URBAN PROGRAMS STRATEGIC URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND C ITIES AND C LIMATE C HANGE MAPPING OF RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS AND CENTERS OF COMPETENCE
Lebanese Solar Energy Society (LSES) Category: Energy efficiency agency
Country: Lebanon
Director: Dr. Ahmad F. Houri Contact: Mr. Nader Hajj Shehadeh Sport City avenue, Z.Salman street El Baba building P.O. Box: 113-6149 Beirut – Lebanon Phone : +961-1-85 30 47 Fax: +961-1-85 37 11 Email: info@lseslebanon.com Website: www.lseslebanon.com Missions: The main target is to promote the use of solar & renewable energy with consideration for the protection of the environment, energy saving, and the quality of life. To get together associations of professionals, as individuals interested in the development of solar and renewable energy in all its various aspects in order to achieve the objectives of the LSES. To develop education programs and training sessions regarding the various applications of renewable energies in general and more particularly solar energy. To set up gradually a “Quality Label” with the view to guarantee the quality of services linked to the design, manufacturing, installation, and exploitation of solar energy in various fields. To encourage development and protection of the manufacturing of solar systems in order to achieve a good quality of the equipment for the benefit of the users. To back any initiatives in order to present to the public authorities (executive and legislative) as well as syndicates and financial institutions some proposals to elaborate laws and to improve the existing ones with the aim of enlarging the demand and developing the solar energy market as well as any other renewable energies. Relevance to the CMI urban programs: UD2 -- Climate-appropriate urban development; Energy efficiency in buildings Date of entry: June 2010