8:30-9:00

Registration

9:00-9:05

Opening:

• Radu Dudău (President, EPG)

9:05-9:15

Welcome address:

• Christina Verchere (CEO, OMV Petrom)

9:15-9:30

Keynote speech:

• Bogdan Atanasiu (European Commission) – The Importance of EPBD Recast

9:30-10:30

Panel 1: Zero Emissions Buildings (ZEB)

The development of a definition in the EU policy framework for zero emissions buildings (ZEB) serves as a common reference for standardization in new builds and renovations in the EU Member States. The panel focuses on the importance of establishing robust and coherent country regulations around the ZEB concept, and harmonized regulations across the EU.

Panelists:

• Oana Özmen (Secretary General, Industries and Services Committee, Deputies Chamber)
• Anca Ginavar (Director, Ministry of Development, Public Works, and Administration)
• Cătălin Lungu (President, Romanian Order of Energy Auditors, OAER)
• Horia Petran (President, Cluster-PRO nZEB)

10:15-10:30

Q&As

• Moderator: Aura Oancea (Researcher, EPG)

10:30 – 10:50

Coffee break

10:50-11:50

Panel 2: Country and EU level renovation challenges

Renovation rates in Romania are low and barely sufficient to meet the country’s and the EU’s energy savings and emission reduction targets in buildings. The panel will explore options and strategies to strengthen the renovation sector through the operationalization of the EPBD recast, while ensuring that new measures are sidestepping potential and past pitfalls.

Panelists:

• Adrian Joyce (Director, Renovate Europe)
• Valérie Plainemaison (General Secretary, EFIEES)
• Mihai Moia (Director, Romanian Energy Efficiency Association, ROENEF)
• Aura Oancea (EPG) – Our-CEE project: Overcoming underperforming renovations in CEE

11:35-11:50

Q&As

• Moderator: Radu Dudău (EPG)

11:50-12:40

Panel 3: Embedded Carbon Emissions

Embedded carbon can account for more than 50% of a building’s GHG over its lifetime. The introduction of life cycle assessment (LCA) and a Global Warming Potential (GWA) indicator offers a new tool to accelerate the decarbonization of building materials industry. The panel will focus on the existing implementations of embedded carbon legislation in several European countries, addressing country-specific challenges and barriers, and providing recommendations for adoption in the national legislation.

Panelists:

• Cătălin Lungu (OAER)
• Radu Dudău (EPG)
• Raluca Petrescu (Strategy, Sustainability and Public Advocacy Director, Saint-Gobain Romania)

12:25-12:40

Q&As

• Moderator: Mihai Moia (ROENEF)

12:40-12:50

• Alex Mureșan (CEO, RENERGIA), RENERGIA: Optimising household energy consumption with digital solutions

12:50-13:10

Update România Eficientă (video)

13:10

Conference wrap-up

13:10-14:00

Lunch