The EE-Heritage project addresses the issue of energy consumption in heritage buildings in the Danube macro-region countries (Austria, Croatia, Hungary, and Romania). This region is particularly important due to its rich cultural and architectural heritage.

The goal of EE-Heritage is to reduce energy use in public buildings with cultural heritage status, which are often protected by strict conservation rules and built using old construction techniques. This makes improving energy efficiency a challenge. The project aims to encourage the use of advanced building management systems that rely on artificial intelligence and various types of sensors. These tools will help adapt and optimize energy consumption, considering the specific needs of these buildings, reducing their costs and carbon footprint.

EE-Heritage is a “short project” lasting 12 months, designed to lay the groundwork for developing a larger project proposal for the Interreg Danube Program. Through building stock analysis, regulations, and technologies analysis that could be applied to such buildings, the project will create a starting point for the future initiative. Additionally, it will include creating a work plan, exploring stakeholder involvement, identifying potential funding opportunities, and defining the project consortium.

The EE-Heritage project is part of The Interreg Danube Region Programme (DRP), which aims to reduce barriers between countries in the Danube macro-region, often divided by political, socio-economic, and administrative challenges.