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Legislation: Action plan for energy efficiency: Realising the potential - saving 20% by 2020

Legislation: Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products

Good Practice Case Study: Concerto Project: POLYCITY - Energy networks in sustainable cities - Germany, Italy, Spain

Good Practice Case Study: The Energy Gain - a local training programme, Sweden

Good Practice Case Study: RESINBUIL - Introduction of Renewable Energies Sources (RES) in Building Sector in Italy, Romania, Slovenia and Spain

Good Practice Case Study: Green-Schools, Ireland

Good Practice Case Study: European Green City (EGC) - Denmark

Good Practice Case Study: Sustainable Energy Solutions in Barcelona - Spain

Good Practice Case Study: Solar Roof Initiative - Berlin, Germany

Good Practice Case Study: RESTART - Renewable Energy Strategies and Technology Applications for Regenerating Towns, Italy

Good Practice Case Study: Energy Benchmark Pool Frankfurt in Commercial Buildings: Information and exchange of experience as a success factor for efficient planning and running of commercial buildings, Germany

Case Study: Wood and straw energy plant, France

Case Study: First pellets heated social housing project in Belgium

Case Study: Biomass heating - Wood-for-Warmth, UK

Case Study: Utilization of thermal energy in the Podhale region - Poland

Case Study: The better floorlamps of the City of Zurich, Switzerland

Case Study: Energy efficient construction in Växjö, Sweden

Case Study: Energy and Resource Efficiency in Building Construction and Management - City of Zürich, Switzerland

Case Study: RES market places - Creating Renewable Energy Market places for Investors and Regional Actors in Rural Areas, Germany

Case Study: The RURASU project... bringing energy to rural areas, Greece

Case Study: SOLARGE - Enlarging Solar Thermal Systems in Multi-Family Houses, Hotels, Public and Social Buildings in Europe

Case Study: DEEP - Dissemination of Energy Efficiency Measures in the Public Buildings Sector

Case Study: Technical Days to promote energy saving and efficiency, Spain

Case Study: GROUND-REACH - Reaching the Kyoto targets by means of a wide introduction of ground coupled heat pumps (GCHP) in the built environment

Case Study: EULEB - European High Quality Low Energy Buildings

Case Study: Green Lodges

Case Study: Integrated energy concept at "Röhrer Höhe", featuring heat pump and solar thermal system - Germany

Case Study: The Sustainable Village of the Provincia di Chieti, an example of citizens' involvement in disused areas reconversion - Italy

Case Study: Residential building refurbishment: innovative concepts and technologies - OPET Slovakia, Energy Centre Bratislava

Case Study: Second Seminar on City, Energy and Environment in Latin America - IDAE, Spain

Case Study: Road show on LCC for commercial buildings and lighting - OPET Sweden

Case Study: OPET Building: Support of the implementation of EU regulation related to the efficient use of energy in the building sector - Romanian experience - Centre for Promotion of Clean and Efficient Energy in Romania - ENERO Romania

Case Study: Development of National Energy Audit Programme through training and transfer of knowledge and experience - Motiva Oy/OPET Finland, Finland

Case Study: Raising public awareness on the Green Paper on Security of Energy Supply - IDAE, Spain

Case Study: Life Cycle Cost Assessment - Motiva Oy, Finland

Case Study: Training of Solar Heating Installers - OPET Sweden

Case Study: Micro/Mini CHP in the Building Area - Energy Centre Hungary, Hungary

Case Study: Congress and support actions on the rational use of energy and renewables in municipalities: Energy and sustainable cities. Towards a healthier urban environment - IDAE, Spain

Case Study: Publication of a public guide for sustainable houses in Reunion Island

Case Study: The Advice on Energy Divided - France

Case Study: Thermoprofit - Austria

Case Study: PV-NORD - Building Integrated Photovoltaics - Sweden

Case Study: Model Municipal Ordinance Regulating Solar Systems - Catalonia, Spain

Case Study: Environmental standards for large housing construction - Vienna, Austria

Case Study: SUNTool - An environmental modelling tool to support sustainable urban planning - United Kingdom

Case Study: Endohousing - Endothermic technology for energy efficient housing in the EU - United Kingdom

Case Study: Solar thermal energy installations in Eindhoven, the Netherlands

Case Study: Solar thermal energy for buildings in Barcelona - Spain

Case Study: Incentive and information for the population in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Case Study: Higher Bridges Project: Installation of solar PVs and solar water heating system at William J Clinton Peace Centre, Northern Ireland, UK

Case Study: Solar district heating in Friedrichshafen, Germany

Case Study: Solar district heating in Ballerup, Denmark

Case Study: Bioclimatism: The environment-friendly district Viikki, Ekoviikki, in Helsinki, Finland

Case Study: Transversal initiatives launched by the Energy service in Montpellier, France

Case Study: Passive Design in Local Government Offices, Ireland

Case Study: Greenfields Development PV Scheme, Maidenhead

Case Study: Environmental fiscal allowances of the fiscal ordinance regulating the building, installations and works municipal impost, Spain

Case Study: 100% locally renewable energy in the Western harbour of Malmö in Sweden, Sweden

Case Study: Solar energy installations on buildings in Echirolles, France

Case Study: Solar housing estate in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Case Study: Solar heat in Neckarsulm, Germany

Case Study: Bioclimatics in urban settlements in Zoetermeer, the Netherlands

Case Study: Bioclimatism: Hospital Complex - Murcia, Spain

Partner Search Request: Bureau d'étude, Français

Partner Search Request: Passive houses and low energy buildings, Sweden

Partner Search Request: Grid conection - Portugal

Partner Search Request: Developing training and education within micro-renewable sector - UK

Partner Search Request: Solar Parks - Bulgaria

Partner Search Request: Building with Energy Efficiency in the Mediterranean - BEEMed, Italy

Partner Search Request: Carbon reduction through stratgeic, technical or community focused projects and programmes, UK

Partner Search Request: BIP-LIMES, Italy

Partner Search Request: TEnor - Training Energy Advisors, Austria

Report: Concerto Project: SESAC - Sustainable Energy Systems in Advanced Cities

Report: ManagEnergy Sectoral Information Kit 1: Energy Use in Buildings

Report: The INTEND project - Integrated energy design in public buildings

Report: Low Carbon Buildings Programme - Grant Scheme - UK

Report: Community Energy - Grant Scheme - UK

Report: Congress and support actions on the rational use of energy and renewables in municipalities: Energy and sustainable cities. Towards a healthier urban environment - IDAE, Spain

Report: Four FP6 Eco-Buildings Demonstration Projects

Report: Best LIFE-Environment projects

Report: Intelligent Energy - Europe (IEE) - Projects in the buildings sector (start date of contracts January 2005)

Report: Intelligent Energy - Europe (IEE) - SAVE Projects (Energy efficiency)

Report: OPET Building - the European network for the promotion of energy technologies in the building sector

Report: Concerto Project: RENAISSANCE: Renewable ENergy Acting in SuStainable And Novel Community Enterprises - France, Spain & UK

Report: ManagEnergy Internet Broadcast: European Conference of Municipal Energy Managers / Europäischer Kongress de kommunalen Energibeauftragten

Report: Brampton EcoHouse

Report: CEN Workshop on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)

Report: 'Sustainability in Practice' - An Educational Experience for Young People at the Hockerton Housing Project

Report: ManagEnergy Workshop - October 2002: Change of Behaviour towards higher Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Report: EnerBuild - Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development Thematic Network on Energy in the Built Environment

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