The Energy Experts Network
All over the EU, Public, Cooperative and Social Housing organisations are increasing the energy efficiency of their housing stock; however there remains potential for further improvements.
To accelerate this process, experts from national and regional Housing Federations need a platform where they can learn from each other’s successes and mistakes, exchange advice, tips and experience on all issues related to energy use in Social Housing.
The Energy Experts Network was created to provide that platform, as well as analyse future plans of the Commission and help feed CECODHAS’ policy formulation process to consolidate our influence on the EU energy policy debate, and investigate how to best avail new opportunities to use EU funding to improve energy efficiency in Social Housing.
Marco Corradi, Chair of CECODHAS Energy Experts Network and President of ACER Reggio Emilia, Italy
Marco Corradi is graduated in Infrastructures Engineering at the University of Parma and attended several training courses in the fields of safety and quality certification.
During his career, prior to being appointed in 2005 to his current role, President of ACER Reggio Emilia, Marco held several positions as a public servant within the Reggio Emilia City Council dealing with Energy and Environment.
E-mail: marco.corradi@acer.re.it
Website: www.acer.re.it
Alain Lusardi, Senior Technical Advisor - Consorzio Nazionale CasaQualità, Italy
Alain Lusardi is graduated from the faculty of Architecture of Florence were he also completed a PhD on an environmental assessment method for new residential building.
Since he joined CasaQualità as a Senior Technical Advisor for energy and sustainability issues, Alain has been involved in several regional, national and European researches programmes and projects on sustainable buildings.
E-mail: lusardi.a@confcooperative.it
Website: www.she.coop / www.casaqualita.it
Anna Maria Pozzo, Technical Director - Federcasa, Italy
Anna Maria Pozzo is graduated in Architecture.
Before joining Federcasa in 1985, as a housing expert, she advised the Italian Ministry of Public Works and the European Commission on housing issue. Anna was also responsible for several EU projects and research programs for the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and for the National Research Centre (CNR).
E-mail: a.pozzo@federcasa.it
Website: www.federcasa.it
Anu Sarnet, Head of International Relations - The Estonian Union of Co-operative Housing Associations (EKÜL), Estonia
Anu Sarnet is graduated in Social Sciences and since she joined EKYL she had focused her work on dissemination and training campaigns supporting the movement of Estonian apartment associations.
Anu is also involved in several national and European projects in order to raise awareness on energy efficiency and fighting fuel poverty.
E-mail: anu.sarnet@ekyl.ee
Website: www.ekyl.ee
Bernard Wallyn, Head of the Building Techniques study cell - Vlaamse Maatschappij voor Sociaal Wonen nv (VMSW), Belgium
Bernard Wallyn is graduated in Engineering.
Bernard is responsible for technical aspects such as energy, building physics, indoor quality, sustainability, stability of constructions, construction materials and techniques, fire safety, and technical equipment (hvac, sanitary installations, elevators…). He is also responsible for the implementation of sustainable actions into concept rules and recommendations for designers and into specifications for building contractors.
E-mail: bernard.wallyn@vmsw.be
Website: www.vmsw.be
Carlos de Astorza, Technical Director - Asociación Española de Promotores Públicos de Vivienda y Suelo (AVS), Spain
Carlos de Astorza is a technical architect with a background in Physics.
Before joining AVS in 1995 as a Technical Adviser, he held several positions in the building sector gaining valuable experience in both construction of new dwellings and refurbishment of old social housing stock. He is also author of various studies and reports on structural problems and social housing.
E-mail: carlosastorza@promotorespublicos.org
Website: www.promotorespublicos.org
Diane Diacon, Director - Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF), UK
Diane Diacon is an Urban Planner and her work within BSHF is focussed on housing research with a commitment to sustainable development and people.
She has established and organised a series of international exchange programmes to encourage sharing and transfer of good housing practice internationally and is responsible for the World Habitat Awards competition to identify innovative housing programmes internationally in collaboration with UN-HABITAT.
