13. February 2014 - 14. February 2014

"POWER HOUSE Warm/Mediterranean TaskForce Workshop & Study visit" - 13-14 February 2014, Barcelona, Spain

On the 13th February 2014, the members of the nearly-Zero Energy Challenge Warm/Mediterranean Climates TaskForce met in Barcelona to discuss about tools available to finance energy efficiency in social housing.

The first part of the event (attended by some 90 participants) was mainly dedicated to the opportunities offered by the EU, particularly by the Structural Funds for the new programming period 2014-2020 as well as by other supporting schemes and programmes in place, including the Horizon2020 Call for Proposals recently launched. The second part focused on the schemes used in Spain, France and Italy with some concrete example of large refurbishment and new-build projects.

The Workshop was followed by a study visit to three housing projects managed by the Patronat Municipal de l’Habitatge de Barcelona (PMHB): “Roc Boronat” (95 dwellings - building connect to the first district heating/cooling network “Districlima”), “Can Cortada” (160 dwellings - energy classification B) and “Trinitat Nova” (refurbishment project of 180 dwellings). To find out more, please watch the video of the Study Visits!

Please download here the presentations made during the Workshop:

Setting the scene:

How can the European Structural and Investment Funds 2014-2020 help renovation and new construction of social housing in Spain? (slides in EN)
Mr Julien Dijol - CECODHAS Housing Europe

Feasibility of energy efficiency measures in social housing: the regional approach (slides in IT)
Mr Marco Corradi - Energy Experts Network CECODHAS Housing Europe

Financing opportunities offered by the EU:

Alternative financial schemes to finance energy efficiency in buildings & overview of relevant Horizon2020 Call for Proposals (slides in ES)
Mr Adrien Bullier - EASME, European Commission

Structural Funds 2014-2010: Opportunities offered by the new programming period for the social housing sector (slides in IT)
Mr Francesco Nola - Italian Ministry for Infrastructures and Transports

Opportunities to finance energy efficiency: the INTERREG Programme (slides in ES)
Mr Amadeu Iglesias Unzue - IMPSOL, Área Metropolitana de Barcelona

Concrete examples from Spain, Italy and France:

Programmes energy refurbishment in the residential sector (slides in ES)
Mr Fernando García Mozos - IDAE, Instituto para la Diversificación y Ahorro de la Energía

Use of ERDF to finance energy refurbishment in Turin area (slides in IT)
Mr Sebastiano Ciavarella - ATC Torino

Use of ERDF to finance energy efficiency in Social Housing (slides in FR)
Ms Carine Puyol - USH, Union Sociale pour l'Habitat