The programme of Renovate Europe Day 2016, 13 October in Brussels, with the speakers’ slides linked from each session.
Morning conference, 6 Rond Point Schuman
08:30
Registration and coffee
Moderator: James Crisp
09:10
Opening address: building renovation in the Energy Efficiency Package
Marian Husarik, Slovak Presidency of the EU
09:20
Energy renovation as a key industry for local jobs and growth
Paul Hodson, European Commission (slides)
09:30
Beyond legislation: what is the EP doing to reduce the energy demand in its own buildings?
Ulrike Lunacek MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament (video)
Session I: how an NZEB building stock by 2050 can deliver jobs and growth
09:35
Training for tomorrow’s jobs: upskilling in the SME sector to increase employment
Riccardo Viaggi, European Builders Confederation (slides)
09:50
Stimulating local jobs through renovation of public buildings
Erika Honnay, RenoWATT (Belgium) (slides)
10:05
Organising the local renovation market: bringing together SMEs in a one-stop-shop model
Tony Rose, RetrofitWorks (UK) (slides)
10:20
Q&A
10:40
Coffee break
Session II: skills and support needed to make NZEB a reality on the ground
11:15
Emerging examples: building renovation passports
Mariangiola Fabbri, Buildings Performance Institute Europe (slides)
11:30
Driving the residential market through financial and technical aid
Alice Morcrette, Picardie Pass Rénovation (France) (slides)
11:45
Using an ESCO model to renovate public buildings in Croatia and create local jobs
Danijel Benčić, RUDAN (Croatia) (slides); watch the renovation of a public hospital in Croatia
Closing session
12:20
Bâtiments Exemplaires programme: achieving exceptional energy performance (prelude to the site visits)
Joke Dockx, Bruxelles Environnement (slides)
12:30
Conclusions
Adrian Joyce, Campaign Director
12:45
Networking lunch
14:00–17:00
Site visits to two renovation projects
In partnership with Bruxelles Environnement; the bus left from 6 Rond Point Schuman.
- Renovation and conversion of a Brussels house into four passive flats
- Renovation and alteration of a local industrial building into a dynamic range of activities
