3ENCULT feeds the project’s experience in the Fourth Forum of TrainRebuild, the European Forum on Training and Skills For Re-”Building”. TrainRebuild seeks in this event to elicit the views of local private property owners’ associations and municipalities members of the Covenant of Mayor in jointly undertaking retrofit programs for heritage buildings.

TrainRebuild’s objective is to encourage retrofitting in a wide range of buildings by targeting specifically property owners (via their associations) and local authorities with dedicated training and information packages. In several forums different aspects have been addressed – this last one on 3rd of December 2012 in Brussels focussing on heritage buildings and their specific demands.

Issues addressed in the four sessions range from policy and finance over good practice examples to specific training experiences:

• SESSION I - POLICY AND FINANCE
  Policy and Financial Support Instruments at Local Level to Support the Retrofitting of Heritage Buildings
• SESSION II - TOOLS AND GOOD PRACTICES
  Benchmarking Successful Projects and Practical Tools to Improve the Renovation of Heritage Buildings
• SESSION III - TRAINING OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES
  Training Local Authorities Experts in Carrying Out Retrofit Programs for Heritage Buildings
• SESSION IV - TRAINING OF PROPERTY OWNERS
  Training of Building Practitioners in Carrying Out Retrofit Programs for Heritage Buildings

3ENCULT stated that consistent reduction in energy demand is possible also in historic buildings respecting their heritage value – if a multidisciplinary team finds the right solutions for the single building. There will be no “standard solutions” in heritage buildings, but the project is providing a pool of solution and guidelines how and when to apply them.
On the example of the Public Weigh House in Bolzano/Italy, one of eight 3ENCULT case studies, the process ranging from the comprehensive diagnosis of both conservation and energy aspects over the analysis of a broad range of possible solutions towards the selection of the best ones for the single building is shown.

Date & place:
3.12.2012, 9.00- 17.30, Brussels

Further information:
Alexandra Troi (EURAC), +39 0471 055600

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