Konferencija „Energetska efikasnost kao osnova za postizanje održivog socio-ekonomskog razvoja u Bosni i Hercegovini“ održana je 11. veljače u Sarajevu, na Internacionalnom Burch Univezitetu. Organizator konferencije bio je Green Council, Udruženje „Savjet za Zelenu gradnju“ iz Sarajeva, a prisustvovale su joj i veleposlanica Norveške u BiH Nj.E. Vilbeke Lilloe te veleposlanica Francuske u BiH Nj.E. Claire Bodonyi.

Cilj konferencije bio je povezivanje svih sudionika procesa ostvarivanja veće energetske efikasnosti u zgradarstvu u BiH, te ukazivanje na sve ekološke i ekonomske prednosti proizvodnje i primjene izolacijskih materijala proizvedenih od autohtonih sirovina kao što su ovčja vuna i slama. S tom namjerom predstavnici različitih institucija održali su niz izlaganja na temu energetske učinkovitosti i prirodnih materijala te su predstavili primjere dobre prakse.

Na konferenciji su sudjelovali i predstavnici Koprivnice koji su pritom prenijeli iskustva iz našeg grada. Gradonačelnica Vesna Želježnjak predstavila je projekte u sklopu Novog lica Koprivnice, a ravnateljica Agencije za društveno poticanu stanogradnju Grada Koprivnice Jasna Markušić predstavila je prvu implementaciju provedene zelene, održive i inovativne javne nabave A+ na projektu Prve ECO-SANDWICH® kuće u Koprivnici.

The Conference on Energy efficiency as the basis for achieving sustainable socio-economic development in Bosnia and Herzegovina was held on 11^th February in Sarajevo, at the International BURCH University. It was organized by Green Council from Sarajevo, and was attended by the Ambassador of Norway to BIH H.E. Vilbeke Lilloe and Ambassador of France to BIH, H.E. Claire Bodonyi.

The aim of the Conference was to connect all participants in the process of improving energy efficiency of buildings in BIH, as well as pointing to all the environmental and economic benefits of production and application of insulating materials produced from domestic raw materials such as sheep wool and straw. Representatives of various institutions held a series of lectures on energy efficiency and natural materials and they showed some examples of good practice.

The Conference was attended by representatives of City of Koprivnica who presented the experiences of implementing measures of improving energy efficiency in our city. Mayor of Koprivnica Vesna Želježnjak presented the projects that are part of the New face of Koprivnica, and director of the APOS (Agency for state-subsidised housing construction in the City of Koprivnica) Jasna Markušić presented the first implementation of green, sustainable and innovative A+ public procurement in the project of the first ECO-SANDWICH® house in Koprivnica.