NEARLY ZERO ENERGY HOTELS FOR ACHIEVING LOW CARBON ...

SAVE THE DATE: High Level Event “NEARLY ZERO ENERGY HOTELS FOR ACHIEVING LOW CARBON GROWTH IN EUROPE” Thursday 17th March 2016 |14.00h – 16.00h| A3H1 Welcome lunch will be offered at 13.00h

HOSTED BY MARIA GRAPINI MEP (S&D Romania) Rapporteur of the Opinion of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection for the Committee on Transport and Tourism on new challenges and concepts for the promotion of tourism in Europe (2014/2241(INI)

The European initiative Nearly Zero Energy Hotels - neZEH neZEH, co-funded by the European Commission within the frame of the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme, aims at accelerating the rate of large scale renovations of hotels into nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB) supporting thus the European Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings (2010/31/EU, EPBD recast), neZEH has been targeting mainly the SME hotels, which represent 90% of the European hospitality market and counts with 16 European pilot hotels (in Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Spain and Sweden) committed to large scale renovation plans to accomplish nZEB goals through the technical advice of neZEH partners. The project has proven the evidence of the fact that nZEB concept and ambition is still weak in most Europe Member States, as there is a lack of consensus and clear definition among countries. The challenge arises when thinking on the existing private non-residential sector willing to become nZEBs, where we still encounter few successful examples to replicate.

MEP Grapini and neZEH partners drive the attention to the regional, national and European policy makers to commit to a zero energy growth in the tourism sector, reducing legislative barriers and introducing supporting measures. Register: [email protected] Technical University of Crete, School of Environmental Engineering, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems Lab -neZEH coordinator: University Campus Kounoupidiana, 73100 Chania, Greece / [email protected]

The neZEH Pilot Hotels are: COUNTRY/REGION/TOWN

NAME OF HOTEL

Croatia/Dalmatia/Supetar

Villa Adriatica

Croatia/Dalmatia/Split (Podstrana)

Hotel Split

France/Corse du Sud/Ajaccio

Best Western Ajaccio Amirauté

France/Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur/La Palud sur Verdon

Hotel des Gorges du Verdon

Greece/Rethymnon

Ibiscos Garden Hotel

Greece/Lasithi/Sisi

Vasia Hotels &Spa

Greece/Chania

Arkadi Hotel

Italy/Piemonte/Valdieri (CN)

Hotel Royal Terme di Valdieri

Italy/Piemonte/Torino (TO)

Residence L’Orologio

Romania, Brasov county, Brasov city

Cubix Hotel

Romania, Brasov county, Brasov city

Kolping Hotel

Romania, Covasna county, Turia commune

Grand Hotel Balvanyos

Spain/Vizcaya/Artzentales

Hotel Amalurra

Spain/Alicante/Benidorm

Corona Del Mar

Sweden/Gotland/Visby

St Clemens Hotel

Sweden/Uppland/Sigtuna

Stora Brännbo Konferens och Hotell AB

More information available here www.nezeh.eu

The neZEH TEAM

CONTACTS: Technical University of Crete, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems Lab, Mrs Stavroula Tournaki • +30 28210 37861 • [email protected] • [email protected] • www.nezeh.eu

Technical University of Crete, School of Environmental Engineering, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems Lab -neZEH coordinator: University Campus Kounoupidiana, 73100 Chania, Greece / [email protected]