Search follow us on: About us Products and services B2B - Industry B2C - Distribution Buildings Infrastructure BiOZ Sustainable development Media join us contact Media Press releases Archives Informations about company Downloadable materials Home > Media > Press releases > Start of the fourth edition of ECO-MIASTO Press releases send to Print Favorite Back to "Press Releases" Date 29/06/2016 Start of the fourth edition of ECO-MIASTO The fourth edition of the ECO-MIASTO project begins. The program promotes the concept of sustainable urban development, based on economic, social and environmental issues. The ECO-MIASTO 2016 project includes the ECO-MIASTO competition, thematic seminars and an educational project for schools. During the previous three editions, 84 cities entered the competition, which sent a total of 120 competition forms. 15 cities became the winners of the competition. The topics correspond to four competition categories and concern sustainable mobility, energy efficiency of buildings, water management and management of local energy systems. The project is organized by the French Embassy in Poland, in cooperation with Renault Polska, SAUR Polska, Saint-Gobain, the EDF Group represented by EDF Polska, DK Energy and TIRU, as well as the LafargeHolcim Foundation and the National Energy Conservation Agency. During the COP21 climate summit, held at the end of last year in Paris, a global agreement on climate change was reached. The key finding is keeping the increase in global average temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius. To achieve this, projects such as ECO-CITY are needed, promoting the idea of sustainable development among cities. We are continuing our mission in Poland, the aim of which is to improve the condition of the environment. I am glad that more and more local governments are involved in each subsequent edition of the project - said Pierre Buhler, French Ambassador to Poland. The main element of the ECO-MIASTO project is a competition addressed to local governments, which will start on July 1, 2016 . The deadline for accepting applications is October 20, 2016 . Cities will be able to submit their projects in 4 categories: sustainable mobility, energy efficiency of buildings, water management and management of local energy systems . Local governments participating in the competition will be divided according to the size of cities: up to 100,000 and over 100,000 residents, meaning there will be two winners in each category. To participate in the competition, you must complete the application form, which will be available on the website eco-miasto.pl . The results will be announced in autumn at a gala ceremony at the French Embassy. In addition to the prestigious statuettes and the title of the Polish ECO-CITY 2016, the winners will receive additional awards, including each of the winning cities in the sustainable mobility category will receive a Renault ZOE electric car for testing for a period of 1 month, while in the energy efficiency category of buildings, Saint-Gobain will provide WEBER products for each of the two winning cities - primer, thermal insulation adhesive and hydrophilic plaster and ADFORS concealed mesh, as well as light ISOVER glass wool. The selection of the winning cities in the sustainable mobility category will take into account, inter alia, involvement of local governments in the development of ecological public transport, increasing the number and length of bicycle paths, the effectiveness of Intelligent Transport Systems, promoting electric mobility and introducing amenities for electric vehicle drivers, as well as long-term planning. In the category of energy efficiency of buildings, the key assessment will be projects implemented in the field of, among others thermomodernization of buildings and the installation of energy loss monitoring systems, as well as the budget spent on energy on the one hand, and on investments to reduce the cost of its consumption on the other. In the next category - water management- cities will be assessed, among others in terms of the protection of available water intakes and their pollution status, investments in the expansion of water and sewage systems and water supply systems, as well as the actions of local governments leading to the reduction of water losses in water networks. In the management of local energy systems, it is crucial to properly combine system sources of heat and electricity with locally produced or recovered energy, using the potential of renewable energy sources and their effective management. Safe and sustainable energy that is adapted to the individual needs of each territory is one of the greatest challenges facing local authorities. Podobnie jak w poprzednich edycjach projektu ECO-MIASTO, tym razem także nie zabraknie seminariów tematycznych. We wrześniu i październiku odbędą się 4 seminaria odpowiadające tematyce każdej z kategorii konkursowych. Szczegółowe informacje na temat miejsc i terminów pojawią się na stronie eco-miasto.pl. Seminaria tematyczne są ważnym elementem projektu, ponieważ skupiają przedstawicieli polskich i francuskich miast, dając im doskonałą okazję do wymiany doświadczeń oraz poznania najlepszych międzynarodowych praktyk. An additional activity within the ECO-MIASTO project will be an educational project organized by WORLD - the LafargeHolcim Foundation . Its aim is to sensitize children and young people to the quality of the environment in which they live and to engage them to actively participate in creating places and building a friendly space, respecting the environment. The project will be implemented in the form of an architectural competition dedicated to children and adolescents of primary, middle and high schools. Selected projects of young designers will have a chance to create places that are friendly to residents and created in accordance with the principle of sustainable development. Tools Expand Registration: Add to Favorites: Collapse send to Print Favorite Wróć do "Komunikaty prasowe" Powrót do góry Kontakt dla mediów Zapraszamy przedstawicieli mediów do kontaktu z Działem Komunikacji i Relacji Zewnętrznych LafargeHolcim w Polsce. 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