Financing: European Commission
Role of All-Ukrainian Charitable Organization "Municipal Development Institute": sole implementer in Ukraine
Project implementation period: June 2015 – October 2018
Website of the Train-to-NZEB Project

Passive House E-Learning Platform
 

The Project "Train-to-NZEB: The Building Knowledge Hubs" was implemented in 7 countries: Bulgaria, Ireland, Germany, Romania, Turkey, Czech Republic, and Ukraine. In Ukraine, the Project was implemented by MDI in partnership with Kyiv National University of Building and Architecture (KNUCA). The Project worked to establish a functioning network of training and consultation centers, Building Knowledge Hubs (BKHs), providing practical trainings, demonstration and complex consulting services for the implementation of near-zero energy buildings. The Project also promoted the concept of nearly zero-energy buildings to general public.

The Ukrainian BKH - Ukrainian Training and Consulting Center for Design and Research on Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings - was established in 2016 as a dividion of KNUCA. The Center conducted trainings and delivered consultancy services for construction workers, highly-qualified building specialists, nons-specialist decision-makers. MDI was responsible for no less than 30% of the trainings planned for other BKHs, and delivery of 12 training courses for construction workers; two training courses for designers and highly qualified buildings professionals; and four training courses for non-specialists. This had to result in training of 240 workers, 40 building professionals and 80 non-specialists.

In 2018, the scope of training and consultancy services was expanded to train and certify specialists in assessment of energy performance of buildings and in examination of engineering systems in buildings. 

Results and achievements

• training and consultancy hub on nearly zero-energy buildings was established in Ukraine in 2016
• 2 trainings for trainers were organized in 2016 and 2017, incl. the training conducted by Passive House Institute  
• 15 training courses were delivered during 2016-2018 and total of 402 persons trained (exceeding the target set by the Project Plan)
• curriculum and training materials were developed with contribution from the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Municipal Economy of Ukraine and State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine
• parterships were established with over 20 manufacturers/vendors of EE equipmet and materials to deliver training courses, some workshops were organized at partners' training and manufacturing facilities  
• in 2018, the target audience was expanded to include the specialists in assessment of energy performance of buildings and in energy examination of engineering systems
• Following the agreement with the State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine, Attestation Commission was established at KNUCA for carrying out certification of specialists in assessment of energy performance of buildings (and producing energy passports of buildings) and energy examination of engineering systems

Project events

Presentation of first energy performance certificates for buildings prepared by energy auditors trained at the Ukrainian NZEB Centre (September 2018) 

Grand Opening of the Ukrainian NZEB Center (November 2016)