OUR BUILDINGS Long-term Strategies for Deep Energy Retro tting

Berkovitsa Strategy and pilot projects for renovation of the municipal Project “Accelerating climate action building stock buildings – Strengthening civil society and policy makers in Romania and ”

BPIE Goals of Municipality FORECAST FOR THE REDUCTION OF PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION (BY ENERGY SOURCES) AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECTS

STRATEGIC GOAL Improving the functionality of public infrastructure, rational use of “Berkovitsa is a small natural resources and environmental but active municipality and protection through the implementation Industrial gas oil of energy efficiency projects in public we have very ambitious buildings with proven potential for goals in the field of energy energy savings and the possibility of using local renewable energy sources. efficiency and renewable energy.”

Primary energy consumption (by energy sources) (MWh) energy sources) consumption (by Primary energy Industrial gas oil Wood Electric energy Natural gas Pellets eng. Maya Goranova, Berkovitsa Municipality SPECIFIC TARGETS BY Heat energy from the air (without El. consumption) Solar energy (thermal and electrical) 2030 TARGETS SUMMARY Increasing Reduction of Reduction 1. Improving the energy efficiency Reduction of RES share final energy of carbon Cash savings (EE) of buildings and reducing CO Period/Targets final energy in the final FORECAST FOR THE SHARE OF ENERGY FROM RES AFTER THE IMPLEMENATATION OF PROJECTS 2 demand emissions (BGN/a) demand (%) energy emissions: (MWh/а) (tCO ) 2 demand (%) » Reduction of the required final » Short-term energy demand compared to the programme »»757 »»17 »»202 »»3 »»≈ 109 000 “normalised” baseline scenario 2020 – 2022 for the selected priority buildings Long-term by 60% by 2030, or approximately programme »»2 704 »»60 »»1 291 »»27 »»≈ 550 000 2704 MWh / a, and reduction of 2020 – 2030 buildings: of the residents for the benefits CO2 emissions by 64% by 2030 or a total of 11288 tСО . of the implementation of energy 2 »»Increasing the capacity of efficiency and renewable energy »»Achieving optimal thermal and the municipal administration: organising annual training seminars measures, as well as their RES (%) of energy from Share hygienic comfort in accordance relationship with air quality; with the regulations; for upgrading and improving the professional capacity of municipal »»Conducting school and 2. Increasing the share of renewable employees; extracurricular activities for Conventional fuels and energy RES energy sources (RES): »»Maintenance of the Municipal students in primary and secondary »»Increasing the RES share of energy Energy Information System (MEIS) education and competitions for consumed for heating in the to monitor the condition and adolescents on the topic of saving selected priority buildings from improvement of the energy and energy at home as part of the 3% to 27%. ecological characteristics of the overall process of environmental 3. Raising citizens’ awareness of municipal buildings. protection. the benefits of energy efficiency, »»Preparation of a schedule for renewable energy sources and conducting annual “Energy Days” stimulating investments for events to raise the awareness Note: The energy produced from burning wood is only considered to be RES if the wood is harvested and utilized in a sustainable way, ie. harvesyed under the required for renovation of public and private forest sanitation and if the wood material does not exceed the appropriate humidity content. 2 | | 3 HORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM PROGRAMME OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INVESTMENT PROJECTS AND THE NON-INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES Проект за Проект за AND THE RESPECTIVE EXPENSES, INCLUDED IN THE ENERGY2.000 EFFICIENCY3.0002.000 PLAN OF BERKOVITSA3.0003.000 MUNICIPALITY5003.000 2.200 500 500 2.200 2.000 500 500 2.000 2.000 500 500 2.000 1.000 50017.200 1.000 17.200 Short-term programmeShort-term programme Long-term programme Long-term programme PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIESPROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES 2020 20212020 20222021 2023 2022 2024 2023 2025 2024 2026 2025 2027 2026 2028 2027 2029 2028 2030 TOTAL AMOUNTS2029 BY 2030 TOTAL AMOUNTS BY INVESTMENT PROJECTS:INVESTMENTType: PROJECTS: Type: PROJECTS PROJECTS

