CERTIFICATE FOR APPLYING `ENERGY EFFICIENCY` IN CONSTRUCTION
4.12.2012
With the presentation of the Certificates and promotion of Publications that all were created within the programme of Palilula Municipality project `Development and improvement of competitiveness of SME in the field of increasing energy efficiency in construction`, supported by LEDIB programme, successfully was completed the finishing part of one more project activity of Palilula Municipality. Boban Dzunic, president of Palilula Municipality and Carsten Lund, director of LEDIB programme presented the certificates to entrepreneurs, partners on the projects and representatives of Municipal Administration. This developmental project of Palilula Municipality is realized in partnership with Construction cluster `Opeka Brik`, Administration for planning and construction, City of Nis and Ekopolis – Media ecological net of Serbia and is dedicated to support to local economic development for the Balkans, being focused on the development of the sector of small and medium enterprises –SME in Palilula Municipality and the Region.
According to the estimation of Carsten Lund, at the moment in Europe there is a consent of all countries what level of energy efficiency is necessary. The greatest discussion is about various interest groups in the countries in the North and South of Europe. Countries in the North of Europe mostly tend that the percent of energy of efficiency can be much higher than in countries of the South are able to accept. The thing that exists here as a consensus is that the theme of energy efficiency is very strong and specially in the part of energy spending in households – places with the biggest percent of spent energy.
Education of entrepreneurs and citizens in the activity that has a special significance in the realization of determined aims of the Strategy on introduction of Energy passport as a document on energy efficiency – features of buildings, said Boban Dzunic while congratulating project participants. Statistics here shows that in Serbia there is about 3 million of various objects which spending is approximate 150 to 200 kilowatt hour per square meter per annum, while in EU that spending is between 50 and 70 kilowatt hour. That is why it is of extreme importance, emphasized the president, to realize the savings and improve energy efficiency in construction. The examples of good practice, equipment, business contacts, like departure of our entrepreneurs to International fair and conference `Green Building 2012` on May in Italy, made this project sustainable.
Zoran Zlatkovic, general manager of construction cluster `Opeka Brik`, active in Nis since 2008, said only good things about this Municipal activity. With the first licenses given and presented by Cluster chamber for energy efficiency, certificates of Palilula Municipality and LEDIB programme will allow that the members of construction cluster practically and theoretically get to know this area of energy efficiency that is relatively new for us in Serbian construction, said Zlatanovic. I will remind you that the Republic of Serbia is aiming at the improvement of energy efficiency in accordance with Directives of EU brought the Rules of conditions, content and manner of certification of the energy performance of buildings ("energy passport"), which entered into force on 30 September 2012.
For successful training `How to make energy efficient object` with the introduction of "Legal and institutional framework for the implementation of energy efficiency measures in buildings," based on EU legislation and international standards, certificates were given to: Dragan Maksimovic, Gradjevinar projekt, Nis, Dejan Mitic, Bausistem, Marko Stojanovic, PME Nis, Jelena Vaskovic, Top – logistic doo Nis, Milan Momirovic, student PMF faculty, Nebojsa Djordjevic Tehnometal, Peda Milojevic, Ingrad doo, Dragan Stojkovic, Winners Nis, Zoran Petrovic, Association Puls, Viktor Obradovic, Domino dizajn Nis, Asen Lazarov, Gradnja trans Nis, Construction cluster Opeka Brik, Centrum, Nis, Office for projecting and engineering, Ekopolis, Media ecological net of Serbia, Miroljub Stankovic, Svetislav Pantic, Jelena Cvetanovic, Bojan Stankovic, Boban Dzunic, Ljubisa Jakovljevic, Dragan Vidojkovic and Ivanka Vukmir.
With the help of three brochures and promotional material-leaflets, TV broadcasts, videos, lectures, it is expected the increased level of information of target groups –says media team of Ekopolis. At this meeting, Handbook on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, brochure - EU directives and international standards, as well as the economic potential Direcotry of Nišava administrative district, whose activities affect energy efficiency were promoted.
Citizens and businesses will be shared informative material on the objectives of the project, an explanation of "what is an energy passport?" and it was also announced the formation of the Center for Energy Efficiency in the CEE - Municipality Palilula.