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Mirsad Kustura, director of elementary school “Hasim Spahic”

 

By implementing energy efficiency measures, we achieve significant financial savings

 

“Hasim Spahic” Primary School from Ilijas is one of the educational institutions on whose facility energy efficiency measures were implemented as a part of the BEEP project (B&H Energy Efficiency Project). This school also won the pilot project for comparative measurement of energy savings, where they proved to be the biggest energy savers and ultimately deserved their win. Through a brief interview, the director of the school, Mr. Mirsad Kustura talks about the importance of the implemented works, as well as the reactions of the employees, students and parents after these works.

 

 

What are the main problems that the primary school “Hasim Spahic” Ilijas faced in terms of energy consumption?

 

Mirsad Kustura: Before the implementation of the energy efficiency project  we had a very big energy loss problem, because the school had old windows that did not close properly and did not have any thermal insulation.

 

 

What works were implemented in your school as a part of the Beep Project (B&H Energy Efficiency Project) and what is the importance of the implemented measures for students and employees?

 

Mirsad Kustura: As a part of the Beep project (B&H Energy Efficiency Project) a complete change was made on the external facade windows of our school. In addition, a thermal facade was installed on the external walls and attic, the substation was partially refurbished, as was the interior lighting. By implementing these measures, the working conditions of our students and teachers have been improved.

 

 

In addition to improving the working conditions for students and teachers, did the implementation of energy efficiency measures contribute to cost reduction and financial savings?

 

Mirsad Kustura: Implementation of the energy efficiency project significantly reduced heating and electricity costs, which led to financial savings – so the project became self-sustaining.

 

 

How satisfied are you with the work of the project implementation units? What are the reactions of students and parents – are they satisfied with the work done and do they feel concrete improvements?

 

Mirsad Kustura: The implementation unit did a very professional job, to the great satisfaction of students and parents, who are very satisfied with the work, and are fully aware of the improvements.

 

 

The “Hasim Spahic” Elementary School is also the winner of the comparative energy measurement pilot project implemented as a part of the Beep project. Your school had the greatest energy savings of all involved in this pilot project. How do you motivate teachers and students to take be more energy efficient?

 

Mirsad Kustura: At school we conducted a brief educational program for students and employees about the importance of conservation and rational use of energy sources.

 

 

How much are children learning about energy efficiency in class? Do you think their curriculum provides enough information? What kind of education can help to raise their awareness and to make their behavior more energy efficient?

 

Mirsad Kustura: As a part of the school curriculum, children are barely, almost in no way, educated on the topic of energy efficiency. We think their curriculum does not provide enough information. It is necessary to introduce this type of education in the curriculum and program through ecology, so students’ awareness of this issue will continue to grow and their behavior become more energy efficient.

 

What is the first thing you notice on a building? Most will probably answers with the facade or the lack of a facade. Whether it is a private house, residential building or other public facility, apart from the aesthetic role of the facade, it also has a functional role – the thermal protection of the building.

 

A high quality facade and heat insulation, especially on the house or building you live in, is one of the basic preconditions for a pleasant and quality life. Nowadays, when climatic changes are evident, with summers that are too warm and winters that are too cold, life in a house or a residential building is simply is not good. Without a facade, the energy required for heating or cooling premises are irretrievably lost in large quantities.

 

 

If we take a better look at the houses in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we can notice that most of them have several floors, but they do not have a facade and the exterior walls are naked. Satisfactory thermal protection is also lacking. This is often one of the biggest causes of high electricity bills each month or funds set aside for alternative heating methods.

 

However, did you know that you can decide whether you will continue to allocate large sums of money for heating and paying high bills or if you will save money by making smart investments and through smart energy use? The second option allows you to afford a more enjoyable and safer life and living conditions. One of the ways to use energy smartly is precisely through adequate thermal insulation. Heat insulation is the protective system of a building that allows you to save energy for heating in the winter and makes your house less hot in the summer.

 

Insulation of external walls, roofs, windows and doors protects the building from harmful external influences, such as moisture or freezing, and extends its life span. Also, heat insulation helps solve the problem of dangerous poisonous fungi and molds in houses that form as a result of inadequate temperatures.

 

 

Although investment in a high quality facade and good thermal insulation requires a certain financial cost, it will pay off in the long term. In fact, in several years the money invested will return and energy consumption will decrease by 40 to 60 percent. That is why we need to think in advance. When everything is put on paper, you will be convinced that long-term savings are real and tangible.

