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Conference LIFE IP Care4Climate 2022: With successful practices to climate neutrality
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60th edition of the DOM Fair
Sustainable construction and the efficient use of energy in buildings and companies
Visitors can get to know various services and products, system solutions and advanced technologies for home, construction and energy-efficient joinery, heating and cooling systems, furnishings, security and landscaping. The fair opened with an address by Dr Marjana Šijanec Zavrl from the ZRMK Building and Civil Engineering Institute, who stressed the importance of sustainable construction and nearly zero-energy buildings. "Every decision made by a builder and every intervention in the building has long-term effects on the economics of the building and the life in it, on the environmental burden, healthy living and satisfaction with the use of the building," she said. The Quality Label in Construction (of the Chamber of Local Public Economy), the Slovenian national environmental certificate in construction, was also awarded. It designates products, services, devices and technologies that meet the highest quality requirements, also on an international level. Important aspects of the fair include air conditioning systems, building materials, joinery and, in terms of materials, wood. The fair is an overview of novelties, innovations and the most advanced products and services related to home construction or renovation; two of the highlights are ZRMK and the Ensvet consultancy, which allows fair visitors to learn first-hand about the planning and building of nearly zero-energy houses and renovation. Every day, visitors can get advice from the independent experts of the ZRMK Building and Civil Engineering Institute, who give lectures on complete building renovation for the decarbonisation of the building fund and individual consulting (the schedule is availablehere), and the Ensvet network – Eco Fund (the schedule is available here). As part of the LIFE IP CARE4CLIMATE project, the ZRMK Building and Civil Engineering Institute, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning, is also organising a workshop on sustainable building indicators based on the EU Level(s) framework and their testing and pilot use. The workshop will be held live on Friday, 8 April 2022, between 10:00 and 12:00 at the Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre, FORUM Hall. The workshop invitation and programme are available here. The fair catalogue, which is available here, contains articles written at the ZRMK Building and Civil Engineering Institute. For more information about the fair, click here. You are warmly invited!
WEBINAR - Best practices from Finland
News Raising awareness and capacity building for the transition to a low-carbon society Green public procurement Food waste 20.5.20
Webinar about sustainable public procurement, energy-efficient buildings and handling of food waste
Two new calls for the complete renovation of multi-dwelling buildings
News 10.3.22
The Eco Fund is again offering incentives for pilot projects involving the complete renovation of multi-dwelling buildings, co-financed with new financial instruments – a loan from the reserve fund or energy contracting and a subsidy of up to 50%.
The Political and Legislative Background of Climate Change Mitigation
News Raising awareness and capacity building for the transition to a low-carbon society 4.3.20
As part of the LIFE IP CARE4CLIMATE project, Umanotera prepared a document entitled The Political and Legislative Background of Climate Change Mitigation, which presents key institutions and political processes in the field of climate change, the European Union's climate and energy policy, and Slovenia's climate and energy policy.
The Enough for All Conference: A solar power station in every community
News Raising awareness and capacity building for the transition to a low-carbon society 29.11.21
"The time to set goals and discuss strategies has passed. Now is the time to act," says Dr Jonas Sonnenschein from Umanotera, which decided that this year's national conference topic will be community solar power stations, precisely because of the important role they can play in the necessary speedy decarbonisation of the electricity power supply in Slovenia. More than 140 participants, including representatives of municipalities, regional development and energy agencies and state administrations, as well as representatives of civil initiatives, non-governmental organisations, research institutions and companies, attended the conference to learn about the new legal framework and inspiring successful practices from Slovenia and abroad.
Presentation of the Climate Café in Portorož
On Saturday, 15 October, the Grando salt warehouse in Portorož hosted the second Climate Café as part of the events marking Piran's municipal holiday.
Networking e-meeting with Interreg Central Europe- STREFOWA
News Raising awareness and capacity building for the transition to a low-carbon society Food waste 22.9.20
Insights on the logistical aspects of hackathons through networking.
LIFE IP Care4Climate: With music towards a low-carbon society
News Raising awareness and capacity building for the transition to a low-carbon society 28.8.20
The Slovenian National Youth Orchestra (SMO) will perform at the Ljubljana Festival 2020 together with special guests under the motto – We Have Only 1 Planet!
LIFE IP Care4Climate: the transition to a low-carbon society with music
On Saturday, 29 August 2020, a concert of the Slovenian National Youth Orchestra (SMO) under the slogan We Only Have 1 Planet will take place as part of the Ljubljana Festival. Come to Kongresni trg in Ljubljana, where you will be able to listen to the most beautiful classical and pop arrangements from 8:30 pm onwards!
International summer school "Strengthening the resilience of forests to climate change"
News 6.4.22
Due to climate change, European forests are facing an enormous challenge. The resilience and stability of forests must be increased today in order to preserve them and reduce the effects of climate change in the future. We will attempt to answer a few questions about how to achieve that at the international summer school "Strengthening the resilience of forests to climate change", organised in Postojna between 18 and 22 July by the Slovenian Forestry Institute as part of the LIFE-IP CARE4CLIMATE project 2022. The programme is aimed at BSc forestry students from Slovenia and EU member states. The emphasis of the programme will be on silvicultural solutions and good practices that have proved successful in Europe in strengthening the resilience of forests to climate change.
Installation of the first device for measuring greenhouse gas emissions in the pilot area of the Ljubljana Marshes
News Land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) 22.12.20
Soil processes are affected by various factors, including management methods and land use, e.g. in agriculture. Soil can be a GHG source or sink. This can be established by direct measurement in the field, namely with special sensors for greenhouse gas measurement. Based on information about emissions, activities can be adapted or measures for their reduction can be implemented.
The LIFE IP CARE4CLIMATE (LIFE17 IPC/SI/000007) project is an integrated project, co-financed by the European LIFE programme, the Climate Change Fund and other partners.
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