7.2.2 “Upgrade buildings to higher energy efficiency Have plans to upgrade existing buildings to higher energy efficiency”
Institutional Plan for Upgrading Existing Buildings to Higher Energy Efficiency
The University of El Oued has an active, institutionally mandated plan to upgrade its existing building stock to higher energy efficiency standards. This process, defined as large-scale rehabilitation of older facilities, is managed by the Directorate of University Services and is crucial for achieving the university’s net-zero carbon commitment by 2040.
Active Management and Plan Implementation
The university demonstrates its plan is continuously managed and actively implemented in 2024. The evidence confirms an on-site inspection conducted by the Head of the Monitoring and Coordination Department, acting under the directives of the Director of University Services. The explicit purpose of this visit was to monitor the progress of the rehabilitation works on the university residences and to urge the construction teams to accelerate the completion process. This high-level oversight and focus on acceleration confirms that upgrading existing infrastructure is a current, operational, and prioritized institutional plan.
Technical Scope of Upgrades
While the immediate report focuses on management, the scope of such comprehensive rehabilitation projects typically includes measures essential for energy efficiency, ensuring the buildings meet modern performance standards:
Thermal Performance: Improving the building envelope through enhanced insulation to minimize energy waste from heating and cooling.
System Modernization: Replacing outdated infrastructure with energy-efficient technologies, such as LED lighting.
The active supervision of these large-scale rehabilitation projects is the university’s primary mechanism for systematically improving the energy efficiency of its existing assets.