1 City Hall of the1 villageCity Hall of ofZamfirovo the village of EE+RES EE+RES BGN 191.603,00 BGN 191.603,00 BGN 191.603,00 BGN 191.603,00 2 City Hall of the2 villageCity Hall of ofGaganitsa the village of Gaganitsa EE+RES EE+RES BGN 51.604,00 BGN 51.604,00 BGN 51.604,00 BGN 51.604,00 3 Forestry Vocational3 Forestry High VocationalSchool High School EE+RES EE+RES BGN 407.895,00 BGN 407.895,00 BGN 407.895,00 BGN 407.895,00 4 Home for the 4elderlyHome with for thea ward elderly for in-patients with a ward for in-patients EE+RES EE+RES BGN 513.000,00 BGN 513.000,00BGN 505.000,00 BGN 505.000,00BGN 513.000,00 BGN 513.000,00 BGN 1.531.000,00 BGN 1.531.000,00 5 MHAT - Berkovitsa5 MHAT - main - Berkovitsa building - main building ЕЕ ЕЕ BGN 419.895,00 BGN 419.895,00 BGN 419.895,00 BGN 419.895,00 6 Home for the 6elderlyHome with for thea ward elderly for in-patients with a ward for in-patients EE+RES EE+RES BGN 0,00 BGN 0,00 7 4th PS "GS "7 4th PS "GS Rakovski" EE+RES EE+RES BGN 330.050,00 BGN 330.050,00 BGN 330.050,00 BGN 330.050,00 8 MHAT - Berkovitsa8 MHAT - Children's - Berkovitsa ward - Children's ward EE+RES EE+RES BGN 378.742,00 BGN 378.742,00 BGN 378.742,00 BGN 378.742,00 9 Home for the 9elderlyHome with for thea ward elderly for in-patients with a ward for in-patients EE+RES EE+RES BGN 0,00 BGN 0,00 10 Municipal administration10 Municipal - administrationBerkovitsa - Berkovitsa EE+RES EE+RES BGN 35.000,00 BGN 35.000,00 BGN 35.000,00 BGN 35.000,00 11 MHAT - Berkovitsa11 MHAT - Neurological - Berkovitsa Department - Neurological Department BGN 101.667,00 BGN 101.667,00 BGN 101.667,00 BGN 101.667,00

TOTAL FOR INVESTMENTTOTAL PROJECTS: FOR INVESTMENT PROJECTS: BGN 0,00 BGN 243.207,00BGN 0,00 BGNBGN 407.895,00 243.207,00 BGN BGN513.000,00 407.895,00BGN 419.895,00BGN 513.000,00BGN 505.000,00BGN 419.895,00BGN 708.792,00BGN 505.000,00BGN 513.000,00BGN 708.792,00BGN 136.667,00BGN 513.000,00BGN 0,00BGN 136.667,00BGN 0,00 BGNBGN 3.447.456,00 0,00 BGN 0,00 BGN 3.447.456,00 NON-INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:NON-INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: Administrative Administrative Development ofDevelopment public procurement of public for procurementthe purchase of for energy the purchase from a of energy from a BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00 BGN 1.000,00 BGN 1.000,00 liberalised marketliberalised market Training and qualificationTraining and qualification BGN 500,00 BGNBGN 500,00 500,00 BGNBGN 500,00 500,00 BGN 500,00BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00BGN 500,00BGN 500,00BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00BGN 500,00 BGN 1.000,00 BGNBGN 500,00 5.500,00 BGN 1.000,00 BGN 5.500,00 Development ofDevelopment a training plan of for a trainingemployees plan and for specialists employees and specialists BGN 0,00 BGN 0,00 Information andInformation communication and communication BGN 0,00 BGN 0,00 Maintenance andMaintenance update of the and Municipal update Energyof the MunicipalSystem Energy System BGN 0,00 BGN 0,00 Conducting an informationConducting campaign an information among campaign the residents among the residents BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00BGN 1.000,00 BGN 1.000,00BGN 1.000,00 BGN 1.000,00 BGN 3.500,00 BGN 3.500,00 Pre-investmentPre-investment activities activities BGN 0,00 BGN 0,00 Conducting energyConducting audits energy audits BGN 1.000,00 BGNBGN 2.000,00 1.000,00 BGNBGN 2.000,00 2.000,00 BGN 2.000,00 BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00 BGN 5.500,00 BGN 5.500,00 Plan for preparationPlan forof energy preparation audits andof energy projects audits and projects BGN 200,00 BGN 200,00 BGN 200,00 BGN 200,00 Development ofDevelopment design assignments of design and assignments/ or energy audits and / or energy audits BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00BGN 1.000,00 BGN 1.000,00 BGN 1.500,00 BGN 1.500,00 Monitoring Monitoring BGN 0,00 BGN 0,00 Monitoring planMonitoring for all buildings plan for all buildings BGN 0,00 BGN 0,00 Monitoring the Monitoringimplementation the implementationof the Plan until 2030 of the Plan until 2030 BGN 0,00 BGN 0,00 TOTAL FOR NON-INVESTMENTTOTAL FOR ACTIVITIES: NON-INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:BGN 2.000,00 BGNBGN 3.000,00 2.000,00 BGNBGN 3.000,00 3.000,00 BGNBGN 500,00 3.000,00 BGN 2.200,00BGN 500,00 BGN 500,00BGN 2.200,00BGN 2.000,00BGN 500,00BGN 500,00BGN 2.000,00BGN 2.000,00 BGN 500,00BGN 500,00 BGN 2.000,00BGN 1.000,00 BGNBGN 500,00 17.200,00 BGN 1.000,00 BGN 17.200,00 TOTAL FOR THE PLAN: TOTAL FOR THE PLAN:BGN 2.000,00 BGNBGN 246.207,00 2.000,00 BGNBGN 410.895,00 246.207,00 BGN BGN513.500,00 410.895,00BGN 422.095,00BGN 513.500,00BGN 505.500,00BGN 422.095,00BGN 710.792,00BGN 505.500,00BGN 513.500,00BGN 710.792,00BGN 138.667,00BGN 513.500,00BGN 500,00BGN 138.667,00BGN 1.000,00 BGN 3.464.656,00500,00 BGN 1.000,00 BGN 3.464.656,00

