Telegram No. 1 July 2013

 Undertaking to foster effective thermal renovations moves into high gear!

The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regional Council, the Regional Chamber for Trades and Crafts and the Effinergie association are jointly undertaking an ambitious project aimed at pinpointing, creating and putting into practice effective action to make it easier to achieve the necessary match between supply and demand in the market for thermal renovation in the home. Targeting the private sector, homeowners and landowners, either in individual houses or in small apartment blocks, the undertaking is also geared towards craft enterprises working in the building sector that are in the front line of this market, as well as their partners such as wholesalers, dealers, manufacturers, etc.

CONTENTS • Renovate more

in Pays Dignois Website

• Development of a

network of companies and professionals at the ready

• In Focus this month:

The 'Renovate More in Pays

Dignois' Challenge • Keep up to date with

Renovate more in Pays Dignois

LEARN ALL ABOUT

RENOVATE MORE Download the press kit

► Renovate more in Pays Dignois

Website A tool for use by private individuals, craft enterprises and generally everyone involved in the undertaking, the 'Renovate more in Pay Dignois' website is now operational. This tool will enable those involved in the undertaking to advertise their offers and publish their news. Created in cooperation with the Club de l’Amélioration de l’Habitat (Home Improvement Club), the site offers two kinds of information: specific local information about the undertaking and general information about how to go about renovating your home and the relevant national mechanisms (regulations, financing, etc.).

Find out all you need to know at: www.renover-plus-en-pays-dignois.energissime.fr

Telegram No. 1 July 2013

► Development of a network of companies and professionals at the ready Shake up the market, everyone counts! The main goal of this undertaking is to offer a space suitable for all kinds of initiatives with a view to fostering and developing home renovations and energy efficiency. For some months now, 'Renovate more in Pay Dignois' has been generating a great many encounters where the goals and operating methods of the undertaking can be presented. This is an opportunity for prospective partners to make their ambitions and constraints known and to take time to reflect on offers that are coherent with the undertaking's goals and their own strategies. Some enterprises like to try things out first, taking advantage of 'Renovate more in Pay Dignois' to test the waters and launch new and innovative offers; for example, they might suggest an all-inclusive service, starting from the initial analysis all the way through to final completion.

To date, thirteen partners have already signed the charter, offering specific services as part of the Renovate more in Pay Dignois undertaking. And the list of partners is certainly not complete because the undertaking is intended to continue indefinitely. Any organisation, enterprise or professional person interested in energy efficient thermal renovation is invited to join the undertaking at any time, proposing their cooperation and putting forward offers. • Private individuals: find all partner offers that

match the needs of your renovation projects here

• Renovation professionals: find all partner

offers that match your enterprise's needs

here Your contacts in the field Renovate more in Pay Dignois needs someone who can really promote the undertaking in the field and act as a contact for partners. We have two such people keen to make it easier for everyone to work together, creating opportunities for cooperation and finding practical solutions to the problems encountered.

► At the Alpes de Haute-Provence Chamber for Trades and Crafts Alexandre Montel is in daily contact with the craftspeople and their obvious business partners: wholesalers, dealers, manufacturers, project managers, instructors, professional organisations, etc.

► In Pays Dignois, Julie Esposito is in charge of taking action aimed at

informing, advising and encouraging owners and finding partners willing to participate in these actions: advice bureaux, estate agencies, asset managers, notaries, banks, etc.

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► In focus this month! A challenge to recognise and reward the best renovation practices: enter now!

In Pays Dignois, many professionals are at the ready with offers of renovation adapted to meet clients' needs, offering the energy 'plus' that also brings with it greater well-being, more comfort and bigger savings. A challenge has been organised to highlight the best ideas and practices. It will reward: ► in the 'Excellence' category: ideal renovations

that have been able to combine the energy efficiency 'plus', the quality service 'plus' and, of course, the readiness and coordination 'plus' of the people involved.

► in the 'Smart' category: renovations that have

found a way around constraints and difficulties inherent to the rehabilitation project to achieve the 'plus' in terms of comfort and energy efficiency.

► in the 'Innovation' category: renovations that

have been able to invent new routes and approaches to achieve better energy performance, by shaking up the usual methods.

Renovate More building trades information day for young people at the René Villeneuve Training Centre in Digne on 4 July. The challenge is open to all participants in the 'Renovate More in Pays Dignois' undertaking. Between now and 30 November 2013, you can nominate projects that you would like to see highlighted and benefit from personalised assistance in preparing your entry. •Download the full rules of the challenge here

•Download your expression of interest here

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► Keep up to date with Renovate More in Pays Dignois Several actions are already ongoing as part of the undertaking. These include: ► Firstly, the official launch evening of Renovate More

in Pays Dignois, which was held on 26 March at the René Villeneuve Training Centre in Digne les Bains,

and which

was attended by around 100 people: building

sector professionals (professional associations, craftspeople,

dealers, architects, study bureaux), elected office-holders, training centre staff and representatives of other associated professions, such as banks, etc. The evening afforded an opportunity to present the Renovate More in Pay Dignois undertaking and to raise the awareness of local players about the issues it represents. A large number of meetings were also arranged during the event, leading to the forming of partnerships. Read more …

► Between 18 and 27 June, four encounters were held

across Pays Dignois. Their purpose was to answer

questions raised by private individuals about their

projects, encourage them to consider renovation

aimed at energy efficiency and put them in touch with

professionals in the sector. Some sixty private

individuals made contact with around a dozen local

craftspeople thanks to the partnership promotion

undertaken by Pays Dignois Regional Council, the Asse

Bléone Verdon Intermunicipal Association, the Alpes de

Haute Provence Chamber of Trades and Crafts, the EIE

and the Digne-les-bains Town Hall.

Participants

found the

answers to their

questions and

many now wish

to meet with the

EIE to pursue

their

consideration of

energy-efficient

renovation of their homes. Encounters with private individuals from the Municipality of La Javie on 27 June. Read more ...

GET INVOLVED IN RENOVATE MORE IN PAYS DIGNOIS! Contact us:

• Private individuals: Julie Esposito Pays Dignois – Tel: 04.92.30.54.27 • Professionals: Alexandre Montel

Alpes de Haute Provence Chamber of Trades and Crafts, Tel: 04.92.30.90.63

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