FGAG Split starts new graduate program for sustainable building from 2018
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy (FGAG) from Split, Croatia, introduced new educational graduate program dedicated to sustainable and green building in Mediterranean region. Conference that was held this September at FGAG, marked the ending of a project named “Green and sustainable building in Mediterranean region”, which will result a new university graduate program in […]
Tuzla Canton adopts plan for energy efficiency
The cantonal government in Tuzla in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted an action plan to increase energy efficiency in the residential sector. The government trusted the Ministry for Physical Planning and Environmental Protection with keeping track of the plan’s fulfilment. The document covers a total of 973 residential buildings in Tuzla Canton. The plan is expected […]
Switzerland funds community energy project in Belgrade suburb
Primary school ’Olga Petrov’ in the Belgrade northern suburb of Padinska Skela has been reconstructed respecting the standards of energy efficiency. This project is a part of EUR 8 million project developed and implemented by Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), city of Belgrade and the Government of Serbia, the Serbian capital’s portal reported last […]
Investment in buildings would boost energy security – BPIE report
The latest report by the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) finds Slovakia and Hungary face a severe risk, and Bulgaria a substantial risk to become unable to heat the national building stock. The report presents the new Building Vulnerability Indicator and offers an alternative solution to mitigating supply risks in Central and Southeastern Europe through […]
EBRD unveils enhanced home refurbishment funds
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development set EUR 20 million in loans for energy efficiency measures for households, enhanced by a grant of EUR 4.4 million from the Kozloduy International Decommissioning Support Fund (KIDSF). Larisa Manastirli, the international financing institution’s manager for Bulgaria, said on September 1 its investments this year climbed to EUR […]
Minister Gjiknuri opens Energy Community Summer School
The first Energy Community Summer School kicked off on September 3 in Tirana with an opening speech by Albanian minister of energy and industry Damian Gjiknuri. The eight-day event gathered 40 postgraduate students and young professionals representing 27 nationalities, the announcement said. Gjiknuri spoke about reforms in Albania’s energy sector. The press release added his […]
Srpska preparing refurbishment of schools with GGE
GGE d.o.o. will produce a feasibility study for the refurbishment of schools and cultural institutions in the Republic of Srpska. On September 1, entity minister of culture and education Dane Malešević met representatives of the energy services company Luka Komazec and Ankica Barbulov and the head of the Development Agency of Čelinac Aleksandar Branković. The […]
Pilot project opens way for major energy efficiency endeavour
The Government of Slovenia said in mid-August that financing was approved for a pilot project within a national programme to refurbish public buildings, worth EUR 415 million in total. The first beneficiaries will be the courts in Celje, Murska Sobota and Slovenj Gradec, where the investment will be worth EUR 2 million. The national project […]


