Take a look at the SERVE Community website and WIN a trip to Ireland!

If you want to take a break from the busy and stressful life of the city and enjoy a 3-day trip of genuine rest this is the right destination for you.You will have the opportunity to see with your eyes an example of the new frontiers for sustainability: an entire village built with the aim of minimizing environment impacts, a place where sustainable values are also expressed in the community's social, economic and educational initiatives.

For your chance to win press the button below.Click here to enter the competition.

The SERVE Community Competition“Win a trip to Tipperary”

The SERVE community promotes a contest which gives the chance to win an ultimate Irish experience. The winner will live an unforgettable adventure thank to the “eco-

fabulous” stay in Cloughjordan.

The competition is organized to highlight the efforts of the SERVE Community project that is funded under the EU CONCERTO Program. The project aims to develop a

sustainable region in North Tipperary through the implementation of actions in the field of sustainable energy.

The winner will discover the real heart of Ireland, in a place where you can truly appreciate the nature’s beauties in the peaceful and friendly environment of

Cloughjordan, a heritage town located in North Tipperary. This is an opportunity to enjoy the country's spectacular landscapes in one of the friendliest nations on earth.

Terms and conditionsHow to play?

The competition is based on 2 games. The participants have to answer to 15 questions about the SERVE Community project. In the first game they will have to select the word from the list which

best fills in the blank left in that sentence. The second game is a multiple-choice test question (+2 for a good answer, -0.5 for a bad one, 0 for nothing).

All the necessary information to answer the questions can be found on the SERVE Community website as well as on the associate partners websites.

List of the websites:

Tipperary Institute (Co-ordinator) : http://www.lit.ie/default.aspxNorth Tipperary County Council : http://www.northtippcoco.ie/Sustainable Projects Ireland Limited: http://www.thevillage.ie/Tipperary Energy Agency Ltd : http://tea.ie/Renewable Energy Management Services: http://www.rems.ie/ (it doesn’t work)Energy Consulting Network: http://www.ecnetwork.dk/Senergy EConnect Ltd : http://www.senergyworld.com/North West Croatia Energy Agency :http://www.regea.org/Surface Power Technologies: http://www.surfacepower.com/CIRCA Group Europe: http://www.circa.ie/FEDARENE:http://www.fedarene.org/Ayuntamiento de El Franco : http://www.elfranco.es/

Who can participate?

The competition is opened to all the member’s staff of European regional energy agencies.

Who cannot participate?

Associate partners of the Serve Community projectMember of the Commission

How to participate?

The application form shall be completed online, at the latest by the October 2011.It shall contain:

The registration form completed, dated and signed, sent to the following address: _____The quizz form

Tthe registration and the quizz form must be submitted in English

Rewards:

1st price : all-inclusive trip of three days in Tipperary to discover the project and its realizations. (Flight + car rental + hotel + dinners) for 2 persons

2nd price : 2 guided tours to the Roscrea Heritage Centre (bus + visit + lunch).3rd price : Typical Irish dinner for two.

From 4th to 10th price: a bottle of Irish Whiskey The results will be announced during the General Assembly of the FEDARENE the 20th October in Lyon

and published on the SERVE community and the FEDARENE websites.

Calendar:

Competition opening September 2011

Deadline for submission of competition entry forms

October 2011

Announcement of the competitors shortlisted for

the rewards

October 2011

Award ceremony October 2011

Competition registration form (PDF)

Name

First Name

Country

City

Regional Agency

Job Title

Address:

Telephone Number:

Fax Number:

Mail:

I agree that my awards entry may be used by SERVE Community for promotional purposes.

Date

Signature

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FILL THE BLANK The European Commission, after identifying key relevant areas to reduce CO2 emissions, is encouraging the

development of energy efficient cities and communities. The measures should be implemented are: the enhancement of energy networks and the optimization of ______ as well as the ________ in buildings and a necessary improvement of the urban mobility, starting from the public transports.

A way to reach this goal is the development of Eco-villages. Eco-villages are local _______ which aim to minimise their ecological impact but maximise human wellbeing

and happiness. In other words the eco-villages are urban or rural communities of people who strive to integrate a supportive social environment with a low impact way of life.

Within the Serve project, one of the actions which were implemented to develop a ________ in North Tipperary, is the creation of an eco village in Cloghjordan.

All homes are being built according to the Village Ecological Charter, a ground-breaking document setting out the necessary standards in green building and __________.

The Cloughjordan Ecovillage became a model for sustainable living. The consequence of the healthy, satisfying and socially-rich way of life is the relevant reduction of the ecological _______.

The SERVE project foresaw several actions. It started with two measures: 1) the identification of 500 buildings for upgrades (like insulation and _______ ) which will entail a 30% reduction of the ________2) the choice of 390 buildings for the installation of small scale ________.

Within the project were even designed and built biomass/solar district heating system. Another important measure is the development of a system for group usage of renewable electricity, with the result that 650 buildings will use only renewable ________. It was even provided training for installers and suppliers of equipment and services to increase knowledge and skills in the regions on energy efficiency and renewable energy. The project has been promoted locally, nationally and internationally.

List of missing words:a) energy efficiency; b) electricity; c) renewable heating systems; d) heating controls; d) energy consumption; e)

sustainable region; f) impacts; g) communities; h) insulation; i) supply technologies .

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS• When did the SERVE project start?• a)2004• b)2007• c)2009

• Which of the following is not one of the main objectives of the project?• a) The reduction of the energy consumption improving the energy performance of the buildings• b) Installation of renewable energy heating systems• c) Installation of wind farms

• In how many buildings will be implemented renewable energy and efficiency measures?• a) 235• b) 435• c) 635

• To whom will be provided training on energy efficiency and renewable energy?• a) Installers and suppliers of equipment and services• b) Local community• c) Both of them

• How the houses of the eco-village will be heated?• a) By micro wind turbines• b) By a wood biomass and solar power district heating system• c) By a geothermal power district heating system