The Housing Authority took the initiative to build the first Energy Saving Social Housing Project at Tal-Ftieh, Birkirkara, Malta. This was mainly comprised of two adjacent blocks with a total of 10 apartments and 1 showroom. A workgroup of experts were appointed to prepare a number of energy­saving measures for this project [3] . Figure 1 shows the external building envelope with some of the implemented energy-saving measures such as, louvered windows, double-glazing, shading and solar applications. Following the success of this project, the Housing Authority decided to adopt a policy of energy saving for all its future buildings. These include thermal insulation on roofs and walls, double­glazing, louvered windows, solar water heaters, and an underground rain-water reservoir [4] .

specifications. This was followed by commissioning of the systems and a one-to-one meeting with the users, to explain the system for them and ask them to take readings from the electronic display in the morning and the afternoon. This data was then collected on a monthly basis and analysed accordingly.