Introduction
IntroductionThe cities of Helsingborg and Helsingør are both ancient cities separated by a 4000-metre wide sound and a 20- minutes ferry ride. Today cooperation between the two cities are extensive in many fields.
Reason to Be Selected
The ECO-City demonstration sites in Helsingborg and Helsingør comprise a whole integrated trans-national community approach to energy efficiency and sustainable energy supply. The development is in-line with the existing close cooperation between the cities and constitutes an extension of their existing policies towards a more sustainable development.
Highlights:
The ECO-City project will set a reference for new standards to prevail in the community both in retrofitting, new buildings, energy supply and use of Polygeneration. Furthermore, the initiative will be anchored in the whole community through training of SME's, janitors corporation and through extensive dissemination.Details
In addition to the demonstrations of buildings and renewable energy systems, the project also included training activities, socio-economic monitoring and dissemination.
•New energy metering and info system
•Information to schools and citizens, Energiverkstaden(in Swedish)
•Training of janitors and housekeepers (in Swedish)
•New energy metering and info system
•Information to schools and citizens, Energiverkstaden(in Swedish)
•Training of janitors and housekeepers (in Swedish)
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| Lat: | 56.0353 |
| Lng: | 12.7325 |
| Type: | |
| Region: | Europe |
| Scale: | District |
| Field: | Environment |
| City: | Helsinki |