LTRS DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL BUILDING RENOVATION INITIATIVES IN POPULATION: 4,298,889 4 REGIONS, 21 COUNTIES 428 MUNICIPALITIES

1 2 3 4 5 15 pilot city Split Velika Gorica 790,017 178,192 128,384 108,048 71,471 64,517 18% 4% 3% 2.5% 1.7% 1.5% Population

Ministry of Regional Ministry of Ministry of Development Environment Economy, and Funds of the and Energy Entrepreneurship European Central and Crafts Ministry of Ministry of Union Government Office the Sea, Construction Ministry of for Reconstruction Transport and and Physical Health and Housing Infrastructure (associated with climatic Planning disasters and social housing)

INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING BUILDING POLICIES

INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING LONG TERM RENOVATION STRATEGY (LTRS) Responsible Ministry

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POOR ACCEPTABLE GOOD for LTRS implementation LTRS INFORMATION KICK-OFF TECHNICAL ACCESSIBILITY PHASE APPRAISAL • No mechanism in place to ensure consultation and cooperation between local authorities and the national government on building renovation policy. National No easily Yes Yes government lacks communication accessible (open dialogue) channels to organise this information about cooperation. the LTRS process • Many local authorities do not POLICY SOCIO- have the capacity to take on the PACKAGE POLICY ECONOMIC responsibility of implementing the CONSULTATIONS DESIGN APPRAISAL APPRAISAL renovation strategy. They lack both financial resources and qualified staff to execute and implement renovation policies and measures.

Online public Yes Yes LTRS gives overview • Insufficient awareness about consultation expected of ownership the multiple benefits of and public dialogues structure of national building renovations, such as organized within the building stock, but improved comfort and health for scope of the ‘’open no social measures occupants and better air quality. dialogue’’ events are proposed in the Underestimating these benefits LTRS based on that makes energy efficiency renovation overview less attractive to potential investors.

Buildings policy is a shared responsibility between national government and regional/local authorities. Regional and local authorities must adopt and implement national buildings laws through their own regulation and plans. National legislation requires counties and cities larger than 35,000 inhabitants to issue an annual energy plan and a three-year energy action plan, which must include any foreseen building renovation projects. The plans must be approved by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy.

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Example Example

• 584 contracts for renovating multifamily • ZagEE (the Zagreb Energy Efficient City project) buildings around Croatia have been signed supports energy efficiency measures in the under a specific call issued by the Ministry facilities owned by the City of Zagreb. It has of Physical Planning. The total project value financed the renovation of 3 city government is more than €130 million, of which about buildings, 15 primary schools, 7 high schools, 36 half was granted by the European Regional kindergartens, 6 homes for the elderly, 3 health Development Fund. centres and 17 local government buildings.

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