An experimental call for proposals will be launched in spring 2019 to capitalise on promisin results of the currently funded 85 Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE projects. These will help to further increase the sustainability of existing results and as well as to improve policy making.                                                   

In Warsaw inventoried best practices for NZEB renovation were shared and discussed during internal workshop. On the photo Ms Hanna Gronkiewicz–Waltz, President of the City of
Warsaw, and FEEDSCHOOLS project meeting participants.

Regional workshop on the FEEDSCHOOLS project took place during the international
conference Innovative Eco-City 2018 in Warsaw attended by municipalities and other project stakeholders  - 550 participants in total - on the session devoted to the role of energy efficiency and renewables.             

Work Package 1 main objective is to set up an innovative web based toolkit that  will simplify the energy audit process allowing significant economic and time savings while choosing the more advantageous renovation option taking in account also carbon footprint of renovation activities.

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 Work Package 2 is aimed at increasing inflow of private (non-public) funds, sharing knowledge on successful financing mechanisms that will allow public bodies to afford costs of NZEB renovation of public buildings.

Work Package 3 tests and evaluates the innovative approach and the complete toolkit (2 Apps and database) which will be the basis for designing energy renovation plans in schools. 3 pilots will be developed, one for each school infrastructure characterized by different energy profiles according to intended use: classrooms, sports halls and canteens.

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Work Package 4 aims at training city energy managers, Local authorities (LA) and technicians and at developing joint policy recommendations and action plans.

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based in Prague, Czech Republic is one of the leading consultancy companies providing assistance mainly in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy and environmental issues, including Energy Performance Contracting consultancy (EPC). Enviros is active in the Czech Republic, Central and Eastern Europe, but also in other parts of the world.

Research and Innovation Centre Pro-Akademia is a Polish non-profit private research organisation active in the field of interdisciplinary research, employing over 200 experts in the field of social sciences and engineering. Pro-Akademia's main field of expertise is sustainable energy and energy efficiency.

Zala County Foundation for Enterprise Promotion (ZMVA), established by the Zala County Government, is a non-profit organization promoting economic development of Zala County, improvement of the national and international economic relations and supporting the establishment and growth of SMEs. 

Local Energy Agency Spodnje Podravje is energy manager for the Spodnje Podravje municipalities. Its aim is to enhance the development of sustainable energy in the Spodnje Podravje region through the realization of projects, studies, documents.   

City of Udine, located in the middle of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, with population over 99 thousand, in the last years has been a forerunner on sustainability issues, committed to implementation of retrofit actions on its own buildings and improvement of local regulations with energy efficiency and sustainability aspects.

City of Warsaw is the capital and the largest city of Poland. Warsaw has a population of 1.7 million, around 3 million live within the agglomeration. Warsaw has signed the Covenant of Mayors in 2009 and submitted SEAP in 2011, where it has committed to the target of 20% reduction of CO₂ emissions and 20% reduction of final energy use by 2020 compared to 2007.

The Community of Slovenska Bistrica is a part of the north-eastern Slovenia and is one of the biggest communities in Slovenia, as it extends on over 260,1 km² and has approximately 25.265 inhabitants. Local energy plans have the aims, among others, of decreasing energy consumption in public buildings of 20% till 2020, and acceleration of renewables (RES) at local level.

The city of Split is a local government organization responsible for managing economic development, communal, social and transport infrastructure and implement various political, social and development policies. It has 19 departments employing 455 persons with annual budget of approximately 100 million euros.

HEP ESCO is a part of the HEP Group, the biggest national utility, owned by the government and it is an energy service-providing company implementing ESCO projects. HEP ESCO is also active in development and research and in non-profit based projects developing innovative energy services, energy efficiency measures as well as contracting and financing.

The essential task of Graz Energy Agency is to promote energy efficiency and renewable energies with a special emphasis on innovative energy service models (like Energy Performance Contracting). GEA is the main institution for implementing municipal energy policies of the City of Graz but is also cooperating with Cities all over Austria on the issues of energy efficiency, environmental sound behaviour and renewable energy sources.