 

It is about time to start raising awareness of the effects of energy efficiency. Why not start with a new facade? Every contribution is important and together they lead towards the same goal – a clean planet Earth for our children.

Press Release

 

Sarajevo, 22.08.2017.

 

 

 

Implementation of Energy Efficiency Measures for 13 New Facilities in FBiH

 

New investments in energy efficiency worth 4.3 million BAM

 

Following the renewal of 18 public buildings in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina last year, within the framework of the World Bank BEEP project (Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project), the implementation of energy efficiency measures continues this year.

 

By signing contracts with contractors, new investments have been planned for 13 public buildings, in Zenica-Doboj Canton (five facilities), Canton 10 (two facilities), Canton Sarajevo (one building) and facilities of importance for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (five facilities).

 

The total investment will cover 6 educational institutions, 2 health institutions, and 5 other public buildings, as stated by the Federal Minister of Physical Planning Josip Martić upon signing the contract. He added: “I am happy to see that energy efficiency is becoming an increasingly important topic. I can proudly point out that we are very pleased with last year’s results and that its positive effects have transferred into this year. The multiple benefits of such development projects have already been widely recognized and we are delighted when through their implementation, we can improve the conditions in public buildings but also achieve significant savings in energy costs and CO2 emissions.”

 

Implementation of energy efficiency measures for the renovation of public buildings is part of the largest energy efficiency project in Bosnia and Herzegovina – BEEP (Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project), which, in the period from 2015 to 2018, is investing 32 million USD, 19.23 million USD of which was allocated to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

 

The project is implemented in public facilities in the fields of education and health through the implementation of measures such as window replacements, installation of thermo facades, improvement of heating systems and others.

 

Save your money by implementing energy efficient measures

 

Spring is an ideal time for performing work on your home that will provide you with a pleasant stay in a relaxing and warm space, without fear of extreme coldness in the coming winter season. Also, if you are renovating your apartment or house, you can forget about the unbearable heat in the rooms during the warm summer months. But how can you make your home comfortable for any season of the year? The answer is very simple – implement energy efficient measures.

 

You can already start renovating your home as it can help you to improve it and make it more energy efficient. You invest in a more inexpensive and safer future with this process. Regardless of whether it is a larger project such as installing solar panels on your house for heating hot water, or a smaller project like replacing your apartment windows, your budget can be saved from further wasteful spending. With the help of experts from the largest energy efficiency project in B&H, BEEP (Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project), we have investigated which methods in the construction industry can be applied to make your home energy efficient and ultimately save you money.

 

1. New or additional insulation of your roof or attic

To begin with, experts in the field of energy efficiency recommend to set up good insulation of the place in which you live. Quality insulation of the roof or walls can help reduce the amount of heat that enters your home when it’s hot, or keep the heat inside when it’s cold outside. There are many roof isolation options that depend on the preferences and options you have. The most popular options are stone or glass wool, reflective film, or clay slate that absorbs moisture well and is resistant to frost.

 

 

2. Renovation, thermal insulation of facade

If you have decided to renovate the facade, use materials such as expanded polystyrene (EPS), or Styrofoam. Styrofoam is still used in construction as a suitable choice for wall insulation, because it is lightweight, possesses good mechanical characteristics and it is easy to install. It also has extremely low moisture absorption rates and above all, it is a great thermal insulation. However, there are other, newer, materials that could be placed on the facade that achieve higher thermal power. Inform yourself about graphite Styrofoam, a gray facade Styrofoam that contains graphite polystyrene. It is thinner compared to ordinary Styrofoam, and the graphite component in its composition results in about 20% better insulating properties to the object it is placed on. You can also cover the facade with mineral wool. By placing a mineral wool, with a fireproof facade, you get better heat and sound insulation.

 

 

3. Replacing windows and doors

In addition to the roof and walls, your windows and doors are the main source of heat loss from your home. Replace the window frames as they easily result in heat loss. The best window frames are aluminum, as well as a combination of aluminum-wood (wood on the inside of the window). Look for a window system with multiple chambers. The best systems are windows of 5 or more chambers – multilayered windows with a higher number of windows that are arranged so that their interspace is filled with noble gas. Low-e windows are the highest quality windows. Their interspace coated metal film passes sunlight, while retaining heat in the interior at the same time.

 

 

4. Use sustainable building materials

If your aim is building an energy efficient home, use materials that are environmentally acceptable. Every part of your house or apartment from the floor to the roof can be built from sustainable building materials. Use products such as old wood, recycled glass and plastic or natural materials such as bamboo, cork or linoleum. You can also reuse your wooden floors or doors, but they need to be restored.

