1. GLAVBOLGARSTROY AD Start-up meeting EuroEnEff Project Leonardo da Vinci - TOI 12 th -13 th January, Sofia

2. Glavbogarstroy GLAVBOLGARSTROY is the biggest Bulgarian construction company having almost 40 years of experience on the domestic and international markets. The company is specialized in all types of architectural- construction works: residential, public, infrastructure, industrial and eco-projects, including investment activities. The company operates on the territory of Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Germany and the Near East. The company is active also in the filed of investment projects, including large-scale projects of national importance.

3. VTC Glavbolgarstroy AD The Vocational Training Centre to Glavbolgarstroy AD possesses a License from NAVET for 45 professions, mainly in construction field for 1st and 2nd qualification degree. From October 2006 the VTC expanded its License for 3 new professions for acquisition of 3rd qualification degree for Construction technician, Geodesist and Landscape technician. The VTC to Glavbolgarstroy AD offers training in accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 3 from the Rules for safety and health work with electro-equipment with electromotive force up to 1000V.

4. The VTC to Glavbolgarstroy AD carries out training in accordance with Regulation No2/22.03.2004 for the Minimal requirements for safe and healthy work conditions in construction. The VTC to Glavbolgarstroy AD carries out training for Private drivers and recovers points taken away from Traffic Police. The VTC to Glavbolgarstroy AD offers training in different specialized subjects and on Employers’ assignment The VTC to Glavbolgarstroy AD rents premises equipped with all necessary technical means – multimedia, computers, boards, air conditioning. There are options for provision of catering and parking lot. In case of necessity, the VTC is able to provide vocational training in different cities. VTC Glavbolgarstroy AD

5. Energy efficiency and renovation of buildings The cheaper way… is it good enough!?

6. Demonstration recovery of big family buildings The results from the first 2 years of a project “Demonstration recovery of big family buildings”, which was realized from MRRB and the Program for development of OON (UNDP) for Bulgaria shows, that the people’s interest is to recover not only their apartment, but the shared parts of the buildings too. 4 million people in our country, more than the half of our population, are living in big family buildings and the process of renovation has not alternative. This is very important, especially for the panel buildings, which have very low level of energy efficiency. The biggest problem for the renovation is the organization of all owners and their mutual consent.

7. Program for energy efficiency Advantage from the execution of measures for energy effectiveness Decrease the loss of energy and the expenses for thermal and electrical energy, whose prices grow up continuously. The price of property grow up in view of the investition and the new better energy indicators. better comfort for the people with a little energy expenses the old buildings have by recovery and better front elevation.

8. Program for energy efficiency 100 GW/h electrical energy will be economized every year, if Bulgaria realizes the Program for energy efficiency. For 2008 it is expected that energy investigation of 582 buildings, 549 from them are national property, 33-community property (schools, hospitals, kinder garden, theaters, administrative buildings and other) will be done. For that program will be spent 3 million BGN. From 2006 till 2008 an energy audit of 619 buildings was carried out. Bulgaria and the other nations from European union have the engagement until 2016 to make energy economy from 9% in comparison with 2001-05.

9. Education The biggest problem for the professional training institutions about energy efficiency is the absence of textbooks and handbooks for the trainers and for the students. Example: VTC “Glavbolgarstroy” AD has and provides professional education only with one textbook(Technical University- Sofia) and with materials from BCC.

10. Thank you for Your attention! eng. Peter Jivkov pjivkov@gbs-bg.com