With the aging of the existing post-primary school building stock (new schools/deep retro-fits can take years from planning to completion) there is a need for low-cost solutions that enable long-term resource efficiency in schools & reduced greenhouse gas emission (GHG). EU building energy directives & climate actions to 2020 & 2030 underpin this necessity. ENERGE addresses this need using targeted physical interventions that combine a web based platform & building sensors (e.g. electrical, thermal etc) with behavioural studies & new educational approaches that enable schools engage in energy & GHG mitigation. This holistic, adaptable & multidisciplinary approach will combine sociological, pedagogic & communications expertise with low cost technology, ICT interventions & systems engineering. ENERGE will be demonstrated in schools in France, Germany, Luxembourg, Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK. ENERGE aims to achieve a minimum 15% reduction in total energy consumption at 12 demonstration site schools over the project period & will engage and enable management, teachers, students and maintenance staff (entire school ecosystem) to reduce energy consumption by developing a new web-based platform tailored to different stakeholder within the school ecosystem. Long-term impacts will be consolidated by the development of additional and revised educational material to supplement existing school curricula (for students aged 12-18 i.e. formative years). ENERGE will track the effects of project initiatives beyond the school environment into the domestic environment of staff and students (24 homes) to monitor how interventions in school can have wider impacts beyond the school environment. ENERGE committees will be established in the demonstration schools to provide a focus for transnational engagement of project schools, longterm studies of the project impact & to enable the whole school community engage with & sustain energy efficiency & GHG mitigation.

ENERGE Business Community:

The ENERGE Business Community brings together professionals in secondary education, energy service providers and policy makers who have a drive to make our schools in North-West Europe climate neutral in a viable manner. The community will meet, discuss and exchange experiences, ideas and best practices during project workshops and events and continue the discussion on-line in our LinkedIn group.

Project Partners:

Name	Contact Name	Email	Country
National University of Ireland Galway (Coordinator)	Louise Hannon, Eoghan Clifford	louise.hannon@nuigalway.ie eoghan.clifford@nuigalway.ie	Ireland
Centre-Val de Loire Region	Yann Baduel	Yann.BADUEL@regioncentre.fr	France
Delft University of Technology	Natalia Romero Herrera	n.a.romero@tudelft.nl	Netherlands
CASTeL, Dublin City University	Eilish McLoughlin	eilish.mcloughlin@dcu.ie	Ireland
Energy Agency Region of Trier	Achim Hill	ahill@energieagentur-region-trier.de	Germany
University of Luxembourg	Stefan Maas	stefan.maas@uni.lu	Luxembourg
R2M Solution LTD	Sander Smit	sander.smit@r2msolution.com	United Kingdom