 

 

5. Change the house lighting

In addition to heating or heat energy, most of the time, many of us use electricity in waste in our homes. With proper planning of lighting, you can replace all light bulbs with energy saving or LED light bulbs. Perhaps they initially cost more, but the long-term result is greater money savings and a longer lifespan. These light bulbs last 8 to 12 times longer than ordinary light bulbs, according to energy efficiency experts. Almost all energy that energy saving and LED light bulbs consume is directed towards producing light, in contrast to ordinary light bulbs with an incandescent bulb that convert a great deal of energy into heat. Also noteworthy is that energy saving and LED light bulbs do not contain a high concentration of toxic elements, such as mercury.

 

 

6. Install the ceiling fans

Instead of an air conditioning split system that consumes a lot of electricity, you can install ceiling fans in your living room and bedrooms. Fans are cheaper and do not consume as much electricity as air conditioning systems. They are also healthier because they do not accumulate harmful bacteria, which is the case with the air conditioning split systems, so your respiratory system is not compromised. The fans properly distribute the air in the room, so it is easier to maintain the optimum room temperature.

 

 

7. Replace / install programming thermostats

According to the information provided by the representatives of the BEEP project, more than 50% of the energy in our homes is used for the heating and cooling of the rooms we are staying in. The simplest way to reduce the cost of heat is to install a programming thermostat with the heating system. When it reaches the set home temperature, the temperature control system will start working. When using a thermostat, if for example you set it up one degree lower in the winter or one step higher in the summer, you will save as much as 3-5% of energy and therefore, money as well.

 

 

If you are already thinking about renovating your house or apartment, consider making a wise investment – allocate your budget to get your money back in several years. It is very important to hire a quality contractor, or consult with experts (engineers) who will help you choose modern, fully usable materials. Their use will contribute in achieving the goal of renovating your home in an energy efficient way. Implementing certain energy efficient measures is an investment you make once in your lifetime. Even if you only implement two or three measures while renovating, you will notice that not only are you saving energy and money, but the environment as well.

Winters in B&H tend to be mild, but also very cruel. Numerous families are receiving bills that are a reminder of how high energy prices are compared to the standard of living in B&H. The goal of each household is to use the best, but also most financially favorable energy source. So, we made a brief overview of the cheapest and most efficient energy sources for heating households.

One of the most inexpensive energy sources is wood; the price of a spatial wood meter without transport is 60 to 90 BAM. Heating in this way is a pretty demanding job though because the wood must always be carried into the house, inserted into the stove, and the fire maintained so it does no go out. According to B&H environmental associations, when using wood to heat, energy efficiency mainly depends on the water content. The fuel value of wood falls if it has a percentage of moisture higher than 25%. It thereby matters which wood you choose, and how you store it before and during the winter months. The great advantage of wood is that it belongs to renewable energy sources, and its combustion of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere is considered neutral.

 

Lately, an increasingly popular way of heating in our country is with pellets, which are considered a renewable energy source. Pellets do not contain sulfur, chlorine, heavy metals and other compounds harmful to one’s health. Pellets are made from pressed wood and sawdust under high pressure. Pellet handling is clean. One simply places the pellet in the oven and occasionally throws out the waste. The price of pellets is around 300 BAM per ton. The pellet stoves are the largest investment with prices of 1,000 BAM and up, depending on the capacity.

 

 

In addition to wood and pellet heating, one of the cheaper ways to heat is with gas. Households that are heated by natural gas are mainly residential buildings that have the ability to connect to gas and install floor heating, the price of which depends on the size of the space. The possibility of regulating the temperature automatically and boiler operation is another advantage of heating gas. On the other hand, monthly bills for heating depend on the size of the rooms you live in, but also how energy efficient the building is, that is the quality of the built joinery and thermal insulation. The price of gas on average is 0.60 BAM per Sm3. Natural gas is environmentally friendly and energy efficient because it hardly contains sulfur compounds and in its combustion releases a small amount of CO2.

 

When we ask about cost-effective and efficient heating, electricity is imposed as one of the possible answers. According to the Agency for Promotion of Foreign Investments in B&H, the average price of electricity is 0.20 BAM per kilowatt hour (kWh), in a higher tariff, while the average price of electricity at a lower tariff is 0.10 BAM/kWh. The most popular heating by electricity systems are convector radiators, because they are lightweight, nicely designed and easy to set up. These radiators cost 200 BAM and up, though used ones can be purchased for less. Built-in thermostats do not allow for the heater to cool down, so if the apartment is small in size and with heat insulation, heating on convector radiators can be a good but not a long-term option.

