On March 31, 2021, the National School of Engineering of Tunis (ENIT) and the Mediterranean Renewable Energy Center (MEDREC) organized an information and demonstration day on the use of plaster in buildings, in collaboration with the German technical cooperation agency GIZ Tunisia, which manages the “Regional Economic Development, Innovation, and Employment – Plaster Value Chain” project.

The objective of this event was to introduce decision-makers and energy managers from the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, as well as Tunisian universities, to plaster as a building material for the renovation of university buildings. Indeed, plaster (cladding walls with plaster) is very effective at insulating building walls and thus minimizing heat loss, resulting in significant savings on energy bills.

“30% of university budgets are spent on electricity bills; hence the importance of projects like Med-EcoSuRe, which offers renovation strategies to reduce building energy consumption.”

Chiheb Bouden, Professor at the National School of Engineering in Tunis.

Tunisian plaster companies were invited to share statistics on the plaster market in Tunisia and to present plastering characteristics and techniques in various fields of application. They also provided detailed application guides for plaster-based coatings.

During the event, Tunisian companies demonstrated plaster application on walls.