The document discusses Ecoabita, a program in the Province of Reggio Emilia, Italy to implement the European Union's Energy Performance of Buildings Directive at a local level. It describes Ecoabita as a two step process: 1) making energy certification of buildings a market tool and getting approval for technical work, and 2) defining technical specifications like energy efficiency classes, providing training, incentives and a communication campaign. The communication campaign aims to raise demand for low energy consumption houses. Training is provided at all levels and incentives are available especially for existing buildings to improve energy performance.

1. ECOABITA _ Mediterranean example of local large scale Implementation of the EPB directive. Local renewables Friburg 2007 _ session A2 _ june, thu 14th Paolo Ferri _ Energy dept. Province of Reggio Emilia

2. _ administrative level _ A province is an administrative division of intermediate level between municipality and region. _ The Province of Reggio Emilia is one of the nine provinces of the Italian Region of Emilia-Romagna. _ The capital is the city Reggio Emilia.

3. _ province of Reggio Emilia

4. _ province of Reggio Emilia _ world map of Carbon Dioxide emission

5. _ province of Reggio Emilia _ particular geographic conditions _ particular climate condition (absence of wind, hot and humid summer)

7. Ecoabita _ step #1 _ Energy certification of building is a MARKET TOOL _ Local administrators realize it and negotiate the change with all the stakeholders involved _ Technical work can start _ Approval from the regional government is obtained

8. Ecoabita _ step #2 _ technical specifications (class definition) _ software _ training at all levels _ incentives _ communication campaign

9. Class definition

10. S/V = 0,5 Um = 0,6 kWh/m2 a External surface = 6 x 144 m2 = 864 m2 Gross heated surface = 576 m2 Gross heated volume = 1728 m2 Qh = 34301 kWh Ep = 70 kWh/m2 a Class definition

11. S/V = 0,67 Um = 0,6 kWh/m2 a Ext. surf = 2 x 144 + 4 x 72 = 576 m2 Gross heated surface = 288 m2 Gross heated volume = 864 m3 Qh = 22996 kWh (x 2 = 45992 kWh) Ep = 93 kWh/mq a Class definition

12. S/V = 0,83 Um = 0,6 kWh/m2 a Sup. est. = 2 x 36 + 4 x 72 = 360 m2 Gross heated surface = 144 m2 Gross heated volume = 432 m3 Qh = 13334 kWh (x 4 = 53336 kWh) Fabbisogno termico = 109 kWh/m2 a Class definition

13. S/V kWh / m 2 year Class definition

14. > 30% less … > 50% less … > 70% less … Class definition

15. Ecoabita – efficiciency classes S/V kWh / m 2 anno 55 145 D C B A - 30% - 50% - 70%

16. _ communication campaign _ Raising the demand for low consumption houses is probably the main objective for local administration

17. _ communication campaign

18. _ communication campaign

19. Il D.Lgs. 01.02.2007, n. 311 (e bozza di decreto attuativo)

20. _ TV spot

21. Training _ training at all levels has to be provided _ definition of guidelines, togheter with _ local training market has to remain a free access market (not controlled by local authorities) _ training quality level must be guaranteed > University of Reggio Emilia, eng. Dept. > University of Modena, eng. Dept. > University of Ferrara, Arch. Dept.

22. Incentives _ expecially for existing buildings _ annual national financial law _ from 1 st january 2007 it is possible to save 55% of costs related to the improvement of the energy performance of buildings. > Solar panels > insulations > Windows substitution

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