 

 

We can also add the use of coal kiln to these forms of heating of facilities. The price of coal is extremely favorable, with one ton costing 120 to 160 BAM depending on the quality; while the price of a stove is 500 BAM and upwards. On the other hand, the combustion of coal emits a large amounts of sulfur dioxide and heavy metals, which leave long-lasting consequences to human health, but also to polluting the environment through greenhouse gas emissions.

 

If you consider all of the noted prices and characteristics of heating, you must not forget that there may be cracks or holes in your home, which cause great energy losses. Thus, the biggest obstacle to energy-efficient heating is the absence of heat insulation. Installation of facades with heat insulation on the house, as well as the installation of quality windows requires a certain financial cost, but it is worth it in the long run. In fact, in a few years you will get a return on your investment, because it will reduce energy consumption between 40 and 60 percent.

 

In the selection and use of energy for heating, you should also bear in mind that the energy source you use affects the environment, because many people are not aware of the air pollution caused by burning coal or other traditional methods of heating interiors.

 

 

 

World Bank representatives have completed another seven-day visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of a mid-term review of the implementation of the Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project (BEEP), which is being implemented by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the Federal Ministry of Physical Planning.

 

 

During the seven-day visit, apart from the Federal Minister of Physical Planning, Mr. Josip Martic, delegation members held meetings with the Implementation Unit of the project.

The meetings highlighted the mutual satisfaction with the previous implementation through the achievement of all 2016 plans. Also, ambitious plans for 2017 were discussed as well as views on the future of the project. At the end of the mission, in Banja Luka were organized joint meetings of the two entity implementation units of the project.

 

 

The World Bank delegation, among other things, visited the “Srednje” Elementary School in Ilijaš, acquainted with the works on thermal insulation. This school is located in such a geographic position, which makes it virtually impossible to work normally in the past years during the winter.

“One professor who recently retired was surprised to hear that in the school halls one can now walk without a coat” – he conveyed to his guests Impression Director Refik Kurtovic, pointing out that now the savings on heating are enormous.

” We have improvements in all segments. The new boiler allows us a more comfortable approach to the heating process. Before our janitors had to come in midnight to warm up in the morning classrooms. This is not the case now, “Kurtovic added.

 

 

With the resources of the World Bank, the facade has been refurbished, with complete exterior joinery, functionalized boiler room and new radiators.

 

“The most beautiful part of my job is when I can go out to the field and see the results of my work. I am glad to see people dedicated to their work and finally to younger pupils who have better conditions for schooling, “said Jari Vayrynen, the World Bank project leader.

 

 

The project “Energy Efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina” is realized with the help of World Bank loans, with a total value of USD 32 million, of which the Federation of BiH is USD 19.2 million. Within the project in 2016, energy efficiency measures were implemented in 18 public facilities across the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which significantly improved the comfort of public facilities, as well as the realized savings in energy costs.

 

Within the BEEP project, was conducted training on Energy management at the public facilities level and Energy Management at the Municipalities / Canton level topic, with aim of additional education on energy efficiency measures providing.

 

Training participants were representatives of all 18 public facilities users, which were subject of EE measures implementation, as well as representatives of local communities, Municipality / Canton where these facilities are located.

 

 

Before training, prepared written material is divided for easier tracking of the foreseen topics, to all participants, so that they can get acquainted with the content of the training, and had the opportunity to actively participate in training through planned tasks development.

 

Training topics for Energy Managers at public facilities were:

 

1. Local government energy management

2. Energy Efficiency Measures in the Construction Sector implementation

3. Implemented measures and their effects analysis (with reference to actual examples)

4. Renewable Energy Sources in Buildings

5. KGH systems management

• Types of fuel

• Setting the load to the outside temperature

• Using regulation (In the boiler and on the heating elements)

• Boiler and monitoring equipment servicing

• Controlling the conditions of the premises after the application of energy efficiency measures

6. Field visit facilities where they implemented measures EE

 

Training topics for Energy Managers at the Canton / Canton level was:

 

1. Energy management in local government

2. Legislation (Legal Framework) in energy efficiency field in F B&H buildings

3. Implemented measures and their effects analysis (qualitative and quantitative)

4. Advanced local energy planning

5. Innovative models of financing and contracting energy efficiency projects

6. Local Action Plans for Sustainable Energy

 

At the end of training, the groups are done work assignments from SEAP theme, with focus on the energy balance and energy efficiency analysis. All training participants demonstrated a satisfactory knowledge in this subject area, through texts prepared as part of checking the acquired knowledge.

