On March 23, 2015 the International Energy Agency in collaboration with the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine held the Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Advanced District Heating.

The aim of the workshop was to provide an opportunity for a selection of key international and regional stakeholders to discuss action options to achieve energy efficiency gains in the buildings sector, including the district heating networks, as well as sharing experiences on regulatory and policy measures that may facilitate energy efficiency technology deployment.

Within the framework of the stated aim the participants discussed the most topical issues of the sector, namely energy demand in Ukraine, finding the most effective measures and technologies to reduce energy consumption in the building sector as well as options or programs aimed at providing financial support for energy efficiency investments in new or existing buildings.