Page 38 - Annual Report 2014-2015

REPORT OF THE GREEK FEANI NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Greek National Committee FEANI
Year of Adhesion : 1952
Declared engineers: 85 000
Number of EUR INGs: 384
Member associations: The Greek National Committee consists of representatives of the Technical Chamber of Greece and the six engineering Associations, among which the Technical Chamber of Greece.
European Community Affairs Of ce - c/o Technical Chamber of Greece 4, Nikis Str. - GR-10563 Athens
Tel: + 30 210 329 13 48 - Fax: + 30 210 329 16 14 greok@central.tee.gr - okal@central.tee.gr
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The Technical Chamber of Greece (TCG) is the represent- ative body of all the quali ed engineers in Greece and the statutory Technical Counsellor of the Greek State. In this context, during the two-year period 2014-2015, the TCG has developed the below stated activities pertaining to the areas of its interests.
TCG e-Initiatives at a glance
1. Building Permit Electronic issuing system, which allows the electronic submission of permit requests-applications and relevant documentation-by the builder’s architect/ engineer as well as the internal management control and approval of applications by Building Service staff and the immediate noti cation of the applying engineer.
2. Engineer's Legal Manual - Legislation and Engineering Regulations – a digital Law Library, serving as a practical tool for the practicing Engineer
3. On-line National Certi cation Examinations System for Building Energy Auditors
4. Digital ID of Buildings: A user friendly system facilitating the interaction of citizens and Engineers with State authorities
Participation in European and International Organizations
The Technical Chamber of Greece is an active member of the international engineering community and the National
Member representing Greece in several International and European Organizations. Regarding FEANI, in 2015, there was a change in Greek National Committee members and a representative in EMC has been nominated. Furthermore, 31 Greek Engineers have applied for Eur-Ing title. As far as other international organizations are concerned, TCG’s repre- sentatives participated in important Events such as the 59th General Assembly of ECCE (May 2014), the WEC Executive Assembly in Colombia (Oct.2014), the 11th General Assembly of ECEC, the 2nd Engineers Day, in Brussels (Nov.2014), the SEFI’s Technical Committee meeting (Nov 2015) and the WFEO General Assembly in Kyoto (28/11-4/12/2015) etc. In addition, a MoU has been signed, in Athens, on April 2015 between the TCG and the Beijing Association for Science and Technology (BAST).
EU Initiatives and co-funding projects
The TCG as the advisor of the Ministry of Environment & Energy and the Central Union of Municipalities of Greece (KEDE) closely follows all new developments in European sustainability policies and initiatives such as the Covenant of Mayors (CoM). As the CoM National Coordinator, the TCG promotes the CoM among municipalities in Greece and the development of Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) as the primary means of achieving the reduction of CO2 emissions. TCG has the capacity and know-how to provide administrative and technical support to KEDE’s members in