E-mail: diane.diacon@bshf.org
Website: www.bshf.org
Eleonora Gaydarova, Manager of International Projects, The Bulgarian Housing Association (BHA), Bulgaria
Eleonora Gaydarova obtained a Master degree in Urban Housing Management from the Erasmus University, the Netherlands, jointly with Lund University, Sweden; she has also completed a PhD in Social Sciences at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
Eleonora has a long experience in energy efficiency and housing rehabilitation and renovation of multi-story condominium buildings as well as in community development projects and training campaigns for homeowners’ associations.
E-mail: bha@bha-bg.org
Website: www.bha-bg.org
Giancarlo Tofanelli, Managing Director - Consorzio Nazionale CasaQualità, Italy
Giancarlo Tofanelli, is graduated in Industrial Chemistry from the Faculty of Engineering of Pisa, were he also carried out research activities related to the construction sector.
Before joining CasaQualità he held several positions within the housing cooperative sector. As Managing Director of Consorzio Nazionale CasaQualità he coordinates several national and regional projects on energy efficiency and sustainability.
E-mail: g.tofanelli@casaqualita.it
Website: www.casaqualita.it
Ingrid Vogler, Energy, Technics & Standardization Expert - GdW Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs- und Immobilienunternehmen, Germany
Inrid Vogler has a background in Physics with a long experiance in the building sector.
Before joining GdW in 2005 she worked as a Project development coordinator for housing association and was also part of the Scientific staff of the German Institute for Rehabilitation and Modernization of Buildings (IEMB) focusing on thermal protection and energy conservation.
E-mail: vogler@gdw.de
Website: www.gdw.de
Noel Rice, Energy Conservation Manager - Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE), Northern Ireland
Noel Rice is a graduate of Queen's University, Belfast and the Ulster Polytechnic, Jordanstown.
He joined the NIHE in 1982 and has since worked in a number of departments at Headquarters, Regional and District Offices. In 1996, he was appointed to his current post as Energy Conservation Manager, were he is responsible for coordinating the implementation of NIHE’s energy conservation strategy.
E-mail: noel.rice@nihe.gov.uk
Website: www.nihe.gov.uk
Sergio Rossi, Energy Expert - Legacoop Abitanti, Italy
Sergio Rossi is graduated in Environmental Sciences and has been working on energy efficiency and renewable energy projects since 2001.
Sergio is currently director of Delsus, an SME which offers energy audit and project management services. He is also consultant of Legacoop Abitanti since 2007, being responsible for energy efficiency programmes. Previously Sergio has been employed at Engineering Studio Ziletti, in charge of EE and RES building design, plus various experiences in different European locations.
E-mail: sergio.rossi@abitaresostenibile.coop
Website: www.abitaresostenibile.coop
Therese Rydstedt, Energy Expert - The Swedish Association of Municipal Housing Companies (SABO), Sweden
Therese Rydstedt holds a degree in Civil Engineering.
Since she joined SABO, she has been working with both environmental and especially energy related issues. Her work includes lobbying relevant bodies and promoting good practices exchange within SABO’s memberships. She has also started and implemented the SABO Energy Challenge project
E-mail: therese.rydstedt@sabo.se
Website: www.sabo.se
Veerle De Meulenaer, Techniques and Building Physics Expert - Vlaamse Maatschappij voor Sociaal Wonen nv (VMSW), Belgium
Veerle De Meulenaer is graduated in Engineering.
Veerle is supporting VMSW’s team and its members in their energy-related activities since 2008. She has also been appointed member of the Technical Studies Taskforce of VMSW were she contributes to the design of guidelines and building specifications for the Social Housing stock in Flanders. Veerle is also involved in several European and national energy-related R&D projects.
E-mail: veerle.demeulenaer@vmsw.be
Website: www.vmsw.be
