From 26 to 27 January 2012  a mid-term meeting for the participants of LEEAN took place at Calmar Stadshotel in the City of Kalmar (Sweden).

During the meeting LEEAN’s Sub-Project Participants presented the progress of the sub-project in the region. Among others the partners discussed what has happened so far and what needs still to be done, outputs that are already achieved and outputs that are planned and also the budget planning issue has been raised. 

The LSPP – SAENA presented general facts on the status of the project after the first two semesters. Further issues such as the project management (coordination and reporting, financial management), future targets and tasks, communication outputs such as project website, newsletter and brochures as well as the activities for the first semester in 2012 have been discussed.

During the second day of the mid-term meeting, the participants attended two study visits. First, Lena Eckerberg (ESS)presented the Swedish system of Climate and Energy advisors. The topic of the presentation was energy advice (free of charge energy and climate advice for Swedish citizens on heating systems, district heating, biofuels, energy costs, government grants in the field of energy, etc.) On the second study visit the participants had the possibility to visit an example of renovated old apartment block in order to lower the energy and repairing/renovating costs. The study visit has been organised by Mr Ulf Bernefalk (HSB Sydost).

The meeting was very fruitful. The next meeting will take place in France probably in the period between September and November 2012.