Forum "Smart, Energy-Efficient, and Accessible Housing Future"
September 20, 2024
Hotel “Lielupe,” Bulduru Prospekts 64/68, Jūrmala, LV-2010, Latvia
Registration: https://bit.ly/471AFgl
9:30 – 10:00 Participant registration, coffee break
10:00 – 10:20 Opening of the event
- Zane Petre, Head of the European Commission Representation in Latvia
- Edmunds Valantis, State Secretary of the Ministry of Economics
- Baiba Miltoviča, European Economic and Social Committee
10:30 – 10:50 Funding Sources for Building Energy Efficiency / European Commission (online)
10:50 – 11:00 Sustainability / RTU (tbc)
11:00 – 12:00 Accessible and Energy-Efficient Housing as an Opportunity for Municipalities to Address Issues / Andres Jaadla (European Housing Association)
Discussion on investments made, future funding, and housing sustainability (EU funds, private financing, banks, one-stop agencies)
Participants: Ministry of Economics (Edmunds Valantis), Reinis Bērziņš (Development Finance Institution Altum), Nora Pastore (Signet Bank, Financial Industry Association), Andres Jaadla, Aino Salmiņš (Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments), Zane Grīva (Ministry of Climate and Energy)
Q&A session
Moderator: Reinis Āboltiņš
12:00 – 12:10 Signing of the "Live Warmer" memorandum (Ministry of Economics, Latvian Consumer Rights Protection Center, Latvian Wood Building Cluster, Latvian Construction Entrepreneurs Association, Central Statistical Bureau)
12:10 – 13:00 Lunch and networking
13:00 – 14:00 Energy Efficiency in Numbers. #EUfunds and the Role of Public Funding / Selīna Vancāne, Ministry of Economics
Discussion: The Importance of Data in the Development of Energy Efficiency Support Instruments
Participants: Ministry of Economics (Selīna Vancāne), Viktors Tropovs (SEB Bank, Financial Industry Association), Mārtiņš Tīdens (City of Liepāja), Raimonds Lapiņš (Central Statistical Bureau), Edīte Biseniece (State Construction Control Bureau)
Q&A session
Moderator: Reinis Āboltiņš
14:00 – 15:00 The Interaction of Well-being and Energy Efficiency
Discussion: The Interaction of Well-being and Energy Efficiency. Solutions and Productivity
Participants: Žanna Martinsone (Rīga Stradiņš University), Valmiera Glass Fiber, LMT (tbc), Jānis Ankipāns (Latvian Sustainable Building Council)
Q&A session
Moderator: Dace Helmane
15:00 – 16:00 Innovations as an Impulse for Promoting Energy Efficiency /Thomas Kattnig, European Economic and Social Committee
Discussion: Innovations as an Impulse for Promoting Energy Efficiency
Participants: Renāte Baražinska (Latvian Heat Supply Association, Salaspils Heat), Toms Lācis (Elektrum Energy Efficiency Center), VAS “Valsts nekustamie īpašumi” (tbc), Riga Technical University, Latvian Construction Entrepreneurs Association (tbc)
Q&A session
Moderator: Toms Lācis
16:00 – 16:20 Conclusions / Kinga Joo, European Economic and Social Committee