CDER: International Conference on Energy Efficiency and Green Building in Algeria
Algeria, like other countries, today faces a double problematic. On the one hand the multiplication of construction sites to respond to a housing crisis that persists and to a growing population. On the other, rationalize energy expenditure in the face of the increase in internal consumption.
The decline in the production of hydrocarbons and the sharp rise in domestic consumption point to an energy crisis looming in 2030. All experts agree that the volumes produced may not be sufficient to cover internal needs. As a result, the country runs the risk of being unable to export hydrocarbons at the same time, and the national economy is likely to suffer.
Energy security by 2030-2035 requires the rapid development of two programs, placed by the President of the Republic as a national priority: the development of renewable energies coupled with that of energy efficiency.
The building sector now occupies a prominent place in terms of energy consumption. With more than 40% of the total national consumption intended for this sector, it becomes imperative to migrate to new constructive modes that take into account the requirements related to energy sobriety.
Algerian energy management policy in the building sector.
Algerian thermal regulation of the building.
Economic aspects related to the integration of energy efficiency measures.
To initiate a discussion of these three themes, the Renewable Energy Development Center with Oxxo sponsor of the event organized on January 18, 2018 its first international conference on energy efficiency and eco-construction in Algeria.
After opening speeches by the Director of EPST CDER Prof. Noureddine Yassaa and Prof. Tahar Sahraoui, Director of studies at the General Directorate of Scientific Research and Technological Development, APRUE presented the Algerian policy of energy management in the building sector, followed by CNERIB with a presentation on the Algerian thermal regulations in this sector. The CDER will discuss the application of the national regulatory framework for building energy efficiency and the economic viability of these measures. The conference was also an opportunity to inquire about the German and Tunisian experience in the field, and the few experiments conducted on the national territory.
This conference, which brought together a hundred participants from different backgrounds (researchers, academics, decision-makers, industrialists, etc.), initiated a debate on several points: current legislation that does not require the application of Algerian thermal regulations, low energy prices that do not encourage energy conservation and major blockages that should be removed to be able to apply the legislative framework for energy control in the construction sector.
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