Gabrovo (Bulgaria)

The city of Gabrovo, located in central Bulgaria, has for centuries been famous for the frugality of its citizens. Now, this takes on a new life, as Gabrovo has become one of the leaders in energy efficiency and RES. With the support of PassREg the brand-new “Sun” daycare centre became the first certified Passive house in Bulgaria and the first and only public building constructed to the PH standard.

The key for the success of the project was the political will and determination of the Mayor of the city Mrs. Tanya Hristova, who had to overcome a number of administrative, financial and technical barriers. Now, “Sun” daycare centre is drawing the attention of many professionals in the building sector in Bulgaria, being presented at all major national events with the participation of the partners in the project – Center for Energy Efficiency EnEffect and Municipal Energy Efficiency Network EcoEnergy.

PassREg Success model - Gabrovo, Bulgaria [pdf 2.8MB]