Presentation of recent improvements,
Users and Stakeholders Committee25 June 2010
including the possibility to have part of
BUILD UP on your own website
Peter WoutersManager INIVE EEIG
Users and Stakeholders Committee meeting
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• 15 December 2009• General presentation – envisaged new
developments
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• 25 June 2010• Short general presentation – new operational
features – in development2• Short general presentation – new operational
features – in development
3• Autumn• …
Table of contents
� Overall concept of the portal� New portal developments� New portal functionalities under evaluation
From EPBD Buildings Platform to BUILD UP
EPBD Energy efficiency of buildingsEPBD
Professionals
Static
Launched on June 16, 2009
Energy efficiency of buildings
Professionals + citizens
Interactive
Goals
Connect and gather
Buildingprofessionals
Publicauthorities Building
occupants
Become THE European portal for energy efficiency in buildings
� How:� By transfering best practices of energy savings measures to the
market and fostering their uptake� By keeping the market updated about EU energy policy for
buildings
BUILD UP Europe’s collective intelligence
Promote know-how
Transfer experience
Find information
Share knowledge
Specific solutions
Solutions depending on audiences
Database of Cases & Tools
Energy efficiency
EPBD resourcecentre
Energy legislation
BUILD UP provides specific solutions for specific a udiences:
The market
Publicauthorities
Cases & Tools
Your guide to energy efficiency
National infoin practice
You and the EU
WebportalBuilding
professionals
Buildingoccupants
Find resources
Buildingprofessionals
Publicauthorities Building
occupants
Being up-to-dateBeing up-to-date
Regular information, Newsletter, RSS Feeds
BUILD UP web portal
Be kept informed
Post your materials
Being up-to-date
Buildingprofessionals
Publicauthorities Building
occupants
BILD UP web portal
Being up-to-date
Regular information, Newsletter, RSS Feeds
Propose Content
Propose a Publication, Case, news item, Event…
BUILD UP web portal
Why posting information?
� Visibility at the EU level� Recognition in the field of
Provide information
� Recognition in the field of energy efficiency of buildings
� If you want to inform others of your activities
Give your feedback
Communicate via the virtual Communities!
Why?
� Share knowledge with your peers
Virtual Communities aim at gathering members with common interests
� Get known by others with similar interests
� Have a place for discussions� Identify specific events, news,
publications� Create your own newsletter with
focused information
The BUILD UP embedded page function
Boost your website!
� Show the content of your BUILD UP Community automatically on your own website
� No duplication of efforts� Easy and free
Through partnership a winning team
� BUILD UP Partners:� Industry and professional associations (European level)� Consumer associations (European level)� Non-governmental organisations campaigning for energy
efficiency in buildings (European level)efficiency in buildings (European level)� Media with a proven track record of reporting on
energy/construction (national levels)
BUILD UP Partners
More information about social mediawill be given later
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? Embedded page concept!Win-Win Situation?
Different trajectories to reach our target audience…
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Embedded page : Support from BUILD UP
If needed, BUILD UP will provide technical assistance for
implementing the embedded pageimplementing the embedded page
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New functionalities under evaluation :
intelligent use of social media
Sharing content from BUILD UP
Example: Social networking sites (Linkedin)
Example: Social networking sites (Linkedin)
Example: Social networking sites (Linkedin group newsletter)
Example : Netvibes
Example: Microblogs (Twitter)
http://twitter.com/adeliyannis
Example: social bookmarking (Digg)
Example: social bookmarking (Digg)
Example: social bookmarking (Delicious)
Conclusions
�The communities concept in combination with the embedded page functionality substantially increase the usability of BUILD UP
�We believe that the embedded page functionality can be very interesting for the BUILD UP partners and their (national) member organisationstheir (national) member organisations
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