Surpassing Energy Targets through Efficient Public Buildings

Programme 2007 - 2013 Interreg IVC

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

Reduction of harmful emissions and efficient use of resources are key to ensuring long term sustainable development. Energy consumption in buildings represents around 40% of total final energy use in Europe. In this context, public authorities have a key role in leading by example, as the impact of energy use in publicly owned and managed buildings is huge. Thus, SERPENTE brings together 10 partners from 10 countries with the overall objective to improve energy efficiency in different typologies of publicly owned or managed buildings through improved public policies. The focus is on existing buildings and work addresses public policy making from the top down (policy makers) and the bottom up (citizen involvement). Specific sub objectives are: • to promote theoretical understanding and practical application of energy efficiency initiatives; • to provide information to and raise awareness among policy makers and citizens; • to promote responsible energy consumption among public building users; • to foster proactive involvement of local stakeholders in public policy; • to enhance energy performance of publicly owned/managed buildings through the development of a manual which includes practical advices for policy makers and citizens SERPENTE is divided into 4 components, whose coordinators work together to ensure synergy between activities: C1, dedicated to project managements and C2, dedicated to communication activities guarantee a solid project structure and support the development of technical activities foreseen in C3, related to the exchange of good practices and C4, focused on pilot initiatives. Exchange is carried out at project level, analysing characteristics common to all buildings and in 5 sub-groups on specific building typologies: historical buildings, social housing, sports facilities, schools and offices. Partners identify and analyse good practices related to energy efficiency in public buildings, before a number of them undertake small scale testing, by selecting aspects of good practices and applying them in an integrated manner to at least 1 publicly owned/managed building of a specific typology. The results are used to provide input to Implementation Plans, detailing the mainstreaming of lessons learned. Partners are supported by end users, policy makers and relevant stakeholders, involved in project activities through regional focus groups to guarantee that territorial needs are addressed, and ensure impact on regional policies and strategies. Policy makers are brought together at interregional level for proactive debate on the theme of energy efficiency in public buildings. Through intense dissemination of project results SERPENTE has a direct impact on 10 public policies focused on energy efficiency and increases awareness and capacity among relative policy makers and end users. SERPENTE also spreads results outside the consortium. In this way, SERPENTE contributes to improved environmental conditions across the EU.

Achievements (EN):

The Serpente project tackles the theme of energy efficiency in publicly owned or managed buildings. SERPENTE kicked off on the 16-18/04/2012 in Brussels. During the meeting partners formed the Steering Group, analysed the work plan and began exchanging experiences in order to define the necessary elements of the context analysis (Component 3). They also participated in a session on subgroups to identify the main focus of their analysis to be chosen between: historical buildings, social housing, sports facilities, offices and schools. Each partner is requested to participate in two subgroups and should identify relevant good practices related to existing buildings belonging to their subgroups. The aim is to facilitate an in-depth exchange and to ease the transfer by looking for specific information from the very beginning of the context analysis phase. Subgroup coordinators prepared a definition of the tipology /function of buildings to be considered in each subgroup and shared it with partners in order to begin the analysis at regional level starting from a common understanding. A study visit to Atelier Mommaerts and Savonnerie Heymans was organised by Partner n°5 Centre Urbain, who hosted the meeting. An Opening Seminar was organised, in order to involve relevant professionals based in Brussels and to have an insight in some successful experiences related to energy efficiency in public buildings. Some successful policy examples, such as Exemplary Buildings Project and PLAGE project were presented to project partners. As far as communication activities are concerned, Partner n° 9, Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia collected contribution from project partners to draft the Communication plan and to develop contents for the website. Partner n°5 Centre Urbain participated in the INTERREG IVC Seminar organised in Barcelona in June 2012.

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Energy efficiency

Partners (10)

Lead Partner: Agenzia Fiorentina per l’Energia

Address: Viale Belfiore 4, 50144 Firenze, Italy

Legal status: n/a

ΕΝΕΡΓΕΙΑΚΟ ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟ ΚΥΠΡΙΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ

Name: ΕΝΕΡΓΕΙΑΚΟ ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟ ΚΥΠΡΙΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ

Address: 10-12 Lefkonos Str, 1011 Lefkosia, Cyprus

Legal status: n/a

Diputació de Barcelona

Name: Diputació de Barcelona

Address: Rambla de Catalunya, 126, 8008 Barcelona, Spain

Legal status: n/a

Agence Locale de l’Energie et du Climat – Bordeaux métropole et département de la Gironde

Name: Agence Locale de l’Energie et du Climat – Bordeaux métropole et département de la Gironde

Address: 30 cours Pasteur, 33000 Bordeaux, France

Legal status: n/a

Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave

Name: Slovenská technická univerzita v Bratislave

Address: Vazovova 5, 812 43 Bratislava 1, Slovakia

Legal status: n/a

Malmo stad

Name: Malmo stad

Address: Henrik Smithsgaten 13, 20580 Malmö, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Cork County Council

Name: Cork County Council

Address: Spa HouseMallow, Co. Cork, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny

Name: Górnośląski Związek Metropolitalny

Address: Barbary Street 21a, 40-053 Katowice, Poland

Legal status: n/a

Centre Urbain asbl, Agence Bruxelloise de l'Energie / Stadswinkel vzw Brussels Energie Agentschap

Name: Centre Urbain asbl, Agence Bruxelloise de l'Energie / Stadswinkel vzw Brussels Energie Agentschap

Address: 59 boulevard Anspach, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium

Legal status: n/a

Energetická agentura Vysočiny

Name: Energetická agentura Vysočiny

Address: Jiráskova 65, 586 01 Jihlava, Czech Republic

Legal status: n/a

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Project name (EN): Surpassing Energy Targets through Efficient Public Buildings

Project acronym: SERPENTE

Project start date: 2012-01-01

Project end date: 2014-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 960 985.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 531 970.80

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2007 - 2013 Interreg IVC

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2015-09-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

204 / 204 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

2 250 / 2 250 (100%)

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Surpassing Energy Targets through Efficient Public Buildings

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