Spatial Planning & Energy for Communities in all Landscapes (SPECIAL) Posted on March 25, 2017June 27, 2021 by Irish Planning Institute “A European partnership – building the capacity of Town Planning Associations to plan and deliver sustainable energy solutions”From 2013 to 2016 the IPI worked closely with other European town planning associations to deliver a unique energy and planning capacity building project to planners and related professions alike.The Spatial Planning and Energy in All Landscapes (SPECIAL) project funded by Intelligent Energy Europe was set up to help bridge the gap between climate change, energy action planning and spatial and urban planning and most importantly, help partner countries meet the EU’s challenging energy and climate change targets for 2020.Working with South Dublin County Council and three other multipliers (Codema, ESB International and SEAI) amongst the outputs of the IPI’s involvement in SPECIAL are a number of resources which can be accessed below.Material from the 9 module training delivered by the IPI through SPECIAL is also available below. IPI Guide Download our Constitution document here → Spatial Planning & Energy European Guide Download our Constitution document here → Online Knowledge Pool Download our Constitution document here → Expert Papers Download our Constitution document here → Module 1 Introduction to Planning & the Planner (including the “Energy” Planner) Download our Constitution document here → Module 2 The Meeting Point: Planning vs Building Regulation Download our Constitution document here → Module 3 The Departure Point: Mobilising a Response to the Energy Challenge Download our Constitution document here → Module 4 The Journey: Developing Evidence Based Policy Download our Constitution document here → Module 5 The Destination: Implementing Renewable Energy Alternatives Download our Constitution document here → Module 6 Built Heritage and Energy Download our Constitution document here → Module 7 Masterplanning and Energy Download our Constitution document here → Module 8 Planning for a Low Carbon Society Download our Constitution document here → Module 9 Evidence and Planning for Energy Download our Constitution document here →