Green Growth staff are currently undertaking specialized training at the University of Nicosia for Category A Energy Auditors, in accordance with local regulation ΚΔΠ 184/2012.
This is the first course of its kind organised by the Energy Service of the Republic of Cyprus, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, in compliance with EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EK.
The training duration is 80 hours which includes 56 hours theory and 24 hours practical assignments.
* Proposed target of 3 percent of public buildings per year
* Construction firms would benefit
The European Union may pass a triple whammy environment policy in the first half of this year that would bring a rapid jobs boost, cut energy bills and improve the environment by one simple measure: keeping Europe’s buildings in good repair.
Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said the EU Energy Efficiency Directive includes a commitment to retrofit a certain number of public buildings each year, improving insulation and stopping leaks.
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Green Growth Energy Services has been retained by a major bank to carry out an Energy Audit of four office buildings. The planned duration of the project is ten weeks. At the end of the project a separate Energy Opportunity Assessment report including costed action recommendations will be issued to the client for each of the four buildings.
Green Growth Energy Services has successfully bid for and completed work on behalf of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics for a Building Energy Performance Certificate. The work identified a number of opportunities for improvement in energy performance.
Building Energy Performance Certification is now required by law for permitting new buildings or obtaining a planning permission for major changes to existing buildings. It involves the use of standardized software and standardized assumptions to benchmark a theoretical version of the building under study against a similar, virtual “reference building”. The process deliberately sidesteps the operational aspects of the use of a building so as to yield an energy performance rating class for the building that is independent of the energy consumption habits and preferences of any particular user or owner of that building.
Unlike the Building EPC process mandated by law, an energy audit is unconstrained and in the hands of experts, the audit will usually uncover all efficiency opportunities that would be missed by the Building EPC process and also correctly estimate payback periods. For example, lighting that is typically left on 20 hours a day, e.g in a hotel lobby, is a much better candidate for replacement with more energy efficient lighting than lighting in the conference rooms which is on only when the room is occupied. The Building EPC process is rigid in such things, and will not allow the user to vary the number of hours that lights are turned on.
Green Growth Energy Services completed today an energy and opportunity assessment for a 4 star, 175-room hotel. Potential savings totalling €91,000 per annum in electricity and heating oil were identified, arising from six different initiatives which were costed at a total budget of €280,000. Continue reading
In June 2010, Green Growth Energy Services completed an energy assessment for the Bank of Cyprus headquarters in Nicosia, and found significant energy savings opportunities. Continue reading
Green Growth Energy Services was founded in August 2009 in Nicosia, Cyprus by George Lordos, Erol Riza and Tamer Zaim with the objective to be the first ESCO (Energy Services Company) in Cyprus. Continue reading
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