 

What we need to highlight is the data that the response of all invited to training was 100 percent, and that the participants expressed great interest in the two-day training, so as showed and presented positive effects in the objects they come from, after EE measures implementation. Also, we are pleased that they showed and expressed awareness of the importance of this issue.

 

Participants also presented problems related to the contracting heating and energy supply services way (which is mostly outside their jurisdiction) with whom they faced. This leads to reduced interest and opportunities for potential savings in this segment.

 

 

This theme would certainly have to be the subject of next steps, especially when it comes to legal framework extending.

 

General evaluation of all present is that this training process should be repeated, and topic and number of participants expand.

Elementary school “Hašim Spahić” from Ilijaš achieved the highest energy savings

 

 

Elementary school “Hašim Spahić” from Ilijaš won the pilot project for comparative measurement of energy savings with 511.21 points. The pilot project was launched two and a half months ago by BEEP, in primary and secondary schools that were part of the first phase of the energy efficiency measures implementation project in FB&H.

 

Following the reconstruction of public facilities within the framework of the World Bank project “Energy Efficiency in B&H” (BEEP), the project’s second phase was set up in order to motivate the school’s administration and staff and to take measures of rational use of energy in order to achieve the savings projected by the reconstruction project.

 

Based on the performed measurements, the final ranking is as follows: second place was won by Elementary School “Zahid Baručija”, Vogošća with 449.88 points, Elementary School “Musa Ćazim Ćatić”, Zenica with 402.55 points on the third place, Elementary School “Prva osnovna škola”, Zavidovići with 372.13 points on the fourth place and “Srednja mještovita škola”, Žepče with a score of 362.25 points on the fifth place.

 

It is worth saving energy in schools!

 

The administration and staff of the Elementary School “Hashim Spahić” from Ilijaš know the best how important is it for schools to save energy. They have proven this statement during the project as they were greatest energy savers and deserved to win.

 

“After the implementation of the school work, the secretary and I participated in several professional trainings and seminars on the topic of energy efficiency. We acquired the knowledge and tried to transfer it both our colleagues and our students. And now, the first results are visible. All of this was done with the aim of reducing the bills and the saved money will be available for other purposes”-said the director of the Elementary School “Hashim Spahić” Ilijaš, Mirsad Kustura, adding that the whole school collective was very grateful for the BEEP project,  as their rooms are warmer and more comfortable for work.

 

The representatives of the BEEP project stated that their engagement did not stop with the completion of premise work as they have continued with the additional education for the school staff.

 

“It is extremely important to work on additional education of employees on the rational use of energy consumption through monitoring and evaluation. We congratulate the administration and staff of the Elementary school “Hašim Spahić”, Ilijaš on the victory. We would like to thank the other schools for their participation and invite them to continue working on the preservation of warmness in their schools “- they concluded.

 

As an award for commitment and achieved energy savings, students of Elementary School “Hašim Spahić” Ilijaš won an Android and thermal imaging camera for smartphone.

 

 

 

Implementation of the energy efficiency measures in 18 sub-projects, in 2016., within the World bank’s project “Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project”, among the other, was aimed at improvement of thermotechnical characteristics of those objects. Through production of the energy certificates within the project, specific results of successful implementation are visible, which are referred to the specific needs for energy by useful area unit and leveling up to higher grade of energetics.

 

 

 

Spreadsheet with the 18 public purpose use objects shows that the conditions for maximal allowed consumption of heat energy were met after the implementation of the energy efficiency measures, for those kind of objects according to the Rulebook of technical requirements for object heating protection and rational use of energy.  Calculation was conducted with BAS EN ISO 13760: 2005 standard.

 

 

 

Total energy consumption for these 18 objects at the annual level before warming up amounted 14.581.252 [kWh/a], while after the implementation of energy efficiency measures energy consumption amounted 6.379.789 [kWh/a] which implicates to 8.201.463 [kWh/a] savings.

