RECAST of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive available

On the 13th of November the European Commission communicated the proposal for the RECAST of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Click here to see here the proposal for the RECAST*

Click here to read the press release.

"Towards Class A" Award - Call 2008/9 Now Open

The Call for Applications for the "Towards Class A" Award in 2008/09 is now open !

All municipalities in Europe - regardles of being yet involved in the Display® Campaign or not - are welcome to apply and celebrate their achievements of building certification.

The deadline for submissions is the 6th of March 2009 and the Award Ceremony will take place on the 23rd of April in Brussels.

For detailed information about application requirements and evaluation criteria click here.

Energyday 08 in Vernier, Switzerland

First Croatian Display poster unveiled

On the 24th of October Ivanic-Grad unveiled the first (and possibly the largest to date) Display poster in Croatia.

The mayor of Ivanic-grad was proud to present the Display results for 6 municipal buildings and the largest poster was placed on the municipal headquarters currently undergoing renovation (external insulation) and rated G. The event even made it into the Croatian business newspaper.

Click here to see the article in Croatian.

13th DISPLAY® Newsletter

New associated partner : Caisse des Dépôts

Caisse des Dépôts, one of the leading financial institutions in France, has joined the Display® Campaign as an associated partner. In the frame of its strategic plan “Elan 2020”, Caisse des Dépôts is engaged in a number of programs to combat climate change and promote sustainable urban development.

Among other themes, the bank’s Department of Sustainable Development also focuses on issues such as Eco-villages and improvements of energy standards of buildings.

For more information click here.

New Display® Partner : Zürich

Switzerland’s largest city has joined the Display® Campaign ! The city council of Zürich has launched its campaign participation by presenting the Display poster for one of their mayor administration buildings.

The Display® Campaign integrates well in Zürich’s ongoing efforts to further reduce energy requirements and will support the city’s vision of a ’2000- watt-society’. City officials are proud to demonstrate good results regarding the achieved energy standards for a number of public buildings and will continue to use the Display® tools for accelerating future upgrades in other buildings.

To see Zürich’s press release (in German) click here.

CYBER Display® successfully launched

The follow-up project "Communicate Your Buildings’ Energy Ratings" (CYBER Display®) has been successfully launched on the 23./24. of September. The kick-off conference took place in Bristol (UK), which has also won the Towards Class A award in 2006 for its leading communication strategy regarding energy-efficiency in buildings. The official kick-off meeting was followed by a two-day training workshop targeted to strengthen further project communication actions in line with the legislation of the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD).

To see a BBC article on this event click here.