SAEE is a key expert in the energy efficiency field of the UKRENERGY ERASMUS+ project
SAEE is actively working on the best European practices for energy sustainability in buildings. That is why Svitlana Pasichna, a representative of the SAEE, was honored to be a guest of two European educational projects RES4CITY (Horizon Europe) and SHERLOCK (Erasmus+ KA2 All-Inno), which brought together 18 partners from 8 European countries and Switzerland.
Indicators of specific energy consumption by buildings in Ukraine are 2-3 times higher than similar indicators in EU countries. The residential sector accounts for 33.2% of energy consumption and more than 40% of heat consumption and is the second largest energy consumer after the industrial sector (34%). Excessive energy consumption today indicates significant potential for reducing energy consumption in buildings, which can exceed 40%.
Besides, the war of the russian federation, characterized by widespread destruction of buildings, has resulted in a demand for reconstruction and renovation of the building stock, taking into account energy security and the need for maximum reduction in energy consumption, primarily through increased energy efficiency.
Thus, renovating buildings to make them more energy efficient is a key step towards the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050. However, this process requires a skilled workforce capable of understanding and applying multidisciplinary dimensions during building modernization, covering technical, financial and social aspects, which will be taken into account during the development of master's courses to support the improvement of the energy and carbon footprint of the building stock of Ukraine within the UKRENERGY project jointly with Ukrainian, Italian, Polish and Slovak universities.
