CliP-ComE

Climate Protection Competences for European Historic Houses

Sector Cultural Heritage / Climate Protection

Topic Around 50,000 European Historic Houses (EHH) represent enormous embodied energy and cultural value, yet their owners and managers often lack specialised training in energy efficiency and CO₂ reduction. CliP-ComE transfers the certified training developed in the previous Horizon 2020 project PRO-Heritage to the EHH network across Europe, equipping professionals with the skills to support the EU's Climate Goals. The project will train at least 40 participants as certified Energy Experts for Cultural Heritage, develop at least 15 new trainers across multiple languages, and establish a dedicated board of "Climate Protection Guards" to champion sustainable practices within the heritage sector.

Target Audience Site managers, owners and staff of privately-owned historic houses; craftspeople and suppliers working in cultural heritage; trainers and educators; EHH network members; policy makers and stakeholders at local, national and EU level.

Consortium CliP-ComE brings together five partner organisations from across Europe to deliver the project's objectives:

• Burghauptmannschaft Österreich — Vienna, AT
• European Historic Houses — Brussels, BE
• IVEM Institute for Heritage and Marketing — Amsterdam, NL
• ECQA European Certification and Qualification Association GmbH — Krems, AT
• UBW Unternehmensberatung Wagenhofer GmbH — Vienna, AT

Project Output The core output is an adapted version of the certified Energy Expert for Cultural Heritage (ECH) training course, tailored specifically to EHH sites. The project delivers training courses in English and German, an updated EHA Online Exam Portal for issuing ECQA certificates, Train-the-Trainer programmes in additional languages (including French), and a formally recognised board of Climate Protection Guards. All materials are developed in line with ECQA certification standards and draw on best practices from prior EU projects.

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