Project timeline: June 2010 - October 2012  
Programme: MED Programme
Website: www.irh-med.eu

Description: IRH-Med project aimed at facilitating the development of common guidelines and policy approaches to assessing Mediterranean residential buildings. By taking into account the specific socio-economic conditions in Mediterranean regions, IRH-Med boosted the use of sustainable and responsible models of housing, while developing market opportunities for SMEs in this field.

Housing Federation(s)/Organisation(s) involved: Consorzio Nazionale CasaQualità (Italy) - Department of Territory and Sustainability, Generalitat of Catalonia (Spain) - Municipality of Rhodes (Greece) - Province of Ravenna (Italy) - Sicilia Region (Italy)

Resources and Case studies produced in the framework of the IRH-Med project:

• Transnational Inventory of Technologies Available in MED Countries
• Guidelines for Innovative Responsible Housing in MED Countries

Project timeline: April 2011 - March 2014
Programme: MED Programme
Website: www.elih-med.eu

Description: ELIH-Med project aimed at identifying and implementing innovative technical solutions and financing mechanisms backed with ERDF funds to develop energy efficiency in low income housings in the Mediterranean area. The project intended to increase thermal comfort levels and the quality of life of low income households by developing innovative policies to reduce energy poverty through a combination of adapted technical and financial solutions and incentives to change energy behaviour.

Housing Federation(s)/Organisation(s) involved: OEK - Workers Housing Organisation (Greece) - Languedoc Roussillon Regional council (France) - Malaga City Council (Spain) - Municipality of Frattamaggiore (Italy) - Municipality of Genoa (Italy)

Resources and Case studies produced in the framework of the ELIH-Med project:

• Background Sectoral Analysis on Energy Efficiency in MED Countries
• Information and Awareness Raising for Tenants, Building Professionals and Decision Makers
• Energy Efficiency and use of Renewable Energy Sources Best Practices Inventory

Project timeline: April 2011 - March 2014
Programme: MED Programme
Website: www.catmed.eu

Description: CAT-MED project aimed at developing sustainable urban models based on the classical Mediterranean city. By promoting the participation and public debate through the launch of a platform for Mediterranean cities, the project represented a symbol of territorial, social and technological cohesion.

Housing Federation(s)/Organisation(s) involved: none

Resources and Case studies produced in the framework of the CAT-MED project:

• Sustainable Urban Models - Work Methodology and Results

Project timeline: April 2011 - March 2014
Programme: MED Programme
Website: www.marie-medstrategic.eu

Description: MARIE project aimed to facilitate the countries of the Mediterranean area to develop a common regional strategy in relation to thermal upgrading. The project will stimulate the market for energy-efficient technologies in buildings by raising awareness among users, creating a favourable socio-economic context and by providing more appropriate technical and financial leverage capacity.

Housing Federation(s)/Organisation(s) involved: none

Resources and Case studies produced in the framework of the MARIE project:

• Construction, Energy Generation & Distribution and Maintenance & Use Best Practices Inventory
• Improving MED Transitional Cooperation to answer Challenges on EE in Buildings
• Communication Strategic Analysis on Energy Retrofit of Existing Buildings replica watch

Project timeline: March 2013 - March 2014 
Programme: MED Programme
Website: www.med-encerticus.eu

Description: ENCERTICUS project aimed at monitoring the impact of energy awareness services on inhabitants’ resource use behavior by providing householders with detailed near real-time energy use information in a way that is meaningful to them. Furthermore, the project was meant to integrate monitoring models with Energy certification scheme and to evaluate how to improve both the user acceptance of the energy certificate as well as its accuracy against the real energy performance of residential buildings.

Housing Federation(s)/Organisation(s) involved: Consorzio Nazionale CasaQualità (Italy) - Habitat Marseille Provence (France) - Foment de la Rehabilitació Urbana de Manresa S.A (Spain)

Resources and Case studies produced in the framework of the ENCERTICUS project:

• No key outputs available at this stage

Project timeline: October 2011 - June 2014 
Programme: ENPI CBC Med
Website: www.projet-rels.eu

Description: RELS project aimed to promote the implementation of renewable energy sources and improve the energy performance in social housing dwellings in the Mediterranean region. RELS' objective was to make visible and useful the best practices available and to develop and test a common model for energy renovation in social housing by enhancing the cross-border cooperation among the countries involved.

Housing Federation(s)/Organisation(s) involved: Federcasa (Italy), AREA Sardinia (Italy), AHC (Spain)

Resources and Case studies produced in the framework of the RELS project:

• No key outputs available at this stage