Thank you for your attention!
For further information:E-mail: [email protected]: +32 2 340 30 69
/ F: +32 2 345 17 84www.buildup.eu The European portal for energy
efficiency in buildings
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First of all, I would like to congratulate [NAME OF THE BUILD UP
PARTNER] for having taken the decision to become a BUILD UP
Partner. Thank you very much for your confidence in this European
initiative which replaces the former EPBD Buildings Platform, in
which [NAME OF THE BUILD UP PARTNER] was actively involved.!!! DO
NOT FORGET TO UPDATE THE TABLE OF CONTENTS IF YOU CHOOSE TO DELETE
/ ADD / MODIFY SLIDES !!!
In order to get a broad overview, I suggest:
explaining from where BUILD UP comes from and having a look on
what the aim is;afterwards we will see, in details, the solutions
offered through 3 levels of interactivity, like being informed,
providing materials, and sharing knowledge;and at the end, we can
have a try on all the functionalities via a demonstration online
and in live, if the Internet connexion allows us to do so.*!!! GO
STRAIGHT TO Benefits of the BUILD UP Partnership OR EVEN Specific
solutions IN CUTTING THIS/THESE SLIDE(S), IN CASE A SHORT
PRESENTATION IS REQUESTED !!!
Firstly, the context and the objectives.!!! GO STRAIGHT TO
Benefits of the BUILD UP Partnership OR EVEN Specific solutions IN
CUTTING THIS/THESE SLIDE(S), IN CASE A SHORT PRESENTATION IS
REQUESTED !!!
The BUILD UP web portal comes from the former EPBD Buildings
Platform, to which [NAME OF THE ORGANISATION] was also Partner.
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While the EPBD Buildings Platform was only dealing with the EPBD
implementation, BUILD UP has a broader scope of energy efficiency
of buildings in general: insulation, glass, ventilation, comfort,
etc.Now, citizens are tackled, and the web portal is no more
focused on professionals only.Nevertheless, it remains a huge
database of examples, and the up-to-date information is seen as a
priority. The content is regularly updated and enhanced by users
themselves.BUILD UP allows interactive participation. If you are
not convinced by a tool, or if you want to further discuss on a
specific information / publication that has been submitted, you
have your voice. This was not really possible in the former EPBD
Buildings Platform.Now, we really want that BUILD UP promotes best
practices in a very active manner, and help be the right place to
tackle energy saving measures in buildings.
The new portal BUILD UP is fully functional from 16 June 2009.
The launch has been made official by the European Commission.!!! GO
STRAIGHT TO Benefits of the BUILD UP Partnership OR EVEN Specific
solutions IN CUTTING THIS/THESE SLIDE(S), IN CASE A SHORT
PRESENTATION IS REQUESTED !!!
BUILD UP is funded under the Intelligent Energy - Europe
programme, which is managed by the Executive Agency for
Competitiveness & Innovation (EACI) on behalf of the European
Commission.
The Intelligent Energy - Europe programme is the EU's tool for
funding action to improve conditions and move us towards a more
energy intelligent Europe.
INIVE EEIG (International Network for Information on Ventilation
and Energy Performance), PAU Education (a private company that
delivers web development), and PRACSIS [(ME)] are together
providing the entire management of the web portal in the frame of a
service contract signed by the EACI.!!! GO STRAIGHT TO Benefits of
the BUILD UP Partnership OR EVEN Specific solutions IN CUTTING
THIS/THESE SLIDE(S), IN CASE A SHORT PRESENTATION IS REQUESTED
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In a nutshell, www.buildup.eu can be used for free by public
authorities, all building professionals, and even building
occupants. It therefore brings together new practitioners and
professional associations while motivating them to share
information about their activities, best practices, tools, news or
events linked with energy efficiency in buildings. This new portal
aims at becoming the European portal for energy efficiency in
buildings and it already attracted many users since its start a few
months ago.
The key aim is to reduce the energy consumption of buildings
across Europe by transferring best practices to the market and
fostering their uptake.BUILD UP also keeps you updated about EU
energy policy for buildings.