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SCENARIO “ENERGY COSTS AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECTS WITH NORMALIZED COMFORT DURING THE WHOLE PLANNING PERIOD” Administration Energy costs (BGN)

Real baseline scenario (reduced comfort)

Normalised baseline scenario (normalised comfort)

Scenario “Final energy consumption after the completion of the projects with normalised comfort during the whole Berkovitsa planning period” Administrative building with 4 above-ground floors and 1 unheated underground BASIC DATA ABOUT floor. The building was built in 1971. It has a reinforced concrete structure.

SCENARIO “CO2 EMISSIONS AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECTS WITH NORMALIZED COMFORT DURING THE WHOLE PLANNING THE SITE: The external walls are built of hollow bricks, mostly with stone cladding PERIOD” finish. Some of them are insulated from the outside, and in some places they NAME: are left visible and internal thermal insulation is installed. The roof is flat, Berkovitsa Municipal Administration made of two reinforced concrete slabs with an under-roof space of 60 cm and thermal insulation on the ceiling of the last heated floor. The semi-basement ) 2 ADDRESS: floor of the building is unheated and there is thermal insulation on its ceiling. Berkovitsa town, 4 “” The majority of the windows are made of PVC or aluminum frames with Square double glazing and glass without selective coatings. A small part of the windows have been replaced after the last energy audit and are with PVC or TYPE OF BUILDING: Administrative aluminum frames without thermal bridge and glass with selective coatings. The building is occupied 5 days a week, on work days, 9 hours a day by 120 CLIMATE: employees and an average of about 10 visitors a day. The heating is provided bya Moderate continental climate local cooling and heating installation with VRF system (systems with variable flow of refrigerant) with precise regulation in the rooms and with an oil boiler GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS: as an alternative backup heating source. Only the supply temperature of the 2 2

Carbon emissions (tCO BUA: 753 m ; GFA: 3176 m ; Heated coolant in the boiler could be regulated. There is no possibility of an automatic 3 volume: 7884 m adjustment according to the current needs of the building. The heat output of most of the radiators is regulated locally with thermostatic heads and valves. NUMBER OF INHABITANTS: 130 – administrative staff Real baseline scenario (reduced comfort) РАБОТНО ВРЕМЕ: Normalised baseline scenario (normalised comfort) 9:00 – 18:00 on workdays Form factor Scenario “Final energy consumption after the completion of the projects with normalised comfort during the whole planning period” A outside surface / V heated = 6 | | 7 2/8/2021 iBRoad - Individual Building Renovation Roadmaps DESCTIPTION CONCLUSIONS BUILDING LOG (IBROAD LOGBOOK) - TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS:: OF THE FROM THE Overall Performance Building state 2021-01-06 See how energy efficient your building is on a scale of energy classes. On the right, you can compare your building to the average BUILDING: ENERGY AUDIT: energy demand of all buildings from your country that are in the Logbook. The overall performance of your building can only be calculated by an energy auditor or issuer of energy performance certificates.

