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(Eco Business, 9 Nov 2017) Construction materials, buildings and transport are the main emitters of greenhouse gases at the city level - and their carbon footprint should be lowered, says a report.

Cities should try to slash the planet-warming gases pumped out beyond their own boundaries in the production of the vast quantities of goods and services they consume, researchers said.

Cit’ergie is an operational device (label) addressed to local communities which want to improve their energy policy (sustainable energy actions plan) and its actions resulting from it. It awards the quality of actions, management of project, local concertation. The label is derived from the European label Energy Award.

The Handbook is conceived as a tool for the energy auditors while visiting the client’s premises, and during the analysis and diagnosis phases. The Handbook is focused on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which do not have an internal specialist for energy management and need an external support not only for the diagnostics but also for designing the main measures, selecting the necessary suppliers and supervise the implementation works.

WinWatt software can be used for Energy audits. The software is specifically designed according to the Hungarian regulations. The description is only in Hungarian. With a language extension the program may manage in English, and the calculations documentation is done in English too.