After the one organized in Osijek, REA North organized a second Rennovation training in Varazdin focused on increasing energy efficiency in buildings, with the aim of providing information on possibilities for energy renovation of existing buildings in line with the latest standards.
Capacity-building event took place on Friday, 31 October 2025, at the Technology Park Varazdin, with the goal of strengthening the capacities of public administration officials and energy consultants on stakeholder engagement, planning, contracting and monitoring renovations of public buildings, including financing instruments and integration of building users.
Damir Mandic, Business Development Manager at REA North, presented the current challenges encountered during energy renovation projects, potential sources of financing for such projects, and opportunities for engaging and educating end-users.
Participants exchanged experiences on the most common obstacles and issues faced during the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of energy renovation projects.
In the second part of the program, Matej Viljevac, Junior Project Manager at REA North, conducted a demonstration of air tightness testing in buildings using the Blower Door test.
Renovation training in Varazdin was organized as part of the activities of the OUR-CEE – Overcoming Underperforming Renovations in Central and Eastern Europe project, which addresses the challenges of underperforming energy renovations and how to overome it in the Central and Eastern Europe region.
The project is implemented with the financial support of the EUKI (European Climate Initiative) program.