All the measures described in the The average temperature in the to the low consumption of hot water, Energy label: A Average primary energy demand in Bulgaria previous audit from 2016 have been building is optimal in terms of comfort the installation of solar collectors Your energy demand: 102.5 kWh/m²a 473.58 implemented in the building: Total share of renewable energy: 42% kWh/m²a and corresponds to the normative on the roof of the building is not (based on 19 buildings) »»Replacement of the windows - the old parameters. The building has been recommended, but it is possible to wooden and metal windows have been thoroughly renovated and thermal install heat pump boilers for DHW. replaced with new PVC / aluminum insulation materials have been The roof of the building can also A windows with double glazing with installed on all components of the be used for energy production, low emission glass. The heat transfer building envelope: walls, floor and with the potential to deploy a 30 coefficient of the window is Uw= 1.40W / m2K. roof. For some of the walls and parts kWp photovoltaic installation. The of the roof internal thermal insulation energy produced could also be sold. »»Thermal insulation of the walls - all is used. All windows and doors have The building’s energy consumption walls in the building are thermally been replaced, and this has happened class is A and further reduction of insulated either from the inside or gradually over the years. A small part energy consumption in the building from the outside. From the inside the of the most recently replaced windows could be achieved by a replacing walls are thermally insulated with 12 This project has received funding from the European Union's HORIZON 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 754045. The sole responsability for the content of this website lies with the authors. It does not cm mineral wool 12 cm, and from the has aluminum frames with thermal small number of doors and windows; necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither the EASME nor the European Comission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. outside with 10 cm EPS both with, bridge, which is clearly visible in the by changing the heat source for thermal conductivity λ = 0.033 W/mK . thermal imaging photos. All other DHW; and by energy production from 2/8/2021 iBRoad - Individual Building Renovation Roadmaps

PVC and aluminum windows have photovoltaic panels. To improve the Data Privacy »»Thermal insulation of the floor - the floors towardss the unheated good characteristics. During the last comfort and air quality in the building, basement in the building is thermally renovation the newly installed windows solutions for local or central ventilation Envelope Performance See how energy efficient your walls, roof, windows or basement floors are in colour classes. If you already entered more than one insulated with 9 cm EPS installed on have double glazing with one glass in the building could be sought. building state you can see the development of these components. On the right, you can see the future target that we try to reach the ceiling of the underground floor. with selective coating and with high In the present audit, four energy step-by-step. The thermal conductivity coefficient quality frames, achieving the current efficiency measures are presented, If any points appear in grey, this means that insufficient data has been provided to make an estimation of the relevant energy class. of the insulation is λ = 0.032W/mK. normative requirements for windows. after the implementation of which Please note: This visualisation should just give you an overview of the components. The colour classes are no official classes. The colours are based on average construction standards in your country in specific periods or on simplified calculations. If you would »»Thermal insulation of the roof - the The heating system has been replaced the building will achieve energy like to get more precise information on the envelope performance (u-values) please refer to a professional energy auditor. by heat pump systems with variable consumption class A + and will meet roofs of the building is thermally 2019-01-01 2021-01-06 Target insulated with mineral wool (installed refrigerant flow (VRF) with very good the nZEB requirements. on the inside of the gypsum suspended performance characteristics and Walls … ceiling). The thermal insulation has seasonal efficiency of transformation thickness of 10 cm and a coefficient SCOP> 3.5 W / W, which is considered of thermal conductivity of the material to be a RES according to Bulgarian Roof … λ = 0.033 W / mK. legislation. The system works very »»Energy efficient lighting - the lights in well and maintains the necessary https://ibroad-logbook.blue-planet.be/building_diagnoses/123/overall 1/1 the corridors have been replaced with parameters inside the premises. The oil Windows … LED ones. boiler has been left as a backup source, »»Replacement of water taps with new but it is not used at the moment. Floor … ones with aerators. Domestic hot water is heated by »»Installation of a complete VRF heating electric boilers located near the consumers, thus realizing lower heat system, including the installation of a This project has received funding from the European Union's HORIZON 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 754045. The sole responsability for the content of this website lies with the authors. It does not suspended ceiling in the corridors. losses in the plumbing system. Due necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither the EASME nor the European Comission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

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Equipment Performance FIRST STEP: See how energy efficient your technical building equipment is in colour classes. If you already entered more than one building state you can see the development of these systems. On the right, you can see the future target that we try to reach step-by-step. With little intervention inside and outside the building the step includes measures that can contribute to energy savings.

