This platform is a managing platform for the upgrade of energetic performance of public buildings that offers open information to citizenship.
The need of a better knowledge about public building heritage energetic performance in order to define measures and investments to adapt them to climate change and upgrade their energy efficiency was identified under the Navarra 2030 Energy Plan. Also the convenience of rising awareness among citizens.
Government of Navarra conducted a deep analysis to obtain concrete data of all the public buildings owned by the regional government, concerning their monthly energy consumption, energy source, as well as the savings achieved since the reference date (2005). Then, an implementation plan for each of the buildings was designed, foreseeing the expected gains in energy efficiency.
All this information is compiled in a unique platform so that the transition to LC of public buildings is centralised and allows the monitoring of the action plans, with private access, assessing their impact and the savings achieved.
Furthermore, the information is reflected in an open website, serving also as a tool for accountability by the Administration.
To overcome the technical nature of energy data, the web is designed in an understandable and attractive way: the information is graphic, broken down by building and sorted by the type of use (sanitary, educational, sports, offices, etc.) to facilitate comparisons. Thus, it raises the awareness of the citizens, meets transparency and serves as loudspeaker to disseminate the actions carried out by the administration in energy matters.
Resources needed
The implementation of the platform cost € 13,400 (VAT excluded) and the annual maintenance is € 11,200 / year (VAT excluded).
Evidence of success
All the buildings of the Navarra Government are listed in the portal, 17 of them are deeply analysed.
Management tool, results achieved comparing 2018 and 2020, thanks to the platform the following results have been achieved, but part of this energy shaving is due to Covid19 pandemic situation:
Annual consumption invoiced: -19.36% (-31,270,428 kWh)
Annual amount invoiced: -14.39% (-1,873,020 €)
Annual emissions: - 51.09% (-14,990 tCO2)
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Difficulties encountered
Updating and maintenance of the website.
Potential for learning or transfer
In fact, a similar system could be applied in any region.
The portal is developed to be applied in any region, city council or administration. Several city councils in Navarra have already implemented it.
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Tags: Administration, Awareness, Buildings, Citizens, Citizenship, Consultancy, Emissions, Energy, Heritage, Performance, Public sector
