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The project has three main outputs, and all activities are planned accordingly.
Output 1: National database, including required climate parameters per regions in the country developed
Activity: Climate database developed
A national consultant was hired to perform an assessment, evaluation and determination of the specialized technical aspects regarding the development of a Climate Database, with special emphasis on the required climate parameters per regions and its compatibility to country specific calculation methodology. An international consultant was also engaged for an additional peer review of the document to insure that the international best practices are incorporated in the report.
Presentation of the findings of the final report was done on a consultation workshop held on 22 April 2010, in front of app. 40 relevant stakeholders.
A consultative meeting was held on 7 May 2010 with a small group of relevant stakeholders to finalize the open issues of the report, i.e. required climate parameters (hourly or mean daily values for the temperature, humidity, solar radiation and wind – speed and direction), as well as to agree on number on climate regions and referent stations.
Map of climate regionswas developed based ondiference of 200 Degree Days, thus dividingthe country in 4 climate regions.
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning provided hourly data for solar radiation, humidity and temperaturefor up the longest period of measurement for 4 referent stations (one for each climate region): Skopje – Gazi baba, Bitola, Kavadarci and Kocani.
The Hydro-Meteorological Institute, as designated official institution for collecting and validating climatological data, provided climatological data for the following 4 referent stations: Skopje, Bitola, Berovo and Demir Kapijaalong with ID card with general characteristics for each of them.
An applicationcalled named ExCITE was developed,comprising an inventory of public buildings database and a climate database as well as to deliver a training package for two representatives from all municipalities. ExCITE application is deployed in July 2011.
Referring to filling gaps on climatological data, METEONORM software is purchased as most suitable solution at the moment.
Output 2:Inventory of Public Buildings and dynamic database developed, the most effective investment–oriented energy efficient building programme identified, and energy efficiency programmes for public buildings in selected municipalities developed.
Activity: Inventory of public buildings developed
A questionnaire was sent to all municipalities to collect initial data for the inventory of public buildings in the country.General data of all public objects with area above 1000m2 in the country were gathered and analyzed (app.600 objects) for the first time. Summary of the analyzed data was presented on a workshop held on 22 April 2010. All municipalities nominated 2 employees, one as Energy Manager and the second as Energy administrator (list of nominated persons from all municipalities). These persons will be trained on implementing energy efficiency measures in public buildings (end of October 2010) and for using the ExCITE software, as part of the project activities.
Memorandum of understanding has been signed with EVN (3 March 2010) and Toplifikacija (23 June 2010) thus providing actual data on electricity consumption and the energy for heating of the identified public objectsand facilitating key data gathering process for the ExCITE software.
The inventory and the database will be also used to calculate the GHG emissions from public buildings and assess the GHG reduction potential by implementation of energy efficiency measures. All data from the ExCITE software will be also utilized for development of investment oriented energy efficient building programme for several selected municipalities.
Training on energy efficiency and using ExCITE software was delivered to all nominated persons from municipalities in November - December 2010.
Activity: Investment–oriented energy efficient building programme identified
Analyse the public building sector in terms of energy efficiency will be performed and least cost measures for improvement will be recommend as a basis for development of an effective investment-oriented energy efficient building programme.
Regarding development of energy efficiency programmes for public buildings in selected municipalities, first selection criteria should be defined. Afterwards a consultants/consulting company will be selected to prepare the programmes.
Joint workshop for the selected municipalities will be organized to present the draft energy efficiency programmes for each of them and to finalize them according the comments. An event will be organized to promote these energy efficiency programmes.
Output 3:Public awareness and knowledge about energy efficiency and energy saving measures in building sector increased.
Activity: Public awareness and knowledge increased and EE measures implemented in a public building
A stakeholder analysis was prepared on the beginning of project implementation in order to identify all relevant companies/organizations that have been working in this area and create a partnership network with relevant stakeholders. Results of this analysis are presented in a database on this site.
In order to raise knowledge on energy efficiency in the building sector, several workshops were organized for various stakeholders, i.e. inception workshop and municipalities’ workshop.
Also, training for representatives from all municipalities will be held to: adopt energy efficiency aspect into the building design and construction; to highlight best practices of implementing energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in municipalities in the country and the EU; to present an overview of funds available for funding energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.
Round table was organized on September 2nd 2010 for discussion of the benefits from improving energy efficiency in the building sector and presenting Czech Republic experience in implementing the EU directive on energy efficiency in public buildings.
This web site was established as web based information clearing house i.e. as channel for information dissemination and as a link between customers and providers
Simple promotional materials were developed: flyers, info sheets, CDs etc.
It is of a great importance to reach the public with information about energy efficiency in order to increase the awareness of the population, who represent the final beneficiaries of the project on one hand and main actors for increasing the energy saving on the other. The most cost effective way for disseminating information about energy efficiency in the public is through the press and media. The project unit released a series of articles in printed and electronic media on the topic.
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