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Organisations that benefit from a widespread network of contacts
and that are contributing to the development of energy efficiency
in buildings across Europe, are eligible to become Partners of the
BUILD UP initiative. BUILD UP Partners must be independent and
objective in the delivery of their services, and must be
organisations with a recognised track record in their fields of
work. The following types of organisations are invited to become
BUILD UP Partners: European, national and regional energy agencies;
European industry and professional associations; Trade federations
and national federations of building professionals; Consumer
associations; Non-governmental organisations campaigning for energy
efficiency in buildings; Media with a proven track record of
reporting on energy/construction.!!! TO BE UPDATED ONCE A MONTH
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To date, 18 umbrella organisations like yours, [NAME OF THE
BUILD UP PARTNER], prove their confidence in BUILD UP and commit
themselves to promote BUILD UP activities.ACE: Architects Council
of EuropeEURIMA: European Association of Insulation
ManufacturersEUROGYPSUM: European federation of gypsum producers
and manufacturers UIPI: International Union of Property
OwnersCECODHAS: European Liaison Committee for Social and
Cooperatives Housing Energie-Cits: a non-profit organisation of
European municipalities Euroheat & Power: international
association for district heating and coolingEuroACE: European
Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings FIEC:
European Construction Industry Federation REHVA: Federation of
European Heating and Air-Conditioning AssociationsRICS: Royal
Institution of Chartered SurveyorsES-SO: European Solar-Shading
AssociationEPE: European Partners for the EnvironmentESTIF:
European Solar Thermal Industry FederationPU-EUROPE: European
association representing the polyurethane insulation industry
ISOPA: manufacturers in Europe of aromatic diisocyanates and
polyols ARCHI-EUROPE: architecture interactive communication
network of European registered architectsEBC: European Builders
Confederation
We look forward to rapidly increasing this list, with
national-wide organisations.*Now, we come to the core of the
presentation, that is to say that I will try to show you some
specific solutions BUILD UP offers you for free.We have thought
about 3 different levels of implications on www.buildup.eu.
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Being informedThe web portal contains a huge amount of
information, and this information is available for free, I repeat.
You make a search in the BUILD UP database and you hopefully find
the appropriate answer to your request. Of course, you can
subscribe to our monthly Newsletters. But, thanks to new
technologies, RSS Feeds are very easy and fast. New or updated
information directly comes into your bookmarks!
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2. Provide informationYou have achieved a wonderful example of
an energy efficient building, post it on BUILD UP! You just need to
register, it means to create a user account, and then you can post
your information in your own language. It is recommended to put at
least the abstract in English, so that people interested in the
information can have a quite good summary to consider. But bear in
mind that the goal is to make your information as much visible as
possible, depending on your target groups you want to reach,
national persons or Europeans.
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3. Share knowledgeOK, you have provided your information. But
now, it has to be disseminated!The button Send to a friend sends
the link to e-mails you fill in.Do you enough take advantage of the
Share toolbar? Behind this toolbar, there are many opportunities to
let your network updated on whats on. Click the LinkedIn or
Facebook icon if you have a profile on such social media, and all
your network will see the post you want to share with them or to
discuss.If you want to improve services to your members, BUILD UP
enables you to launch a thematic virtual community. Members of this
open forum are then able to view the most relevant cases, news,
documents or events that you select for them.!!! SLIDE FOR BUILDING
PROFESSIONALS ONLY !!!
You are building professionals, so BUILD UP enables you to have
an overview of Cases, Tools, Publications for instance. Lets have a
look!
CLICK PUBLICATIONS (Internet connexion required)
Latest Publications are sorted by Posting date () in descending
order (...). Show more details. Click Topics to find everything in
relation with the selected topic. You also have suggestions of
other Related Contents.
GO TO NEWS PAGE (Internet connexion required)
At the News page, you see the Top News. They are chosen by the
BUILD UP editors under certain criteria such as coverage or quality
content. Also the news which have recently been posted are visible
in one single page.With more or less the same approach, you can
view the calendar in the Events section, by month. Or, by clicking
Show filter, have an overview of the conferences scheduled in your
country or you can choose to range them by topic.
