GovernEE GovernEE – Good Governance in Energy Efficiency Legal constraints and opportunities for improving EE of public and historic buildings

This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF. Content Scenarios Legal Financial Administrative Decalogue of good governance Legal Financial Administrative --> Policy recommendations Lessons learnt National Local EU

Scenarios This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF.

This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF. Scenario: legal It doesn’t mean that no intervention is feasible It means that: standard intervention could be planned Integrated approach is required Considering to retrofit the building with energy efficiency measures and renewable energy sources Considering to act on systems: mechanical, thermal, electrical/electronic Considering to modify users’ behaviour Considering to perform an energy management system Integrated --> holistic Considering the history: past, present and future use of the building Public buildingsHistoric buildings Directive 2010/31/EU Directive 2012/27/EU Excluded from the Directive

This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF. Scenario: financial It doesn’t mean that no intervention is feasible It means that: Third-party financing for capital expenses is available Energy saving performance contracting should be submitted Financial risk is externalized to the third party Public Authority has to improve knowledge in the field of contracts Stability and Growth pact Agreement Financial constraints

This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF. Scenario: administrative Lacking of knowledge, management and monitoring of the public building stock It doesn’t mean that no intervention is feasible It means that: Public building and facilities cadaster has to been set up Energy manager office has to been set up Recover energy data scattered in several offices Elaborate energy cadastre Support technical managers and decision makers Reviewing contracts --> Energy performance contracts

Policy recommendations This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF.

This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF. Policy Recommendation EU Recommendation 1. Adopting Directive harmonizing historic buildings with renewable energy sources and energy efficiency issues EU Recommendation 2. Continuing to adopt Directive emphasizing the role of Public Authorities EU Recommendation 3. Developing special funds and issuing special calls because: projects on cultural heritage buildings are more expensive in terms of money and time than the traditional one duration of five instead of three years Directorate-General on cultural heritage has not been set up therefore the topic should be financed in the framework of ERDF and Horizon 2020 with special and dedicated calls EU Recommendation 4. Financing research at EU level in order to find tailor-made applications on historic buildings

This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF. Policy Recommendation National Recommendation 5. Adopting the Directive by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage consulting Cultural Heritage Offices/Departments of Preservation of Historic Monuments: Member States through the Ministry of Cultural Heritage should carry out a participatory process National Recommendation 6. Developing and promoting Energy Performance Contract scheme National Recommendation 7. Applying, because of projects on cultural heritage buildings are expensive: Special funds, instruments, mechanisms Incentives and subsidies (e.g. progressive tax credits for energy efficiency and renewables)

This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF. Policy Recommendation National Recommendation 8. Adopting: the National Plan of Action for Energy Efficiency (NEEAP) as required by the Directive 2006/32/EC, the National Energy Strategy/Policy National Recommendation 9. Financing research at national level in order to find tailor-made applications on historic buildings

This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF. Policy Recommendation Local Recommendation 10. Harmonizing the Cultural Heritage Offices / Department of Preservation of Historic Monuments procedures in order to: make the process more effective, efficient and time restricted take into account the energy retrofitting in case of ANY building renovation search for new technology solutions Local Recommendation 11. Implementing EE/RES tailor-made financial tools and involving the financial sector Local Recommendation 12. Implementing EE/RES tailor-made technical tools

This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF. Policy Recommendation Local Recommendation 13. Implementing EE/RES tailor-made administrative tools: Harmonizing and coordinating administrative procedures in order to make the process more effective and efficient Setting up the Energy Manager Office with cross competences and with decision-making authority Drawing up public contracts Drawing up Energy Performance Contracts Local Recommendation 14. Implementing EE/RES tailor-made legal tools Local Recommendation 15. Carrying out Local Action Plan in order to decide „what”, „how”, „how much”, „who” as regard EE and RES

This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF. Policy Recommendation Local Recommendation 16. Setting up the energy database in order to monitor energy consumption of the public real estates and the energy costs Local Recommendation 17. Being and keeping constantly informed through the energy manager if available, otherwise through local energy agencies/consultants legislation / technological innovations / financing / Covenant of Mayors Local Recommendation 18. Financing research at local level in order to apply tailor-made applications on historic buildings Local Recommendation 19. Disseminating good practice in order to modify users’ habits

Lessons learnt This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF.

This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF. Knowledge is the starting point Making benchmark to find people thinking and working for better solutions Wide-spreading knowledge to involve people/decision makers in better solutions Organizing knowledge Cross sectoral approach Strength: new procedures able to modify the system in a more effective way Weakness: rules and legislations regulating the different sectors have to conform to each other Cultural Heritage Office / Department of Preservation for Historic Monuments preservation of the building preservation of the energy Building energy audit best available and tailor-made integrated approach: Building Systems Users habits Management improvements Lessons learnt (1)

This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF. Strong commitment by Local Public Authorities who have to frame the local energy governance involving: Energy policy through the Local Energy Efficiency Action Plan Energy Manager office Local actions saving energy and operating costs should demonstrate the feasibility and that changes could happen through: Energy efficiency data collection and indicators Strategies and action plans Competitive energy markets, with appropriate regulation Private investment in energy efficiency Monitoring, enforcement and evaluation of policies and measures Lessons learnt (2)

Thank you for your attention! Francesca Visintin Local project manager CETA – Centro di ecologia Teorica ed Applicata Centre for Theoretical and Applied Ecology via Licinio Gorizia - Italy tel This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF.