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Free Training in the Netherlands: Sustainable Energy Efficiency
Take a concrete step towards sustainable and future-proof heritage management.
Date: September 2-4, 2025
Topic: Energy Manager for Private Historic House Owners
Location: The Netherlands (exact location to be determined)
Cost: This training is free of charge.
Experts: Guided by international sustainability experts Gerald Wagenhofer (Austrian heritage advisor) and Professor John Edwards (British building physicist and specialist in sustainable renovation of monuments).
What You Will Learn:
The course follows a practical process for making historic houses sustainable, covering materials, techniques, national and European regulations, and the soft skills needed for successful implementation9. You will gain expertise to provide educated advice and help owners of historic homes reduce their property’s energy footprint.
Certification: Upon completion, you will receive an ECQA certificate from the European Heritage Academy (EHA). This certificate is recognized across all European countries and meets ECQA’s training requirements for certification
To Register or for More Information: Please email hiep@ivem.nl or https://www.termino.gv.at/meet/de/b/31fd65494883abc68585f0a1e5d55ec4-432646
Program:
Tuesday, 2 September 2025
| Start | End | Activity | Trainer |
| 09:00 | 10:00 | Welcome & Introduction | NN BHÖ & Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 10:00 | 10:30 | U1.E1 Cultural Heritage Management / CliP-ComE Energy Manager for Historic House owners | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 10:30 | 10:45 | Presentation Curriculum and purposes of training | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 10:45 | 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 | 11:30 | Presentation eLearning Platform | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 11:30 | 12:30 | U2.E3 Sustainability Principles | John Edwards / EH |
| 12:30 | 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| 13:30 | 14:00 | U2.E1 Intervention | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 14:00 | 14:45 | U3.E1 Impact of poor work | John Edwards / EH |
| 14:45 | 15:30 | U3.E2 Draught Proofing | John Edwards / EH |
| 15:30 | 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | U1.E3 Process of Conservation U1.E4 Principles of Conservation | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 17:00 | 17:30 | Feedback & Wrap-up | All |
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
| Start | End | Activity | Session leaders |
| 09:00 | 09:15 | Welcome | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 09:15 | 10:15 | U2.E5 Significance & Heritage Values | John Edwards / EH |
| 10:15 | 11:15 | U3.E5 Building Physics | John Edwards / EH |
| 11:15 | 11:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 | 12:30 | U2.E2 Traditional materials | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 12:30 | 14:00 | Lunch Break | |
| 14:00 | 15:00 | U3.E4 Building Services | N.N. |
| 15:00 | 15:30 | U3.E3 Insulation | John Edwards / EH |
| 15:30 | 15:45 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:45 | 16:15 | U3.E6 Secondary / Triple Glazing | John Edwards / EH |
| 16:15 | 17:00 | Feedback & Wrap-up | All |
Thursday, 4 September 2025
| Start | End | Activity | Session leaders |
| 09:00 | 09:15 | Welcome | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 09:15 | 09:30 | Presentation ECQA and certification | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 09:30 | 10:15 | U4.E1 Appropriate Renewables for traditional buildings | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 10:15 | 11:00 | U5.E1 Projectmanagement | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 11:00 | 11:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:15 | 12:00 | U5.E2 Project Development | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 12:00 | 12:45 | U6.E1 European Funding options for Cultural Heritage | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 12:45 | 13:45 | Lunch Break (including Feedback) | |
| 13:45 | 14:15 | U6.E2 National funding options for Cultural Heritage | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 14:15 | 16:30 | U5.E3 Field work “Maintenance project” (incl. break) | Gerald Wagenhofer / UBW |
| 16:30 | 17:30 | Feedback and final Wrap-up | All |
