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29-03-2012

Within cooperation with the partner municipalities the Project started consulting the cities which signed the Covenant of Mayors on development of Sustainable Energy Action Plans. A workshop on this topic was conducted in Kyiv. The materials of the workshop can be downloaded from the Publications & Downloads section.

28-02-2012

The preproject documentation for construction of a kindergarden according to the passive house standard was developed by the Project’s architects. The building will be constructed in the village of Krykhivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk region, and will accommodate 110 children. The passive house standard is innovative and experimental for Ukraine. Its main characteristics are

• annual heating demand of not more than 15 kWh/m² per year,
• primary energy consumption of not more than 120 kWh/m² per year,
• heat recovery ventilation etc.

Now the documentation is being revised and checked for compliance with the state norms.

21-02-2012

The city of Ivano-Frankivsk is applying to the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environmental Partnership (“E5P”) to obtain a loan of 5 million euro to finance energy efficiency measures in public buildings. The application was compiled on the basis of energy audits conducted in cooperation with the GIZ project “Energy efficiency in buildings”. If successful, 30% of this amount will be given to the city as a grant.

14-12-2011

Dr. Leo Kreuz, Head of Department for South East Europe of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) visited Chernihiv – the partner city of the GIZ Project “Energy Efficiency in Buildings”. In the meeting with the city vice-mayor Oleksandr Butsko he expressed his high opinion of the results achieved during the project implementation. Mr Butsko took the opportunity to thank Germany for its support in the sector of energy efficiency.

19-09-2011

The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine consented the implementation of the Project “Improvement of Energy Efficiency in Buildings of Educational Institutions of Ivano-Frankivsk” involving a loan from the international financial organization NEFCO.

16-08-2011

In Novohrad-Volynskyi an introductory training in municipal energy management was conducted for condominiums, public utility companies and energy managers of sector departments responsible for public buildings.

15-06-2011

Implementation of the pilot project on retrofitting of a condominium residential building (24 Naberezhna st.) started in Ivano-Frankivsk. 30% of the project cost have already been allocated in the state budget, another 30% are funded by the city, 10% - by residents on a 3 years’ instalment plan, 15% - by ESCO-Center company (Ukraine) through the loan from the Dutch International Guarantees for Housing Foundation (DIGH), 10% - by the MHR Project. The pilot project was developed with consulting support of GIZ and provides for heat insulation of the building envelope (walls, attic floor, new windows) as well as refurbishment of the heating system, water facilities and sewerage.

24-02-2011

Pilot project on refurbishment of a residential building in Myrhorod has been considered and approved for co-financing by the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Municipal Economy of Ukraine.

09-02-2011

The kick-off of the pedagogical project on energy conservation took place in Ivano-Frankivsk. This project aims at promoting awareness of efficient energy use and environmental protection among schoolchildren.

10-01-2011

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH started to operate at the beginning of 2011. The organisation brings together the long-standing expertise of Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED) gGmbH, Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH and InWEnt – Capacity Building International gGmbH.

19-10-2010

A series of events, namely a 3-days training for energy managers and specialists of the housing and utilities sector, as well as round-table meetings for representatives of municipalities and condominiums was held within the framework of the public and private partnership project "Energy Saving Retrofitting Manager", which is being implemented in cooperation with the Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe (IWO) and profine GmbH.

23-09-2010

The project "Energy in schools of Novohrad-Volynskyi" is expanding in the new school year – all the city schools are joining the three pilot schools. With the support from the project “Energy Efficiency in Buildings“ energy information boards are being set up in each school where pupils will find energy saving tips as well as put information on their activities.

16-09-2010

Conference “Integrated urban development concepts for energy efficient rehabilitation of large residential estates in Eastern Europe” was held in cooperation of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ukraine and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) within the framework of the German-Ukrainian Energy Forum. The conference was aimed at promoting the relevance of integrated long-term urban development concepts involving rehabilitation of individual housing estates. For this purpose experts in politics, governance and urban development planning presented their approaches and experience gained in East Germany, Eastern Europe and Ukraine.

18-08-2010

A new booklet entitled “Government incentive programmes aimed at improving energy efficiency in buildings” has been published. It can now be downloaded from the page “Publications”.

18-03-2010

During the meeting of the working group on municipal energy efficiency plan development, the pilot cities presented their plans designed in the framework of the project “Energy Efficiency in Buildings”. The energy efficiency plans will be soon submitted for consideration to the city councils.

16-03-2010

A presentation of the system for energy consumption monitoring in educational institutions developed under the tripartite cooperation between the GTZ Project “Energy Efficiency in Buildings”, the City Council of Chernihiv and FIATU company was carried out in Chernihiv. The system received positive feedback from Chernihiv City Council members and local community present at the discussion.

05-03-2010

Termographic survey was conducted on selected buildings in the Project’s pilot cities Chernihiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Myrhorod and Novohrad-Volynskyi which makes possible to detect heat losses. In each city we obtained thermograms of City Halls, public buildings as well as residential buildings including those ones where some heat insulation measures had been implemented.

01-03-2010

The fist training in municipal energy management based on the new module developed in the framework of the project “Energy Efficiency in Buildings” was conducted at the Training Centre for Energy Management. The trainers instructed in January applied the acquired skills in teaching energy management by lecturing the first group of energy managers.

18-02-2010

The school project on energy efficiency involving three city schools is going on in Novohrad-Volynsky. During the visit of the German expert Jörg Ackermann its preliminary results were summarized. Since the beginning of the project in October 2009 pupils have been collecting energy consumption data in their schools and measuring air temperature and lighting intensity in classrooms. They have developed the rules for efficient use of resources to follow them at school and at home, and have already achieved significant reduction in consumption.

28-01-2010

A workshop for partners was held in the framework of the Project Progress Review process. During the workshop key partners analyzed the current state of the Project and outlined areas of cooperation for its second phase.

18-01-2010

A 5-days training for future trainers in municipal energy management was conducted at the Training Centre for Energy Management affiliated to the Energy Saving and Energy Management Institute of NTU “KPI”. The training module is being developed by GTZ Project "Energy Efficiency in Buildings", the Training Centre for Energy Management and Association “Energy Efficient Cities of Ukraine” with support of the Austrian Energy Agency.

22-10-2009

The kick-off of the school project on energy efficiency took place in Novohrad-Volynsky. This project has been initiated by the assistance of the international expert Mr. Jörg Ackermann, involved by the Project “Energy Efficiency in Buildings”. The city mayor, representatives of the education office and directors of local utility companies came to meet schoolchildren and teachers.

21-05-2009

Workshop Energy Efficiency in Buildings, Novohrad-Volynskyi

06-11-2008

Project kick-off, Ivano-Frankivsk