In January 2020 the European Green Deal has been announced by the European Commission as fundamental policy initiatives. The purpose is to make Europe a climate-neutral continent protecting at the same time our natural habitat, thus enhancing the well-being of people, the planet and also for the economy. In order to reach this goal, the Green Deal seeks to bring important innovations also in the construction industry. As one of the main intentions is to decarbonize extremely polluting sectors, these measures involve also the building and construction industry. According to the European Union, indeed, 40% of our energy consumption is due to buildings and, consequently, renovating buildings will help people to cut their energy bills and energy use. By using energy more efficiently and thereby consuming less, Europeans can lower their energy bills, help protect the environment and reduce the EU's reliance on external suppliers of oil and gas. Energy efficiency needs to be improved throughout the full energy chain, from production to final consumption. At the same time, the benefits of energy savings must outweigh the costs, for instance, costs resulting from renovations. EU measures, therefore, focus on sectors where the potential for savings is the greatest, such as buildings, or where a coordinated approach is required. By making old and new buildings more energy-efficient, the EU could reduce its energy consumption to 5 and 6% and this could be reached through the creation of new experience in sustainable energy in buildings, for example building energy performance and certification, deep renovation of buildings, energy-smart technical building systems, or improvement of skills and qualifications for energy-efficient building design, construction, and management. So, it is crucial that the technical professionals have the tools to improve energy efficiency, not just customers who request it, but also in their workplaces and to increase the competitiveness of their businesses. As a result, the adoption of energy efficiency measures for buildings has created a strong demand for digital and green skills for smart metering and home automation technologies. Technicians as electricians and surveyors apart from technical proficiency, require a combination of digital and environmental skills to respond to the installation, maintenance, and programming of smart metering and energy efficiency home automation systems. Moreover, they need entrepreneurial and financial skills in other on one hand to better manage their business, and on the other hand, in order to be able to propose a clear and comprehensive proposal to costumers (eg. the technical renovation project, propose new energy efficiency solutions, energy-saving calculations, propose specific financial products to found energy efficiency) The target group will be: - VET Trainers, consultants, and coaches of SMEs/enterprises; - Engineers and architects; - Technicians (electricians or surveyors); - Small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in the construction and building sector Specific Objective 1: Training VET trainers/coaches/consultant that will be able to multiply the impact of the training to the final target. Specific Objective 2: Train the final target (technicians, engineers, and architects, etc). Specific Objective 3: Increase the awareness about the Green Deal goals underling the direct impact that construction operators can generate in building a more sustainable world Taking these objectives into account, the results will be: 1) CV Definition of the Energy-efficient expert in the construction sector 2) Training course for trainers able to transfer Energy efficiency knowledge and tools to the construction sector and workers 3) Interactive Maps and Tools. Innovative techniques for construction able to increase the energy efficiency of buildings Finally, the project will test its results though a jOint-Staff learning activity and it will disseminate its results through 5 national multiplier events and 1 LTTA to test and assess the project outputs. The partnership includes University Politecnico di Torino (Italy), P- Learning (Italy), Coopération Bancaire pour l’Europe (Belgium), JSI (Slovenia), and PIT (Spain).
The main goal of the EEE project was to develop a VET training able to transfer digital, green, entrepreneurial, and financial skills to technical professionals and construction workers, directly impacting the development of more energy-efficient buildings. Moreover, the project aimed at transferring knowledge about financial opportunities for energy efficiency coming from public incentives as well as from banking new and innovative financial instruments. The target groups of the project include: VET Trainers, consultants, coaches of SMEs, technical professionals (e.g., engineers, architects, and surveyors), construction workers (e.g., electricians), and small and medium-sized entrepreneurs in the construction and building sector. Specific objectives of the project include: 1) Training VET trainers/coaches/consultants in order to multiply the impact of the training to the final target, 2) Training the final target group (technicians, engineers, architects, etc.), and 3) Increase the awareness about the Green Deal goals underling the direct impact that construction operators can generate in building a more sustainable world.
The European Green Deal is a major policy initiative aiming at transforming the European Union into a modern, resource-efficient, and competitive economy, ensuring no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 and economic growth decoupled from resource use. The energy efficiency needs to be improved through cost-effective measures over the full energy chain, from production to final consumption, with a focus on sectors where the potential for savings is the greatest. Important innovations are foreseen in the building sector, which accounts for 40% of global energy consumption. The renovation of buildings will help to cut energy bills, protect the environment, and reduce the EU's reliance on external suppliers of oil and gas. To this purpose, it is foreseen to create new experiences in environmental sustainability, energy performance certification, advanced technical systems, smart metering and home automation, energy-efficient building design, construction, and management. So, it is crucial that technical professionals have skills and qualifications, and tools to improve energy efficiency. Consequently, a strong demand for digital and green skills, together with entrepreneurial and financial skills, has emerged.