Info Day
The Final SUI Conference took part from May 9th to 11th, 2018 in Nicosia. It was part of a bigger event: “The Zero Energy Buildings and Smart Sustainable Cities Event”. The European “Smart Cities & Communities Initiative” of the Strategic Energy Technology Plan supports cities and regions to reduce by 40% their greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
This event was organised by the Cyprus Institute and, it facilitated a seminar on Smart, Sustainable Cities under the JPI Urban-Europe project "Smart bioclimatic low-carbon urban areas as innovative energy isles in the sustainable city – Smart Urban Isles (SUI)".
Significant aspects of Smart Sustainable Cities and Zero Energy Buildings such as EC directives, National Policies, technologies and best practices, was presented and discussed. This 3-day event consisted of presentations by invited experts, interactive stakeholders’ panel and a visit to CyI’s Solar Research Facilities.