May 2013 - Costa Calida Chronicle

Our “Talking Shop” Easter picnic was
a very happy afternoon. Thanks go to all
the volunteers who helped to make the afternoon
pass so pleasantly. An even bigger
thank you goes to D.J.B.K who played
some enjoyable foot tapping music. The
next “Talking Shop” will be on Wednesday
5 th June in the Cultural Centre, Camposol
B at 1.30pm. Come along and have
a cup of coffee and a chat. If you have difficulty
getting there, give us a ring on 634
310 216 and if we can we will pick you up.
On 27 th March, 60 of our followers were
at the Playa Grande Hotel for our monthly
Menu del Dia. Johnny Sparrow provided
the entertainment and we had a chocolate
raffle as it was Easter (as well as everyone
having a mini-egg on arrival!). The next
Menu del Dia will be on Wednesday 29 th
May at Lagarto Verde, Via Axial, Puerto de
Mazarrón 10€.
The next Age Concern Auction, at Mariano’s,
Camposol A, will be on Thursday
23 rd May. They are proving very popular
and a good way to dispose of some of your
unwanted items for a small donation of 5€
to put 3 items up for auction. Come along
and bid for something.
Our Annual Summer Fair will be held at
Lagarto Verde Bar/Restaurant, Via Axial,
Puerto de Mazarrón on Saturday 1 st June
from 11.30am to 3.30pm. There will be
cakes, pies, sweets, face-painting, clothing,
ceramics, bags, ‘bling’, plants, cards
and pottery on display with entertainment
provided by our supporters Harry & Julie.
Bar open for full English breakfasts and
food available all day.
Tickets available from the Cultural Centre
Wednesdays and Thursdays 10am-1pm or
outside the Salud Bar, Camposol B on Fridays
11am-1pm or phone 634 364 484 or
634 310 215
In association with Costa Cálida International Radio and www.angloINFO.com
Within a policy of housing support and rehabilitation
and in compliance with Community
European law, the Council of Ministers
of the Government of Spain has approved
the Royal Decree which establishes
the basic procedure for Certification of
Energy Efficiency of buildings and houses.
The legislation, which already existed
in Spain for new buildings from the RD
47/2007 of January 19 th , establishes that
from the 1 st June of 2013 it will be mandatory
to have an Energy Efficiency Certificate,
for every house constructed previous
to 2007. Such certification is compulsory
for every single house either rented
or for sale (when rents are longer than
four months). It will also be mandatory to
display the result of that energy certification
in any offer, promotion or advertising
of the property, which is common in other
European Union countries.
This certificate will assess the home’s energy
efficiency, describing how effective
the building is, in terms of energy consumption
and associated CO2 emissions.
It will always give a rating that varies from
A (highest rating) to G (lowest rating). The
document will be valid for 10 years.
The certificate must be submitted to the
competent entity of the Autonomous Community
for the registry file created by the
General Department of Industry, Energy
and Tourism. Apart from the objective information
on their energy characteristics,
the certificate will include recommendations
in order to improve the property’s energy
efficiency .The aim of measuring is to
encourage savings and efficiency, in order
to foster the promotion of those houses
that have high efficiency and energy saving
investments. In this regard, the government
has approved a set of grants and
subsidies to facilitate the implementation
of measures to improve energy efficiency
on thermal installations in residential buildings,
and the use of renewable energies.
The Energy Efficiency Certificate may
be only produced by Engineers and Architects,
who are fully trained and qualified in
this area.
Raul Miralles Sanchez
Technical Industrial Engineer
Technician in Energy Efficiency Certification
Tel 692 902 302/629 220 960
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