If any points appear in grey, this means that insufficient data has been provided to make an estimation of the relevant energy class. Energy savings Cash savings Please note: This visualisation should just give you an overview of the components. The colour classes are no official classes. The colours are based on average standards in your country or on simplified calculations. If you would like to get more precise information on the equipment performance please refer to a professional energy auditor. Step 1 Description

2019-01-01 2021-01-06 Target Investment Economic life Electric energy Industrial gas oil Electric energy Industrial gas oil and Operation maintenance Total

BGN a kWh/a kWh/a BGN/a BGN/a BGN/a BGN/a Domestic hot water … »»ЕСМ B1 Replacement of glazing, windows and doors 47 700 25 8 035 0 1 717 0 0 »»1 717

Heating … »»ЕСМ C1 Heat pump boilers for DHW 17 500 15 14 492 0 3 097 0 0 »»9 097

This project has received funding from the European Union's HORIZON 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 754045. The sole responsability for the content of this website lies with the authors. It does not SECOND STEP: necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither the EASME nor the European Comission are responsible for The purpose of this step is to improve the air quality in the building by installing a ventilation system with heat recovery any use that may be made of the information contained therein. and to produce green electricity in the city center, which on the one hand leads to energy savings and on the other to an incentive for residents to invest in RES.

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ENERGY SAVING Step 1 Description MEASURES: ESМ В1. Investment Economic life Electric energy Industrial gas oil Electric energy Industrial gas oil and Operation maintenance Total Replacement of aluminium frame doors BGN a kWh/a kWh/a лв./год. BGN/a BGN/a BGN/a and windows with thermal bridge and »»ЕСМ C2 Local room ventilation with heat recovery 44 000 15 8 857 0 1 893 0 -400 »»1 493 replacement of the glazing of the old “By renovating public and PVC windows »»ЕСМ C3 Photovoltaic plant 57 000 10 34 100 0 6 471 0 -500 »»5 971 residential buildings, the ЕSМ C1. Heat pump boilers for DHW municipality of Berkovitsa

ЕSМ C2. changes the appearance of Local room ventilation with heat the city, which is now more recovery welcoming and renewed, to ЕSМ C3. Photovoltaic plant the delight of the residents and guests of the city. “

https://ibroad-logbook.blue-planet.be/building_diagnoses/123/equipment 1/1 eng. Maya Goranova, Berkovitsa Municipality

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Besides the financial benefits of implementing the measures - long-term savings and environmental benefits from reducing greenhouse gas emissions, there are also social and health benefits for residents and society. Such health benefits are present in the application of each of the steps: improving sound comfort (step 1), improving thermal comfort (step 1) and improving indoor air quality (step 2). As this is the building of the Municipal Administration, the focus on the example that the Municipality gives to the residents is also important. By tracking the energy produced by the photovoltaic plant, the ambition of the Municipality to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be shown to the public.

14 | | 15 Interview with Maya Goranova, Additional financial analysis of Energy Manager, Berkovitsa the implemented measures Municipality

