{"id":1914,"date":"2023-07-19T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solartys.org.mialias.net\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2023-12-13T17:03:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:03:27","slug":"public-authorities-driver-of-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solartys.org\/es\/public-authorities-driver-of-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Public authorities: driver of sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Low-energy and energy-efficient buildings are becoming the standard for new buildings in the Mediterranean countries. Meanwhile, the potential for efficient renovation of existing buildings continues to be a focus of development. However, despite the innovations and technical solutions for sustainable building renovation that are continuously being tested, there is still a gap between designed models and real-world application.<\/p>

Therefore, in order to response to those challenges that the event \u00abTowards efficiency and sustainability in the Mediterranean: from universities to public buildings<\/a>\u00bb was conceived. An open innovation event organised by SOLARTYS, Spanish Solar Energy Cluster<\/a>, with the aim to accompany public authorities as driver of sustainability and energy efficiency. The event has brought more than 100 assistants, between experts, academics, scientists and administrators, to learn and explore innovative solutions for more sustainable buildings in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Med-EcoSuRe project: Mediterranean University as Catalyst for Eco-Sustainable Renovation<\/h2>

To counter this, during the last four years, Med-EcoSuRe project<\/a> had focused its activities to assess and implement innovative and sustainable energy renovation solutions for Mediterranean universities and to introduce an active collaborative approach to decision support. To this end, the project has brought together researchers and stakeholders from Tunisia, Palestine, Italy and Spain to build a common understanding of sustainable building renovation issues to lead the energy transition of public and private buildings.<\/p>

In this sense, during the event \u00abTowards efficiency and sustainability in the Mediterranean: from universities to public buildings\u00bb, the different members of the consortium has presented the solutions implemented in the framework of the project: main achievements, pilot actions and strategic plan for the retrofitting of university buildings, that can be replicated for public authorities as driver for sustainability.<\/p>

In particular, Ines Khalifa and Souha Ferchichi (both from the Mediterranean Renewable Energy Centre \u2013 MEDREC) has presented the main achievements of Med-EcoSuRe project: the cross-border living lab, the tool box developed, and the guidelines that will disseminate the results<\/a>. In addition, Chiheb Bouden presented the pilot projects carried out in Tunisia for the retrofitting of university buildings at the National Engineering School of Tunis. Gisella Calcagno and Antonella Trombadore focused their presentation on the project toolkit<\/a> and the pilot actions<\/a> carried out at the University of Florence, and Antonella Violano on the strategic plans pilot<\/a> undertaken at the University Luigi Vanvitelli of Campania. As part of the project, Jos\u00e9 Luis Molina\u2019s team at the University of Seville has developed a useful decision support tool for the design and planning of the renovation process<\/a>. Finally, Imad Ibrik presented the pilots and retrofitting actions implemented at the An-Najah National University<\/a> in Palestine.<\/p>

Conclusively, in order to understand the future of cooperation in the Mediterranean, Fabrizio Paloni (Coordinator of the Joint Technical Secretariat of the ENI CBC Med Programme) spoke about the future Interreg NEXT MED and the opportunities offered by this new programme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Fabrizio Paloni (Coordinator of the Joint Technical Secretariat of the ENI CBC Med Programme)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Ines Khalifa (Mediterranean Renewable Energy Centre - MEDREC)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Souha Ferchichi (Mediterranean Renewable Energy Centre - MEDREC)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Med-EcoSuRe project: Mediterranean University as Catalyst for Eco-Sustainable Renovation<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Chiheb Bouden (National Engineering School of Tunis)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Gisella Calcagno (Universit\u00e0 di Firenze)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Antonella Trombadore (Universit\u00e0 di Firenze)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Antonella Violano University Luigi Vanvitelli of Campania<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Jos\u00e9 Luis Molina (University of Seville)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Imad Ibrik (An-Najah National University)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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Open reflection and debate to help in the energy transition of the public sector<\/h2>

Based on the results of Med-EcoSuRe project and its extrapolation to other public and private buildings, the second part of the conference focused on how public authorities should be the driver of sustainability, and to to help public bodies in their transition process towards sustainability and energy efficiency. To answer this question and address aspects such as decarbonisation, energy communities, self-consumption, renewable energies, among other subjects, two round tables were held with the idea of opening a dialogue between the speakers and the audience.<\/p>

How to promote decarbonisation in the public sector<\/h3>

To promote decarbonisation in the public sector, initiatives must be taken to encourage the adoption of renewable energy sources and energy efficient technologies, while policies must be implemented that prioritise sustainable practices and reduce carbon emissions in government operations. Moderated by Jordi Ortiz (Director General of SOLARTYS), this round table has brought together actors from different backgrounds to discuss future scenarios.<\/p>