This report assesses the perceptions of trainees who attended training seminars organised by EUKI project UPGREAT and analyses their “readiness” levels for energy renovations. In total, more than 650 attendees (658) were trained through 18 seminars organised by the consortium until the end of December 2023 as part of EUKI project UPGREAT. This report entails […]

Greece’s first raising-awareness event was held in Athens, on Friday, November 3, 2023 while the second one was held on the 19th of December. The events were hosted by the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (project coordinator) at their premises and was supported by the Hellenic Passive House Institute (project partner), the Cyprus Energy […]

The chapter “Policy Gaps and Financial Barriers Impeding Deep Energy Renovations in Cyprus and Greece” is part of the official publication “Geopolitical perspectives and technological challenges for sustainable growth in the 21st century”, which was the official basis of the 6th edition of the International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences (ICESS) held in Bucharest on 15-16 June 2023.

In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on energy-efficient renovations as a crucial aspect of sustainable development. However, despite the environmental and economic benefits, the deep energy renovation sector in Cyprus and Greece faces several challenges. Policy gaps and financial barriers hinder progress in achieving ambitious energy efficiency targets and transitioning towards a […]

With Europe’s building stock being responsible for 40% of the energy consumption and 36% of the greenhouse gas emissions in the territory, action by member-states is imperative. The European Green Deal and through it, the European Energy Directive and the European Renovation Wave, promote as the main solutions the energy upgrade of existing buildings and […]

This latest image video by EUKI project UPGREAT shows why the energy retrofit of school buildings is so important in Greece and Cyprus.