1. SWG Modern Housing Presentation of region and cluster-activities PP4 – Bulgaria Economic Forum Maribor, 26 October, 2010

2. Subsectors Furniture/wood processing/timber construction sector: – traditional -well-provided with resources (1/3 of the land covered in forests) -existing skills

3. Renewables sector: -favourable legislation -advantageous climate -skills

4. Furniture/wood processing/timber construction sector: -Bulgarian Furniture Cluster (www.furnitureclusterbg.com) with 25 memberswww.furnitureclusterbg.com -Association of Timber Fabricated Houses (www.bspsk-bg.org) with 30 memberswww.bspsk-bg.org -Executive Forest Agency (www.nug.bg/lang/2/index)www.nug.bg/lang/2/index -Bulgarian Association of Business Clusters

5. - Bulgarian Industrial Association (www.bia- bg.com/ with more than 100 members Companies: -Bial Bor Proekt Ltd. (www.bbp-bg.com/en/home.html)www.bbp-bg.com/en/home.html -Mebeli Ivveks Ltd. (www.ivveks.com)www.ivveks.com -Affordable Modular Construction Ltd. (www.amc.bg/contactus.htm) - Consultancy Company Growth Clusters BG (www.growthclusters.com)

6. Renewables sector : -Renewable Energy Cluster with 17 members -Association of Producers of Ecological Energy (www.apeebg.org/en) with 33 memberswww.apeebg.org/en -Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association (www.bpva.org/index.php) with 17 memberswww.bpva.org/index.php -Bulgarian Wind Energy Association (www.bgwea.org) with 20 memberswww.bgwea.org -National Biofuels Association in Bulgaria (www.biofuelsbg.org/index.php?loc=about&lang=en) with 25 memberswww.biofuelsbg.org/index.php?loc=about&lang=en

7. -Alliance of the producers of ecological energy – BG (www.eco-energy-bg.eu/SPEE/SpeeE.php) with 37 memberswww.eco-energy-bg.eu/SPEE/SpeeE.php -Association of Bulgarian Energy Agencies (www.abea- bg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id =25&Itemid=58&lang=en) with 5 memberswww.abea- bg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id =25&Itemid=58&lang=en

8. During the first RFG meeting in Sofia the modern housing sector was presented by the Bulgarian furniture cluster, the Renewable energy cluster, the Regional Association of Wood and Furniture Industry and several companies. Participants expressed their interest in the project activities and their willingness to be involved in the project implementation at transnational level.

9. Expectations of the cluster members, associations and companies from the participation in the project : -new business contacts; -new markets; -free information, exchange of good practices and experience; -joint participation in financed by EU and other donors projects ; -greater cooperation on R+D/University Research

10. Bulgaria Economic Forum is one of the most prominent event organizers in the economic field in Bulgaria for more than 12 years with significant experience in networking and match-making activities. However, we consider the time schedule of WP4 and especially that of the SWGs activities very tight and the time for preparing the PEV’s insufficient.