The document assesses best practice examples from across Europe and provides experiences and lessons learned on different aspects building elements and materials and gives guidlines to avoid common mistakes in planning, constructions, and use.

A study tour to Germany was organized for energy experts from the coordinating partners and experts from the partner municipalities of the project to show and demonstrate different technical aspects of low energy and passive houses

Find English summaries of the first round of national events that were organized by the INTENSE consortium in 11 CEE countries

The background paper provides information on criteria for selection of best practice for CEE countries for energy efficient construction.

A study visit was organised to demonstrate hoistic energy efficient urban planning instruments inpractice in Germany and how to reach the maximum energy performance of buildings, while maintaining the lowest energy consumption level.

UPDATE! Increasing the knowledge on energy efficiency issues of construction professionals in Central and Eastern Europe: A training needs assessment report (full report)

An assessment of continuous further education programmes available in target countries, IEE projects tackling training issues related to energy efficiency and construction and training programmes offered in Germany.

Summary of the Traine the Trainers course I held in Tallinn, Estonia 23.-25.03.2010 were topics legislation, quality control, building physics and construction elements were discussed.

Summary of the Traine the Trainers course I held in Tallinn, Estonia 24.-26.08.2010 where the topics energy carriers and renewable energy souces, settlement planning and design principles, cost benefit assessment and systems engineering were discussed.

Find here the reports from three regional test trainings held in Latvia, the Czech Republic and Romania