Downloadable documents and tools

In this section you can download all relevant and useful documents and tools that the MODEL partners have gathered to help you and your city to find the way to a better local energy management.

These documents are classified in the 4 different sections below:
MODEL Newsletter
MODEL Shining Examples
MODEL Guidelines and recommendations
Communication tools to support the organisation of Municipal Intelligent Energy Days (MIED)
Other useful documents and links

MODEL Newsletter

The MODEL newsletter is meant to keep you informed on the developments of the MODEL project. It is published only under electronic format and five issues are planned over the 30 months period of the operation.

Already published:
TIME Magazine, March 2010, for Central and Eastern European local authorities to take up new challenges and opportunities!
Newsletter n°4 - September 2009 - MODEL celebrates its 2nd anniversary
Download pdf file (438 kb)
Newsletter n°3 - February 2009 - The MODEL Awards story
Download pdf file (220 kb)
Newsletter N°2 - August 2008 - Introducing the MODEL Energy Managers
Download pdf file (204 kb)
Newsletter n°1 - February 2008 - Introduction to MODEL
Download pdf file (437 kb)

MODEL Shining Examples

What is a Shining Example?

The idea of Shining Examples is to promote good practice and learning from each other. The aim is to provide evidence that good examples are everywhere and often not so far from you!

MODEL partners analyse number of existing succes stories in the field of sustainable energy management in Europe and below you will find our selection of interesting case studies for your city to become an energy model!

Title	City	Country
The City of Dobrich - Energy independent municipality	Dobrich	BULGARIA
The City of Gabrovo - Bringing energy efficiency to your city: experience from an intelligent energy municipality	Gabrovo	BULGARIA
Old building becomes attractive and energy efficient: infant nursery IVANCICA	Osijek	CROATIA
Rakovica – fulfilling the renewable energy vision	Rakovica	CROATIA
How low energy retrofitting can improve the residents’ quality of life...and the city’s image	Brno-Novy Liskovec	CZECH REPUBLIC
Handbook for municipal energy managers: boost of energy managers‘ education	Porsenna, o.p.s.	CZECH REPUBLIC
Rakvere on it’s way to become the Estonian leader city in energy savings	Rakvere	ESTONIA
Mulhouse tackles climate change through a territorial Climate Plan	Mulhouse	FRANCE
Integrated approach to increasing energy efficiency	Broceni	LATVIA
Energy efficiency measures in Jēkabpils municipality	Jēkabpils	LATVIA
How Energy Group could be created in Lithuanian municipality and act as useful and viable unit	Kaunas	LITHUANIA
Display® Campaign in Kaunas	Kaunas	LITHUANIA
Better energy management - more money saved	Bielsko-Biala	POLAND
Saving energy and money - a Program of Energy Management in Czestochowa	Czestochowa	POLAND
Understanding and awareness raising is the first step towards problem solving	Baia Mare	ROMANIA
From strategy to action: Local urban regulation on energy performance in buildings	Brasov	ROMANIA
Košice’s new energy department introduces renewables and energy efficient measures	Košice	SLOVAKIA
SMART HOUSE – How the proficient renovation of the XVIII century old school can be turned into energy sustainable office building	Martjanci	SLOVENIA
Municipal energy programme as a compulsory concept of the development planning in the field of energy use and supply	Pomurje Region	SLOVENIA
Kirklees Council delivers its green ambition through innovative energy management	Kirkless	UNITED KINGDOM
Knowledge is money! Automatic energy monitoring and targeting saves money in Leicester	Leicester	UNITED KINGDOM

MODEL Guidelines and recommendations

Here you can find a selection of documents that MODEL partners have prepared or selected for you. These will help your city to become an energy model by using the MODEL Common Framework Methodology step by step.

Common Framework Methodology

Guidelines A - Preparatory phase (46kb)

Step 0 - Functions of municipalities (234 kb)

Step 1 - Municipal Energy Information System (368 kb)
Annex 1.1 - Data for the site (35 kb)
Annex 1.2 - Building data (47 kb)
Annex 1.3 - Street Lighting data (139 kb)
Annex 1.4 - Data for energy generation (30 kb)
Annex 1.5 - Data for local industry (73 kb)
Annex 1.6 - Data for Renewable Energy Sources (35 kb)
Annex 1.7 - Regulatory framework of the Municipal Energy Planning (27 kb)
Annex 1.8 - Conversion table (35 kb)

Step 2 - Capacity building (325 kb)
Annex 2.1 - Municipal Energy Manager / Management Unit (302 kb)
Annex 2.2 - Municipal Energy Planning, Guide for municipal decision-makers and experts (1771 kb)

Step 3 - Scope, objectives, players (261 kb)

Guidelines B - Development phase (46kb)

Step 4 - Baseline determination (470 kb)

Step 5 - Financial framework (317 kb)

Step 6 - Priorities (535 kb)
Annex 6.1 - Instruction for using the evaluation sample matrix (51 kb)
Annex 6.2 - Evaluation sample matrix (17 kb)

Step 7 - Composition (240 kb)
Annex 7.1 - Sample content of a MEP (45 kb)

Guidelines C - Implementation, monitoring and evaluation

Step 8 - Organisation of the implementation (215 kb)

Step 9 - Programme implementation (242 kb)

Step 10 - Monitoring & Evaluation (115 kb)
Annex 10.1 - Instructions on how to conduct an evaluation survey (149 kb)

MODEL review of financial schemes to help you identify what financial support each of your energy project can get.
Download PDF file (1418 kb)

Organisation of Municipal Intelligent Energy Days (MIED)

MODEL recommendations on how to organise MIED
Download pdf file (46 kb)

Evaluation report of the MIEDs 2008 with recommandations for 2009
Download pdf file (323 kb)

Guidelines on how to organise Sustainable Energy Days
Download pdf file (140 kb)

Handbook for organising a European Mobility Week
Download pdf file (1823 kb)

Communication tools to support the organisation of Municipal Intelligent Energy Days (MIED)

In this section you will find different communication tools to support your Municipal Intelligent Energy Day.

These have been designed in the framework of the MODEL project as ready to use professional files and can be downloaded free of charge by the MODEL pilot cities.

More detailed guidelines are available in the "MODEL graphic guidelines for MIED" which you can download here: