After the ones organized in Osijek and Varazdin, REA North in Virovitica organized a third Rennovation training 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, 28 November 2025, at Virovitica City Hall, 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, presented Blower Door, method of air tightness testing in buildings.
Renovation training in Virovitica 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.
