MED-ENEC will be participating in the SB13 conference and exhibition on 6-7 November, 2013, as partner and exhibitor. The SB13 conference is part of a worldwide network of sustainable building conferences and will report to the global SB14, next year in Barcelona and is organised by the German University in Cairo (GUC, Architecture and Urban Design department), Ain Shams University, Department of Urban Planning and the State Academy of Art and Design, Stuttgart.

MED-ENEC organized a regional workshop on Energy Efficiency Building Code Enforcement in partnership with the Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation.

 The workshop will took place on 25 September, 2013, back to back with the Beirut Energy Forum, with the support of the League of Arab States and was attended by energy efficiency and construction experts from various Arab countries.

In order to develop the energy efficiency market, it is important to satisfy stakeholders’ needs - Government mandatory or indicative targets - with sustainable business proposals supported by an energy saving mechanism and a qualification - certification process to mitigate risks.

Energy subsidy reform is increasingly necessary in the MENA region. Here, more than 50% of global energy subsidies are spent, of billions of Euro each year. The MED-ENEC brochure “Energy Subsidies: A road map for reforms”