 

No.	Object name	Adress and City	Energy class before  EE measures implementation	Energy class after EE measures implementation	Energy consumption before EE measures implementation kWh/m2 a	Energy consumption after  EE measures implementation kWh/m2 a
1	JU OŠ Crnići	Aladinići,  Stolac	C	B	116	49
2	JU SŠ Juraj Dalmatinac	Kralja Zvonimira 24, Mostar	C	B	126	60
3	ZU Dom Zdravlja	Sulje Čilića 15, Jablanica	D	B	156	55
4	JU SŠ Konjic	Maršala Tita 80, Konjic	D	B	163	55
5	JU OŠ Zahid Barudžija	Omladinska 14, Vogošća	E	B	195	51
6	JU Prva osnovna škola	Safvet-bega Bašagića bb, Zavidovići	E	B	188	49
7	JU IV Osnovna škola	Salke Šestića 23 , Mostar	B	A	94	40
8	ZU Opća bolnica	Braće Pobrić 17, Tešanj	C	B	120	62
9	JU OŠ Fra Didaka Buntića	Kralja Tomislava 94, Čitluk	B	A	86	34
10	OŠ Hamdija Kreševljaković	Šehida 2, Kakanj	D	B	161	47
11	OŠ Hašim Spahić	Krajiška bb , Ilijaš	F	B	260	71
12	OŠ Musa Ćazim Ćatić	Školska bb, Zenica	D	B	138	61
13	JU OŠ Srednje	Srednje bb, Ilijaš	D	B	150	88
14	JU Srednja mješovita škola	Zagrebačka bb, Žepče	C	B	110	50
15	JU Srednja škola	R.Boškovića 9, Čapljina	E	A	187	40
16	KC Mostar Psihijatrija	KMV Humskog bb, Mostar	D	A	137	45
17	JZU UKC Tuzla	Rate Dugonjića bb, Tuzla	E	B	185	49
18	UKC Ortopedija Sarajevo	Bolnička 25, Sarajevo	E	B	195	56

 

 

Spreadsheet 1.  Overview of the public use objects with energy class information before and after implementation of energy efficiency measures

 

Energy savings by percentage, regarding to the condition of objects before warming up, amounts 56%, whereby implementation success and investment validity is confirmed in the best way.

 

 

 

New research of United nations has shown that the world’s population migrates from rural to urban areas.  Data show that by the year 2030.  in urban centers worldwide will live 5 billions of people.  But in process of economic development modern cities are faced with several challenges.  Urbanization of the 21^st century leads to massive expansion of infrastructures and huge energy consumption.  Right now big cities consume two thirds of world’s energy and they are responsible for 70 % of global greenhouse gas emissions.

 

Large traffic congestion, an increase in greenhouse gas emissions are endangering clean environment and health of citizens.  The use of private motor vehicles is constantly growing, especially in developing countries.  Increasing the number of used vehicles that can be purchased at low prices, an increase the distance which the individual must pass to get to work, such as inadequate public transport system, are the biggest factors that contribute to congestion of city traffic.  Efforts to solve problems of increasing demand for transport have tendency to focus more on expanding capacity of roads and public transport, but in the long run only the number of vehicles on the roads are increasing, which ultimately means heavier traffic and higher concentration of CO2 in the air.

 

Experts on the biggest project of energy efficiency in Bosnia and Herzegovina BEEP (Bosnia Energy Bosnia Energy Efficiency Project) are warning to those mentioned problems of urban centers, but also suggesting solutions in a form of implementation steps that will allow healthier environment and energy efficiency city. Such cities require reversal in proper use of their surface and quality transport planning.  Listed problems can be handled by implementing measures such as improving public transport, promotion use of bicycles or walking, as well as developing the infrastructure of the city which minimize the use of vehicles.

 

 

Activities that could be applied by city government would be primary focused on reducing the use of vehicles.  It is needed to discourage owners of vehicles from their use with measures such as:  ban driveway by car in certain parts of the city, increasing the price of parking downtown, labeling certain parts of town as «zone for pedestrians » etc. There are also necessary investments in the regulation of public transport, as well as in the quality infrastructure of hiking and biking areas. Additional activities would be launched with the aim of reducing the negative effects of an exhale gases from cars, directing to potentiation on use of electric cars or the use of better quality fuels. In the process of applying measures of energy efficiency in developing cities, also include measures of adequate planning the construction parts of the city which would possess all needed to live within one settlement, from the facilities for housing and shopping, through the educational and medical institutions.

 

Combination of great developed public transport and a series of deployments to regulate traffic helped Singapore to become one of the most effective energy cities in the world. Singapore has a comprehensive approach to urban transport planning which includes strong restrictions related to the ownership and use of cars. The city has developed system of public transport stations which are available on every step of the way, as well as the taxi services which offer transportation at very cheap prices.