Flip-EC Kick-Off Meeting
Project: Flip-EC
Physical Meeting
07. - 09. May 2025
00:00 - 23:59 (CET)
Flipped Energy Concept to Flip Climate Change
Flip-EC
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Flip-EC
PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
3 Climate-neutral societies
objective
3.2 Energy transition
Project type
Implementation
March 2025 - February 2028
Flip-EC
The project Flip-EC helps public authorities and building users overcome structural barriers and drive lasting behavioural change to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions in public buildings.
In the spotlight
Flip-EC focuses on empowering a wide range of building users — such as students, teachers, municipal staff or citizens — to adopt more energy-conscious habits in everyday activities like heating, ventilation, and lighting. Flip-EC will deliver key outputs in three phases: preparation, piloting, and transfer. These include developing participatory governance models, stakeholder engagement strategies, and a framework for monitoring energy savings, durability, and social impact. In the piloting phase, the project will test and refine solutions in real-world settings, particularly schools and municipal buildings. The final phase will establish a digital platform for learning and resources, alongside Train-the-Trainer workshops for broader replication.
Buildings are responsible for approximately 40% of energy consumption and around 36% of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe. These emissions mainly arise from construction, use, renovation, and demolition. Public buildings play a special role in this context, as the public sector has a responsibility to lead by example in implementing energy efficiency measures and to credibly support climate goals. Nevertheless, the annual renovation rate of public buildings remains low. In fact, technical, operational and behavioural measures must go hand in hand. A study by the International Energy Agency (IEA) indicates that a combination of these measures can achieve up to a 30% reduction in energy consumption. Unfortunately, unclear responsibilities and diffusion of responsibility hinder progress, leading to stagnation and frustration. The diverse uses and user groups of public buildings and varying structural conditions complicate efforts to enhance energy efficiency and present unique obstacles. In order to tackle these challenges, local public authorities and the building users require better cooperation and participation processes and knowledge-base about effective behavioural measures. Focus of Flip-EC is on establishing the commitment and involvement of the users, based on the incremental but long-lasting behavioural change. Flip-EC solves structural hurdles, diffusion of responsibilities and lack of awareness of both target groups, brings them and their interests together to ultimately promote a faster and more durable implementation of energy-saving measures and ensure efficient and needs-based operation of public buildings.
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ImplementationMarch 2025 - February 2028
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Flip-EC
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3.04MillionTotal
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2.44MillionErdf
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0.00MillionNorway
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Flip-EC
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- 53.867168110.685447
- 57.424087525.9078834
- 56.195506424.7552015
- 49.807909618.9881581
- 54.339627710.1268118
- 56.831746924.4285713
- 52.206150221.0336388
- 54.75319125.2677748
- 56.535558421.0260137
- 57.847995426.9944903
- 55.65329212.418787
Project partners
Lead partnerHanseatic City of Luebeck
- TownLübeck
- Region
- CountryGermany
- RegionLübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt
- RepresentativeHanseatic City of Luebeck
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- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
492,766.67
Smiltenes Municipality
- TownSmiltene
- Region
- CountryLatvia
- RegionVidzeme
- RepresentativeSmiltenes Municipality
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
206,277.40
Birzai district municipality administration
- TownBirzai
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionPanevėžio apskritis
- RepresentativeBirzai district municipality administration
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
233,848.80
Regional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała
- TownBielsko-Biała
- Region
- CountryPoland
- RegionBielski
- RepresentativeRegional Development Agency in Bielsko-Biała
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
204,718.80
Eduversum GmbH
- TownKiel
- Region
- CountryGermany
- RegionKiel, Kreisfreie Stadt
- RepresentativeEduversum GmbH
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
560,260.00
Social innovation centre
- TownDaugmale
- Region
- CountryLatvia
- RegionPierīga
- RepresentativeSocial innovation centre
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
184,908.00
Foundation institute for sustainable development (ISD)
- TownWarszawa
- Region
- CountryPoland
- RegionMiasto Warszawa
- RepresentativeFoundation institute for sustainable development (ISD)
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
155,160.00
Lithuanian Innovation Centre
- TownVilnius
- Region
- CountryLithuania
- RegionVilniaus apskritis
- RepresentativeLithuanian Innovation Centre
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
232,394.80
Liepaja State Technical school
- TownLiepaja
- Region
- CountryLatvia
- RegionKurzeme
- RepresentativeLiepaja State Technical school
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
248,687.60
Development Centre of Võru County
- TownVõru
- Region
- CountryEstonia
- RegionLõuna-Eesti
- RepresentativeDevelopment Centre of Võru County
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
217,124.00
Brondby Kommune
- TownBrøndby Kommune
- Region
- CountryDenmark
- RegionKøbenhavns omegn
- RepresentativeBrondby Kommune
- Phone
- E-Mail
- Web
Total partner budget
307,808.24
Contacts
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Project manager, Financial manager, Communication managerFlorian LottiesHanseatic City of Luebeck
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