Gilles VAILLE

PRACSIS

REHVA Supporters Seminar

Brussels, 10 December 2009

Opportunities offered by the

BUILD UP interactive web portal

Context and goals Specific solutions

Find resources Post your materials Share knowledge

Online demonstration Q&A

Table of contents

Context and goals

From EPBD Buildings Platform to BUILD UP

EPBD

Professionals

Database

Information

Promotion

Energy efficiency of buildings

Professionals + citizens

Database update

Public participation

Active promotion of best practices

Launch on 16 June 2009

Intelligent Energy - Europe

BUILD UP is funded under the Intelligent Energy - Europe programme (2007-2013) that is managed by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness & Innovation (EACI) on behalf of the European Commission.

The BUILD UP web portal is provided by the service providers INIVE EEIG, P.A.U. Education and PRACSIS in the frame of a service contract signed with the EACI.

Goals

Improve the energy performance of buildings by gathering building professionals, local authorities and citizens on THE European portal for energy efficiency in buildings

2 main goals: Transfer best practices of energy savings measures to the market

and foster their uptake Keep the market updated about EU energy policy for buildings

Buildingoccupants

Buildingprofessionals

Publicauthorities

Through partnership a winning team

BUILD UP Partners: European, national and regional energy agencies European industry and professional associations Trade federations and national federations of building

professionals Consumer associations Non-governmental organisations campaigning for energy

efficiency in buildings Media with a proven track record of reporting on

energy/construction

BUILD UP Partners (as per November 2009)

Specific solutions

Levels of interactivity

Buildingoccupants

Buildingprofessionals

Publicauthorities

Find resources

Regular information, Newsletter, RSS Feeds

Post your materials

Propose a Publication, Case, news item, Event…

Share knowledge

Propose/join a Community, Respond to others’ posts

BUILD UP web portal

Building professionals

Be up-to-date and express your opinion

Inform others of your activities…

Why posting information?

Propose a news item,

Event, Publication, Link,

Case and/or Tool!

Visibility at the EU level Recognition in the field of

energy efficiency of buildings

If you want to inform others of your activities

Propose/join

a Community!

Common interests Blogging Specific calendar Networking Knowledge among peers If you want to better serve

your members and/or targets

Online demonstration

Example

BUILD UP is a tool from the European Commission for the market

to help reduce the energy consumption of buildings across Europe

Success will be achieved if www.buildup.eu is popular!

Have a look!

Register

Post your items

Propose/Join a Community

Share the intelligence

Tell your networks

Key messages

Thank you for your attention!

For further information:E-mail: pr@buildup.eu

T: +32 2 340 30 69 / F: +32 2 345 17 84

www.buildup.eu The European portal for energy efficiency in buildings