GENERAL INFORMATION
 

Action Document Title
 

Strengthening the Energy Efficiency Performance of Public Building Stock

Priority area
 

Transport, digital economy and society, energy

Beneficiary

Ministry of Environment Urbanisation and Climate Change – Directorate General of Construction Works

Co-Beneficiary
 

-

Duration

EU contribution (Euro)

5,000,000

PROJECT SUMMARY

Brief description of the project and main objectives
 

This project aims to address the high energy consumption of existing public buildings by developing energy efficiency renovation plans based on collected energy use data. The project will explore innovative renovation solutions to improve efficiency and reduce renovation time. Contact seminars will connect Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), financial institutions, and public building representatives to facilitate investment in energy renovation projects. These seminars will help shift risk perceptions related to energy efficiency projects, paving the way for the creation of financial mechanisms to support building renovations.

A key outcome of the project is the introduction of Building Passports, which will provide tailored renovation strategies based on factors such as building type, age, and climate. By viewing each building as part of a larger energy-saving effort, the project contributes to reduced public expenditures post-COVID-19 and aligns with the European climate strategy. Additionally, it will help close legislative and institutional gaps in Türkiye’s energy efficiency framework, supporting policy alignment with European energy directives and encouraging replication of successful projects across other public buildings

Location

Türkiye

Achievements / expected outputs

• A transparent and accountable model of energy performance contract to be applied in EE renovation of public buildings is developed, by combining the different tools provided through the foreseen activities/outputs:
  • Building assessment and benchmarking tool which is based on Data Gathering on Individual Building Level as a component of the online tool for sustainable building energy performance. The gathered data will be processed and evaluated on the basis of key performance indicators.
  • Building energy renovation passports (BPR) A building specific renovation plan with cost-effective approaches for implementation of renovations relevant to the building type and climatic zone, considering potentially relevant trigger points, where applicable, in the life-cycle of the analysed public buildings. It consists of two parts: (1) Renovation Roadmap; (2) Building Log Book.
  • Development of monitoring software to track the energy performance of public buildings.
  • Development of a yearly roadmap to increase the number of “nearly zero energy public buildings (NZEB)” and periodical reports analysing and updating the existing situation were prepared.
• A structured dialogue between ESCO’s, public investors and finance institutions is in place to support the development of energy performance projects.
  • Preparation of National Market report.
  • Development of a national discussion platform devising recommendations for enhancing the policy frameworks.
  • Organization of trust-building and match making events.
  • Preparation of two policy recommendation papers on national investment models financial mechanisms and Energy Performance Contracting (EPC)
• Public and occupancy awareness were raised and Institutional Capacity of the Actors in the sector in Energy Efficiency and Performance of Buildings, was developed
  • Development of Training Programs: (1) to enhance the technical capacity of the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) responsible from the coordination and monitoring of the project; (2) to enhance the capacity of the staff in the Provincial Directorates of MoEU that are going to be responsible of the preliminary audits of the public buildings to prepare their Renovation Passports after the completion of the project period; (3) towards the other technical staff in MoEU and MENR.
  • Institutional Capacity building towards the relevant stakeholders
  • Raising awareness of public and occupancy to support the achievement of targets towards energy performance of public buildings renovated.