Osnivanje nacionalnog trening centra za zgrade gotovo nulte energije

The overall objective of the project is to increase, at the national level, the capacity to implement the newly adopted, yet not utilized, nearly Zero Energy Building standard (nZEB). Addressing poor energy performance of public buildings is at the core of Croatian energy strategies and action plans. Although the newly implemented building standard–nearly zero energy building (nZEB)–has been adopted, the real implementation is still lagging behind. One of the increasingly topical issues in Croatia today is how to efficiently transfer relevant regulations and recently developed methodologies regarding nZEB standards to all key stakeholders. This project will therefore support the key stakeholders in the realisation of all benefits of the nZEB standard. The project will prove that the nZEB approach, although innovative, is an optimum and cost-effective solution for the renovation of public buildings. Project also aims to capitalize on the results of key Norwegian initiatives, developed by the well-known research institution SINTEF, regarding nZEB and zero emission neighbourhoods. Project outcomes include: • Development of the entire documentation needed for achieving nZEB standard while retrofitting the
existing public building.

• Deep retrofit of the existing public building based on state-of-the-art technologies, which will be thoroughly documented and monitored by the group of nZEB experts.

• Design of the training programme and project development assistance for nZEB projects at the level of local communities, with the action plan on how to achieve a zero-emission neighbourhood.

• Cooperation with Norwegian scientific institutions and other nZEB initiatives.