Munich to host global architecture, construction fair
International architecture and construction event BAU 2017 will be held in Munich from January 16 to January 21. The event with more than 2,000 exhibitors from 42 countries will present innovations and current trends, organizers said at a presentation in the Serbian capital Belgrade. During the event, numerous forums and exhibitions will be held, and the main topics will be […]
Energy Community: Macedonia, BiH fail implementation, Serbia eyed
According to the latest Secretariat 2016 Annual Implementation Report on the Acquis under the Treaty Establishing Energy Community presented on September 27, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia may face consequences for not fulfilling obligations according to the Energy Community Treaty, as they didn’t transpose the Third Energy Package, while Serbia is under risk due to several […]
GIZ launches energy properties data collection for public buildings
A project involving public buildings in 169 municipal units in Serbia was established to support legislative activities, cost projections and potential measures to improve energy efficiency. The endeavour is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH through German-Serbian development cooperation and with participation of the domestic Ministry of Mining and Energy, Ministry of […]
Istanbul welcomes World Energy Congress 2016
From October 9 to October 13 Istanbul will become the capital of the world when it comes to energy – hosting the World Energy Congress 2016. The meeting will bring together world’s most influential decision makers, at the same time welcoming the speakers from 82 countries including 56 ministers. Also, World Energy Congress 2016 will […]
First green public building in Turkey soon to be functional
The first sustainable public building, worth TRY 23.4 million (EUR 7 million) and now 80% complete, is planned to be functional by the end of the year, securing energy savings of 70%, Anadolu reported. The building is under construction in a project by Turkey’s General Directorate of Renewable Energy and the United Nations Development Programme, […]
Grants of EUR 13.3 million set for energy efficiency
The two entities that make up Bosnia and Herzegovina are about to obtain USD 15 million (EUR 13.3 million) from “green development” institutions for energy efficiency measures in buildings, according to Srebrenka Golić, minister for spatial planning, civil engineering and ecology of the Republic of Srpska. Speaking at a regional conference on energy efficiency in […]
Lidl launches energy efficient retail unit in Sofia
Low-cost supermarket chain operator Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG opened its first store in Bulgaria designed according to a combined concept of energy efficiency and usage of environmental friendly materials and technologies. The new 1,100 square metre supermarket in Sofia is also the premier intelligent building in the capital with a Breeam certificate in the retail sector on […]
Ministry continues municipal energy efficiency projects
Aleksandar Antić (first from left), minister of mining and energy, signed agreements with representatives of 15 local authorities on allocation of RSD 125 million (EUR 1.01 million) from the budget fund for energy efficiency measures. The endeavour is expected to result in EUR 243,000 or up to 4 GWh in annual savings, he told municipal […]
