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38  Autumn 2019 European Energy Innovation

    PUBLIC BUILDINGS

                                                                         Early adopters and shining
                                                                         examples
                                                                         The OÖ Energiesparverband (ESV),
                                                                         the regional energy agency, is a
                                                                         central driver of the energy transition
                                                                         in Upper Austria. Its portfolio of
                                                                         services for the public sector includes
                                                                         targeted training courses, energy
                                                                         advice services, support in developing
                                                                         and implementing energy action
                                                                         plans, technical support for triggering
                                                                         energy-related investments and the
                                                                         development and management of
                                                                         regional policies and programmes
                                                                         related to buildings and renewables.

                                                                         The transformation of the public
                                                                         buildings sector is well on its
                                                                         way in Upper Austria. The ESV
                                                                         strives to showcase the efforts
                                                                         and achievements of the regional
                                                                         government and forerunner
                                                                         municipalities since they play a
                                                                         valuable role and help set the trend
                                                                         in the region and abroad.

                                                                         To learn more about Upper Austria
                                                                         and exchange with energy and
                                                                         building experts from around the
                                                                         world, the OÖ Energiesparverband
                                                                         invites you to join the next edition of
                                                                         the World Sustainable Energy Days
                                                                         in Wels/Austria from 4 – 6 March
                                                                         2020. l

To overcome the high upfront       projects encompassing more than       Contact details:
investment costs, Energy           40 buildings were implemented. The    Christiane Egger,
Performance Contracting (EPC) is   energy performance of the building    OÖ Energiesparverband
widely used. EPC also offers many  stock was significantly improved      Landstrasse 45, A-4020 Linz
other benefits. It helps assure    and, whenever possible, fossil fuels  +43 732 7720 14380
successful project implementation  were replaced by renewable energy     christiane.egger@esv.or.at
and enables the investment of      sources. These 15 projects alone
public money on other projects     permit annual savings of around               www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu
and measures. Since 2003, 15 ECP   4.5GWh, 1,500t CO2 and €340,000.
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