The Mediterranean library of knowledge
Explore the ENI CBC Med Programme's library of deliverables: a comprehensive digital repository of diverse resources tailored for the Mediterranean region. Discover in-depth studies, innovative strategies, and practical tools spanning tools addressing key environmental, economic, and social issues. The library is your go-to source to find valuable knowledge to inspire new collaborative projects driving fair, sustainable and inclusive development across the Mediterranean.
Introduction to Energy Performance Contracting (EPC)
Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) is a financing mechanism used to support energy efficiency measures and renewable energy installations without worrying about financial barriers. In an EPC contract, the energy service company (ESCO) is committed to provide guaranteed energy improvements to the customer’s territory while the finances are covered from the achieved energy savings.
Download this brochure if you want to know more about EPCs: What they are, main advantages, models, how BIM can facilitate EPCs, essential parameters (payback time, return of investment), and much more.
BEEP video story: How to develop an Energy Efficient Heritage Building Information Model (EE-HBIM)
BEEP project aimed at strengthening the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) to enhance energy efficiency in buildings. The testing of this emerging technology on built heritage was performed to demonstrate its scalability to the entire building stock. The project provided public administrations with a powerful method for the energy rehabilitation of public buildings to be supported with private funds through the Energy Performance Contracting. The project main was an innovative methodology based on the integration of emerging technologies tested on 9 heritage public buildings located in Italy, Spain, Cyprus, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, and Egypt.
BEEP Guide (extended version): How to develop an Energy Efficient Heritage Building Information Model (EE-HBIM)
This guidelines’ document aims to enhance the capacity of public local administrations to design, and realise innovative energy and environmental improvement on historic public buildings, through a multidisciplinary and integrated digital approach (using Building Information Modelling and performance-based design to develop an Energy Efficient Heritage Building Information Model - EE-HBIM). The guideline is based on the testing of this emerging technology on built heritage in eight different EU and non EU Mediterranean countries to demonstrate its scalability to the entire building stock of the Med area. The project will provide public administrations with a powerful method for the energy rehabilitation of public buildings to be supported with private funds through the Energy Performance Contracting (EPC).
BEEP Guide: How to develop an Energy Efficient Heritage Building Information Model (EE-HBIM)
This technical guideline proposes a methodology for the energy audit of a historical building to support its energy and environmental improvement, from the analyses to the design stage up to the implementation, using Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) to attract funding. Each section of the guideline can also be used as a technical specification for tender activities.
CROSSDEV - The best videos produced by the project
"I am the Mediterranean" and 5 short video-pills on the sustainable tourism destinations developed by the project in Jordan, Lebanon, Italy and Palestine.
CROSSDEV - The art of Arabic calligraphy
This unique initiative was designed as another idea to allow sustainable tourists visiting Jordan to get familiar with the Arabic culture. Through the booklet, non-Arabic speakers will be able to taste the art of drafting the beautiful Arabic lettering. The booklet includes full details of how to draw Arabic calligraphy in a simple and easy way.
CROSSDEV - Culture, History, Environment and people to expand sustainable tourism in Italy, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine
Edited by project’s lead CISP – the International Committee for the Development of Peoples – the book gathers experiences and good practices, stories, problems, and solutions that the partners have faced during the project’s implementation. It tells about community-based tourism, socioeconomic opportunities, trainings, environmental protection, social inclusion, and many more practices that CROSSDEV has brought in the selected territories of Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, and Palestine and that were studied, designed, and applied in tight collaboration with the locals.
CROSSDEV - Crossborder agreements
Three agreements signed within the project on communication/marketing actions, cooperation among universities, and the sustainability of the newly developed online platform.
CROSSDEV - The Hidden Mediterranean platform
Hidden Mediterranean is the brainchild of five destinations with great tourism potential – the Jabal Moussa Biospehere Reserve in Lebanon, Aqaba and Umm Qais in Jordan, the Palestinian Heritage Trail in Palestine, and the Via Selinuntina in Italy – which have teamed up and are working together to promote cultural, experiential, sustainable and responsible tourism in off-the-beaten-path areas, which are rich in traditions and authenticity.
CROSSDEV - Guidelines and local action plans
Guidelines to build local action plans and the 5 local action plans developed by the project partners for 5 destinations: Via Selinutina (Sicily, Italy), Umm Quais and Aqaba (Jordan), Palestinian Heritage Trail (Palestine), and Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve (Lebanon).