Cumulative cash flows Which are, in your opinion, the Vocational High School for over BGN support? biggest achievements of Berkovitsa 1.3 million. By renovating public and Yes, Berkovitsa is a small but active Municipality in the field of energy residential buildings, the municipality municipality and we have very ambitious efficiency? Do these achievements of Berkovitsa changes the appearance goals in the field of energy efficiency motivate the employees in the of the city, which is now more and renewable energy. Looking for municipal administration to welcoming and renewed, to the delight the most favorable opportunities start working on more ambitious of the residents and guests of the city. for the realisation of our intentions, projects? We also envisage additional investment the municipal administration faces I must say that the municipality of incentives and more efficient energy a number of challenges, technical Berkovitsa is proud of every project management, and we plan to conduct limitations related to the use of natural implemented, not only in the field of annual information campaigns and resources, the deepening demographic energy efficiency. Each successfully training seminars on the benefits crisis, lack of financial resources and implemented project is a cause for of implementing energy efficiency expert capacity. However, it always pride because it benefits the community measures. Sustainable energy projects manages to implement a significant and contributes to higher quality of and their implementation, overcoming number of projects to optimise the One year after the initial investment living environment and sustainable environmental challenges, such as energy consumption. Most of the development of the municipality of improving air quality, mitigating municipal buildings have already Step 1 Step 2 Berkovitsa. During the programming climate change, sustainable resource implemented energy efficiency period of 2014-2020, the municipality management, are some of the measures. Much of the funding of Berkovitsa realised a number of opportunities for development of has been raised through targeted Assuming that owner’s funds are invested in the building and the individual steps projects under OP “Growing Regions” the municipality of Berkovitsa. We programs. For the implementation of are implemented over a three-year period, then the cash flows from investments for over BGN 7 million, among which believe that this is the way to provide large investment projects, technical and energy savings, while maintaining the same price of fuel and electricity, the renovation of the building of the future generations with a cleaner and assistance and consultations for the would look like this. municipal administration Berkovitsa, friendlier environment. municipalities are needed, as well as the building of the Community Centre Along with all these achievements, for building professional capacity. The “” and kindergarten “Bell” how do you evaluate the need joint work with EcoEnergy and EnEffect . In partnership with the regional for additional support for the on the project “Our buildings” is both directorate of the Ministry of Interior municipal administration to a step forward and a breath of fresh air - Montana we renovated the building continue your good work? All of us for us, the municipalities, so that we of the Regional Police Department, and who know your work are convinced can work on the plans and priorities in partnership with DG “Fire Safety that both citizens and municipal in the field of energy renovation of and Protection of the Population” we officials are highly motivated, but buildings. It is also an opportunity to renovated the building of the regional most probably you need additional join other international initiatives to service “FSPP”. Ten multi-family help municipalities, especially the residential buildings for over BGN 3 small ones, to achieve the goals of the million have been rehabilitated, and European Union, as well as the goals in September 2020 the municipality we have set for ourselves. So, yes, we of Berkovitsa signed three new need technical and expert help and grant agreements worth BGN 4.5 we will be happy to continue working million for the rehabilitation of eight with EcoEnergy and EnEffect on similar residential buildings and a contract projects. for improvement of the educational Indeed, as a consequence of the Our

infrastructure of the Forestry Berkovitsa Buildings project, we also worked 16 | | 17 Berkovitsa Berkovitsa Municipality on an audit to implement additional looking forward to the renewal of efforts on tourism, infrastructure RES measures in the Berkovitsa the programmes in support of the and communication, so that the Municipality main administrative renovation of residential buildings? municipality becomes an attractive building. Do you think that in Yes, we are looking forward to it. centre for investors. This is the addition to reducing the energy The citizens are very active and they Municipality’s long-term policy aimed costs of the municipality, this are constantly asking when these at providing higher employment project could also have a positive programmes would eventually start. rates. Efforts are focused on the impact on the attitude of citizens There is indeed a great deal of interest establishment of Berkovitsa as a to RES? in civil society, which means that the winter tourism destination through Yes, I think so, and that is exactly municipality of Berkovitsa has done a the construction of the Ski Area Kom. the goal of most of the projects. By good job in terms of raising awareness Another important strategic component showing renovated public buildings, and in terms of implementing well for the development of cultural tourism demonstrating the comfort inside, the energy efficiency projects in both is the restoration and exhibition of the municipality sets a good example and public and residential buildings. Roman fortress Kaleto. Thus, this year, encourages citizens to invest and follow Congratulations on that. I hope that as well as in the next programming the example of renovation of their this example will be carried over to period, the Municipality of Berkovitsa OUR BUILDINGS residential buildings. This is evidenced other cities in the region and across will continue to work on its main by the fact that in the municipality of the country. However, what are the priority to establish the city as a driver Long-term Strategies for Berkovitsa there are already more than new projects that the municipality of the economic and social progress of Deep Energy Retro tting 70 registered associations of owners of Berkovitsa is looking forward to? the region and the country and to make for their inclusion in energy efficiency Attention is focused on the Berkovitsa even more beautiful and an projects for renovation of their implementation of a special municipal attractive place to live. buildings. Currently 15 residential policy in the field of energy efficiency; buildings in the municipality of public municipal property; multi-family Berkovitsa are already renovated buildings and public infrastructure; under various programmes. and street lighting. Regarding the You also monitor the effects of development of the municipality, the these renovations. Certainly, since management team is working towards there are 70 registered owners’ creating conditions for attracting associations, these effects are investors from both Bulgaria and evaluated as very good. Are you abroad. We are concentrating our

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