Bulgaria
Airtightness and infrared thermography; mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR); design and construction skills for delivering quality nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (nZEBs), RES installations in buildings – these are just few of the topics that are covered in the courses in the newly established BKH in Bulgaria. The courses already open for registration are one-click away and easily accessible at http://www.busenerpro.com/bkhuasg.html, as many of them are still either free of charge or with a very low participation fee. And mind you - those who came for the first courses, returned for more...
Romania
Nearly zero energy buildings training courses have been structured for 3 categories of target groups (A – On-site Professionals, B – Specialists/Designers, C – Decision makers) based on individual modules, which can be used in different courses, in order to facilitate access to single or multiple courses with possibility to acquire tailor-made skills and competences linked to the qualification level and/or basic occupation.
Building Knowledge Hub Romania provides the following training courses for each target group:
Also a new course developed within the Fit-to-nZEB project called Buildings retrofitting to nZEB levelsis planned to be organized soon within Building Knowledge Hub Romania for high school and universities teachers.
Czech Republic:
For the moment the CZ BKH offers 3 specific training programmes (nZEB – designing of buildings and building technology (27 April–19 May 2017), Nearly zero energy buildings – implementation and construction (20 April – 2 June 2017), and Nearly zero energy buildings – sustainable development of construction, maintenance and use (14 March – 13 June 2017), and there are 2 more in preparation. So far there are 9 training courses, with 129 trained participants. The three progammes were specifically developed for the three main target groups: specialists, tradespeople, non-specialists. The courses consists of three parts - theoretical lessons, practical exercises and self-study with developed studying materials. end with a test and, once successfully completed, the participants are awarded a certificate. All courses were accredited by the Czech chamber of authorized engineers and technicians as a part of long-life education system, proposed by the Chamber to all engineers and technicians authorized in the Czech Republic. The future trainings will begin in September 2017.
Meanwhile the Czech team of experts is preparing practical training on wall design and evaluation of completed courses (tests, questionnaires, certificates etc.). Last but not least, there is a strong interest from local professional schools and universities for organized group visits.
Turkey:
Following the opening ceremony of the TR BKH the team of experts organized TTT course on June 20, 2017. So far there were 4 courses for non-specialists in the period May-June 2017, with more than 150 participants in total. The future trainings for designers/engineers, construction workers and non-specialists are scheduled to start in September 2017 and to continue until April 2018. The training programmes are divided into 6 modules – nZEB basic, nZEB advanced, Retrofitting towards nZEB, nZEB simulation, Preparation of funding schemes, and Practice.
Ukraine:
The trainings started in October 2016 at the Ukrainian NZEB Center. Some workshops are carried out at manufacturing and training facilities of local Project partners – EE/materials producers/vendors, including the Training Center of REHAU. The activities include group work, class discussions, lectures combined with practical tasks, solving problems, and discussion of the proposed solutions. Special software is being used for problems on building physics and on modeling of energy efficient engineering systems. Training participants have the opportunity to use samples of EE materials/equipment available at the demonstration area at the Ukrainian NZEB Center.
So far the Ukrainian team of experts have conducted two training workshops: “Design and construction of nearly zero-energy buildings“ for highly qualified building industry professionals (17-22.10.2016, Kiev). There were 22 participants – professionals, civil engineers, industrial engineers, architects, urban planning specialists, and specialists in GIS. The second workshop “Design engineer of nearly zero-energy buildings” for highly qualified building professionals (16-23.11.2016, Kiev) trained 23 professionals: construction engineers, specialists in industrial building construction and civilian construction, architects and urban development specialists, heating specialists, electrical engineers, and specialists in alternative energy sources.
The future training courses at the Ukrainian BKH have the following schedule:
Airtightness and infrared thermography; mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR); design and construction skills for delivering quality nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (nZEBs), RES installations in buildings – these are just few of the topics that are covered in the courses in the newly established BKH in Bulgaria. The courses already open for registration are one-click away and easily accessible at http://www.busenerpro.com/bkhuasg.html, as many of them are still either free of charge or with a very low participation fee. And mind you - those who came for the first courses, returned for more...
