Istrian region action plan Action plan for fostering energy refurbishment of heritage buildings Istrian region action plan Table of content General information ................................................................................................................................ 3 1. Policy Context .................................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 General context ........................................................................................................................ 4 1.1.1 Regulative framework ....................................................................................................... 4 1.1.2 Instruments ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.1.3 EE responsible intuitions in Croatia ................................................................................... 6 1.1.4 ERDF funding in Croatia .................................................................................................... 6 1.1.5 State of art in the implementation of energy related policies and plans ............................ 7 1.2 Policy instruments .................................................................................................................... 8 1.2.1 Operational programme competitiveness and cohesion 2014 – 2020 ................................ 8 1.2.2 Development strategy of Istrian Region until 2020 .......................................................... 11 Development strategy of Istrian Region until 2020 is the most important regional policy instrument for the future development of the Istrian region as: ....................................................................... 11 1.2.3 Sustainable action plan of City of Buje ............................................................................ 12 1.2.4 Sustainable action plan of City of Novigrad ..................................................................... 13 1.2.5 Joint SECAP ..................................................................................................................... 13 1.3 Regional background analysis ................................................................................................. 14 Action plan – implementation framework .............................................................................................. 17 Action I: Establishment of framework for systematic approach to process of energy refurbishment of heritage buildings in Istrian region ......................................................................................................... 18 1.a Establishment of regional database of good practices through energy refurbishment of public heritage buildings .............................................................................................................................. 22 1.b Fostering innovation in heritage building refurbishment process through introduction of new technologies in particular ones related to use of blue energy ............................................................. 26 1.c Development of regional guidelines for energy refurbishment of heritage buildings ..................... 29 Action II: Local synergies through joint actions ....................................................................................... 31 Action III: save@work ISTRIA ................................................................................................................. 37 Action IV: Kids can do it! ........................................................................................................................ 41 Istrian region action plan General information Project Title: SUPPORT – Support Local Governments in Low Carbon Strategies Project Code: PGI02448 Programme: Interreg Europe Document Title: Istrian region action plan Partner Organization: IRENA – Istrian Regional Energy Agency ltd. Other partner organizations involved: Center for Monitoring Business Activities in the Energy Sector and Investment and Istrian region Country: Croatia NUTS2 level: Jadranska Hrvatska NUTS 3 level: Istarska županija Legal Representative of the partner organization: Valter Poropat, Director of IRENA Contact Person of the partner organization: Dalibor Jovanović, project manager Contact details: Adress: Rudarska 1, 52220 Labin tel: +385 52 351 553 mob: +385 99/538-9277 e-mail: [email protected] web: http://www.irena-istra.hr/ Istrian region action plan 1. Policy Context The Action Plan aims to impact: Investment for Growth and Jobs programme European Territorial Cooperation programme Other regional development policy instrument Name of the original policy instrument addressed: Operational programme competitiveness and cohesion 2014 - 2020 Name of the additional policy instruments adressed: 1. Development strategy of Istrian Region until 2020 2. Sustainable energy action plan of City of Buje 3. Sustainable energy action plan of City of Novigrad 1.1 General context By acceding to full membership of the European Union on 1 July 2013, the Republic of Croatia, along with other Member States, assumed an obligation under Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, to increase energy efficiency in the EU in order to achieve the Union’s 20 % primary energy consumption savings target by 2020 against projections (with regard to a ‘business as usual’ or baseline energy consumption scenario). 1.1.1 Regulative framework The significance of energy efficiency in Croatia has been confirmed by its legislative and strategic framework. To implement the EED, changes have been made to national laws: Energy Efficiency Act (National gazette 127/2014) adopted in October 2014, promotes energy efficiency and development of the energy services market. Energy Efficiency Act creates the conditions for setting goals, adopting measures to reduce the consumption of primary energy in production, transmission and distribution of energy and mechanisms for promoting energy efficiency through institutional, financial and other frameworks in order to remove obstacles Istrian region action plan that hinder the development of an energy efficiency market. This will significantly contribute to the achievement of the national energy savings target of the Republic of Croatia. Building act (National gazette 153/2013, 56/2014) Act on Thermal Energy Market (National gazette 80/13, 14/14, 95/15 ) Also respective ministers had brought several subordinate regulation acts Regulation on Contracting and Implementation of Energy Services (National gazette 11/2015) Ordinance on the Methodology for Monitoring, Measurement and Verification of Energy Savings (National gazette 71/2015) Ordinance on the Requirements of the Energy Efficiency of Energy-Related Products in Public Procurement Procedures (National gazette 70/2015) Ordinance on the Environmental Protection Label in the European Union - EU ECOLABEL (National gazette 110/2014) Ordinance on Determining Ecodesign Requirements for Energy-Related Products (National gazette 50/2015) Ordinance on the Systematic Energy Management in the Public Sector (National gazette 18/2015, 6/2016) Ordinance on the Method of Local Distribution and Billing of Thermal Energy (National gazette 99/14,027/2015, 124/2015) Ordinance on Energy Audit of a Building and Energy Certification (National gazette 48/2014, 150/2014, 133/2014, 22/2016, 49/2016) Ordinance on Energy Audits for Large Companies (National gazette 123/15) 1.1.2 Instruments Other instruments developed to help implement EED with regards to Public sector: The National Energy Efficiency Programme for 2008-2016 has been drawn up and adopted In compliance with the European Directive 2006/32/EC on energy end-use efficiency and energy services (ESD). In addition, the Croatian Government has adopted the Third National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for the period 2014-2016. For the period 2014-2016 a total of 40 measures are planned. Of these, 28 measures are continued from the 2nd NAPEnU while 12 measures are new. Of the new measures, 7 relate to savings by and large of primary energy, and they will be carried out by certain energy distributors. A large number of measures, in particular information related, affect several sectors. 11 measures are of an informative nature, or it is not clearly specified what the extent of implementation of measures will be, which is why the effects of these measures were not calculated. Through the remaining 29 measures, savings of 10.16 PJ in 2016 were calculated The Fourth National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for the period 2017.-2019. of the Republic of Croatia is currently in the final phase of making. Programme of energy renovation of public sector buildings 2014 - 2015 Croatian Government in October 2013. adopted a program of energy renovation of public buildings for the period 2014 – 2015. which stipulated that in 2014 and 2015 aprox. 200 public buildings will be Istrian region action plan renovated, with a usable floor area of approximately 420 000.00 m2. The overall cost of reconstruction was estimated of about 53,8 million EUR. The Programme should be presented publicly and ESCO companies, as well as other private companies, should be encouraged to participate in the implementation of activities Programme of energy renovation of public sector buildings 2016 - 2020 Croatian Government in March 2017. adopted a programme