DEVELOPING A SMART CITY- THE EXAMPLE OF RAKVERE Andres Jaadla The mayor of Rakvere Vice-president of UBC

FACTS ABOUT RAKVERE First mentioned in 1226 Rights of Lübeck in 1302 Nowadays 7-9th largest city in Estonia Situated 100 km from Tallinn and 270 km from St Peterburg, 1500 km from Kiiev Population in 2011 – 17 000

ANDRES JAADLA 10.03.1965. Tartu University – Faculty of Law 1991 Member of City Council of Rakvere 1993 Mayor of Rakvere 2002 – 2009 Vice Chairman of Rakvere City Council 2009 - 2010 Committee of the Regions – member of the commission of Environment and Climate Change 2010 -... Mayor of Rakvere 2010 -... Vice president of UBC -2011-...

COVENANT OF MAYORS February 10, 2009

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ACTION PLAN (SEAP) IN JUNE 2009 District heating – fossil fuels to biofuels Heat consumption – efficient use in municipal and residential buildings,reconstruction and insulation of buildings Water consumption – efficient use in municipal and residential buildings, possible use of green electricity in this sector. Urban transport – fossil fuels to biofuels Street lightning – Green energy, efficiency and green electricity in this sector. City planning – sustainable development, car free movement, alternatives to motor vechiles.

All street lights and municipal buildings in Rakvere use Green Energy since June 2009 Reduction of CO2 – 13%

SUSTAINABLE CITY PLANNING

ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY FIRST INTELLIGENT BUILDING PLANNED IN ESTONIA, RAKVERE Common initiative by universities, enterpreneurs and Rakvere City and other municipalities in the region of North Estonia Creating cohesion between higher education and enterpreneurship Center of competence and innovation Center of Intelligent Urban Space of Estonia in Rakvere SMART ENERGY SAVING ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY

FIRST INTELLIGENT BUILDING PLANNED IN ESTONIA, RAKVERE Vice president of UBC, Andres Jaadla, presenting the Smart House to the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso in Copenhagen, on the 5th European Summit of Regions and Cities

EXTENSION OF CENTRAL SQUARE ANNEX EXISTING HERITAGE PROTECTED BUILDING ATRIUM - HEAT EXCHANGER

CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES TERMITE VENTILATION wind power solar power ground heat ect TERMITE VENTILATION SUMMER WINTER

FIRST INTELLIGENT BUILDING PLANNED IN ESTONIA, RAKVERE

FIRST INTELLIGENT BUILDING PLANNED IN ESTONIA, RAKVERE Andres Jaadla and the Secretary General Paweł Żaboklick

FIRST INTELLIGENT BUILDING PLANNED IN ESTONIA, RAKVERE Rakvere is currently developing an idea of so called Smart House in Rakvere. The existing building to be developed into a Smart House with smart solutions providing and guaranteeing energy efficiency in old buildings dates back to year 1935. The house is 1900 m² large. Within the current project Rakvere intends to develop measures and concepts how to accomplish energy saving in an old building. Moreover, Rakvere plans to create a test-environment that enables to test the technologies that provide energy efficiency and saving.

Project co-operation plaform – Stickyworld rakvere.stickyworld.com

SMART CONSTRUCTION PROCESS using reduced  cost  and time spent on a building projects; getting results with  less  faults;   reduce facility management and operational  costs.

Innocare in Rakvere The main target of the project is improved quality of life and increased safety and security of elderly citizens living at their homes, which will be achieved through using innovative technology and methods in home care.  Faster help in case of an emergancy Less need for 24 hour care Stability and safety to the elderly people

SUSTAINABLE TIMBER ACTION increase public awareness in Europe about the human and environmental issues caused by deforestation about the impact of unsustainable consumption on climate change, biodiversity and people dependent on forests

STA results 2012 – Rakvere - Forest Capital of Estonia 2012

World’s longest woodpile in Estonia Forest Capital Forest week 28. april 2012- longest woodpile Video

World’s longest woodpile in Estonia

20th Festival of Europe 12 May 2012 Rakvere – “FOREST CAPITAL OF ESTONIA 2012 “ - in Brussels.

CoR Open Doors Day

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