Romania
Nearly zero energy buildings training courses have been structured for 3 categories of target groups (A – On-site Professionals, B – Specialists/Designers, C – Decision makers) based on individual modules, which can be used in different courses, in order to facilitate access to single or multiple courses with possibility to acquire tailor-made skills and competences linked to the qualification level and/or basic occupation.
Building Knowledge Hub Romania provides the following training courses for each target group:
- Certified Passive House Tradesperson – Building Envelope & Building Services, PV systems installer, Building Envelope in nZEBs (Insulation systems + windows), Thermal solar systems for on-site professionals,
- Certified Passive House Designer/Consultant for specialists/designers,
- Legal framework and concepts for nZEBs for decision makers.
Also a new course developed within the Fit-to-nZEB project called Buildings retrofitting to nZEB levelsis planned to be organized soon within Building Knowledge Hub Romania for high school and universities teachers.
Czech Republic:
For the moment the CZ BKH offers 3 specific training programmes (nZEB – designing of buildings and building technology (27 April–19 May 2017), Nearly zero energy buildings – implementation and construction (20 April – 2 June 2017), and Nearly zero energy buildings – sustainable development of construction, maintenance and use (14 March – 13 June 2017), and there are 2 more in preparation. So far there are 9 training courses, with 129 trained participants. The three progammes were specifically developed for the three main target groups: specialists, tradespeople, non-specialists. The courses consists of three parts - theoretical lessons, practical exercises and self-study with developed studying materials. end with a test and, once successfully completed, the participants are awarded a certificate. All courses were accredited by the Czech chamber of authorized engineers and technicians as a part of long-life education system, proposed by the Chamber to all engineers and technicians authorized in the Czech Republic. The future trainings will begin in September 2017.
Meanwhile the Czech team of experts is preparing practical training on wall design and evaluation of completed courses (tests, questionnaires, certificates etc.). Last but not least, there is a strong interest from local professional schools and universities for organized group visits.
Turkey:
Following the opening ceremony of the TR BKH the team of experts organized TTT course on June 20, 2017. So far there were 4 courses for non-specialists in the period May-June 2017, with more than 150 participants in total. The future trainings for designers/engineers, construction workers and non-specialists are scheduled to start in September 2017 and to continue until April 2018. The training programmes are divided into 6 modules – nZEB basic, nZEB advanced, Retrofitting towards nZEB, nZEB simulation, Preparation of funding schemes, and Practice.
Ukraine:
The trainings started in October 2016 at the Ukrainian NZEB Center. Some workshops are carried out at manufacturing and training facilities of local Project partners – EE/materials producers/vendors, including the Training Center of REHAU. The activities include group work, class discussions, lectures combined with practical tasks, solving problems, and discussion of the proposed solutions. Special software is being used for problems on building physics and on modeling of energy efficient engineering systems. Training participants have the opportunity to use samples of EE materials/equipment available at the demonstration area at the Ukrainian NZEB Center.
So far the Ukrainian team of experts have conducted two training workshops: “Design and construction of nearly zero-energy buildings“ for highly qualified building industry professionals (17-22.10.2016, Kiev). There were 22 participants – professionals, civil engineers, industrial engineers, architects, urban planning specialists, and specialists in GIS. The second workshop “Design engineer of nearly zero-energy buildings” for highly qualified building professionals (16-23.11.2016, Kiev) trained 23 professionals: construction engineers, specialists in industrial building construction and civilian construction, architects and urban development specialists, heating specialists, electrical engineers, and specialists in alternative energy sources.
The future training courses at the Ukrainian BKH have the following schedule:
- September 2017 – training for building industry workers “Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings Construction Specialist” (44 hours),
- October 2017 – training for building industry workers “Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings Construction Specialist” (44 hours),
- November 2017 – advanced training for designers “Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings Project Designer” (44 hours), and
- December 2017 – training for building industry workers “Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings Construction Specialist” or advanced training for non-specialist decision-makers “Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings Project Manager” (44 hours).