovation Passports
Mariangiola Fabbri, Buildings Performance Institute Europe

 

Local initiatives to drive renovation – examples of successful entrepreneurship

11h30    Driving the residential market through financial and technical aid
Alice Morcrette, Picardie Pass Rénovation (France)

11h45    Using an ESCO model to renovate public buildings in Croatia and create local jobs
Danijel Benčić, RUDAN (Croatia) – Watch Video of Renovation of Public Hospital in Croatia here

 

12h00 CLOSING SESSION

12h20    Batiments Exemplaires Programme: Achieving Exceptional Energy Performance (prelude to site visits)
Joke Dockx, Bruxelles Environnement

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12h30   Conclusions
Adrian Joyce, Campaign Director

 

12h45    Networking Lunch

In partnership with Bruxelles Environnement. Bus leaves from 6 Rond Point Schuman

• Renovation and conversion of a Brussels house into 4 passive flats
• Renovation and alteration of a local industrial building into dynamic range of activities

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