Everything possible to facilitate updating the information and
expressing ideas is brought to you.Better than receiving our
monthly Newsletters, the information can come to you directly and
as soon as it is new. You just have to Subscribe to the channel
RSS, such as the News RSS, for instance. In practice, if I always
wonder: Oh, whats new regarding energy efficiency in buildings?,
then I subscribe to different channels that BUILD UP offers, and
the contents will come automatically to me, instead of me doing the
effort to get the information.
LOG IN (Internet connexion required)
To express your disagreement or more optimistically your support
to an item, please feel free to comment it, should you think the
item needs further and deeper consideration. This functionality is
very easy in the Blogs section where you are called to reply to
others posts. This also increases the quality of content or
balances it. In that way, discussions among relevant persons are
encouraged in order to find recommendations or simple testimonials.
In an easier way, you can also rate an item from 1 star (poor) to 5
stars (awesome).
We will see an example later on.Since you are the ones who have
a lot of information, technologies, knowledge, or tips to use
energy in an environmentally sound manner, propose your own
items!
It is easy: there is a form to fill in! Be as short as possible
with the free keywords: LESS IS MORE, this is right for energy
issues and also for BUILD UP free keywords. But be sure that your
content will be checked by editors before it is going to be
effectively posted. So do not forget to include pictures, a
description of the case, its logo, documented content in
attachment, and links to the related websites for further
information. Upload documents, and even describe lessons you have
learnt during the implementation. Pictures improve the
attractiveness of your postWhy is it important to post
information?
Because, it is a unique opportunity to be visible at the EU
level, and why not broaden markets.Then because you are a relevant
organisation in the field of energy efficiency of buildings, and
you want to be recognised as such.And as long as you have members,
partners or a network who request your organisation to be active at
a certain level, you want to inform them, as well as others, of
activities you implement.
Virtual Communities aim at gathering members with common
interests and to be known by others.You select and share the right
information for your target group, like offering messaging,
blogging;You identify relevant events and put them in the Community
calendar;You can also create your own newsletter with focused
information on the dedicated topics of interests;A virtual
Community is a open place to connect with other peers on specific
areas (ex: ventilation, energy performance calculation procedures,
leading examples of public buildings, etc.).
Why not opening a Community on [SUGGEST A RELEVANT THEME
ACCORDING TO THE ORGANISATIONs PROFILE]?*Now, lets practice a bit
on www.buildup.eu!What is better than a pragmatic example?
CLICK WITH THE MOUSE EVERYWHERE ON THE PICTURE (Internet
connexion required)
This is a publication documenting the political agreement of the
recasted EPBD. The description is clear and relevant, and it
contains links for further information. It is a good post for
me
Search by tags (Show more details)
LOG IN (Internet connexion required)
Send to a friendPrint this pageShare in using social media
(LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.)CommentsRatingAward label: Good practice
2009Propose a case (Rich Text Editor)
GO TO NEWS PAGE (Internet connexion required)
Show more detailsRSS Feeds
GO TO EVENTS PAGE (Internet connexion required)
View calendar
GO TO COMMUNTIES (Internet connexion required)
Propose a Community! Become a facilitatorJoin a
CommunityPeople
If you are lost, there are many Guidelines to help you: How to
use BUILD UP. And at a last resort, fill in the contact form at
top-down, and we will reply to you.To conclude, BUILD UP is a tool
FROM the European Commission FOR the market to help reduce the
energy consumption of buildings across Europe. Success will be
achieved if www.buildup.eu is popular!
Therefore, important efforts for promotion and marketing are
foreseen:Cooperation with pan-European Media with a proven track
record of reporting on energy/construction;Partnerships with
umbrella organisations at European and national
levels;Participation in fairs and events to ensure visibility;
andPresentations and demonstrations like today.
Besides this, you are also a key element in the success, so:Have
a look by yourself!
Create an accountPost your itemsPropose/Join a CommunityShare
the intelligenceTell your networks
High quality promotional materials including leaflets, posters
are available. Here you are with such leaflets available in English
so far. They will be available very soon in 21 languages. Help
yourself!
Or another possibilitycontact the BUILD UP Public Relations
Desk.
You see, the challenge is great, isnt it? We can meet the
targets together so that www.buildup.eu is recognised to be THE
European portal for energy efficiency in buildings.
Thank you very much for your attention.
Do you have any questions / comments?
