Renovate Europe Newsletter 01/2017
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Briefing Session for EP staff on Buildings
What is the current status of the Building Stock in the EU?
What is the renovation potential and why is it not being realised?
How could citizens, businesses and governments benefit from a higher renovation rate in the EU?
What opportunities can be improved in EPBD and EED in order to deliver better buildings for all?
These are some of the questions that Renovate Europe, BPIE and WWF sought to answer during the Briefing Session on Buildings in the EP on the morning of Friday 10th March. The relevant documents for this Session, including the 3 PPTs presented, are below:
BPIE PPT Presentation: Overview of the Building Stock - What are the Numbers?
Renovate Europe PPT Presentation: Renovating the Building Stock - What Benefits?
WWF Europe PPT Presentation: Buildings in the EPBD & EED - What opportunities for the revisions?
Other relevant documents which provide a good overview of the buildings sector and their link to current EU legislation:
- Legislative Reviews of the EPBD and EED: How to make Renovate Europe's NZEB vision a reality by 2050
- BPIE Briefing on the "Clean Energy For All Europeans Package"
- EP Study for ITRE: Boosting Building Renovation: What Potential and Value for Europe?
Making it Real - Site Visit to Renovated House with EP staff
The Renovate Europe office organised a site visit for MEP assistants to the Renovactive house in Anderlecht on Wednesday 8th March.
The RenovActive house is a demonstration project of VELUX, a partner of the Renovate Europe Campaign. A typical 1920s house in the Brussels suburb was fully renovated with the double aim of significantly reducing energy consumption but also of improving the daylight and fresh air for future inhabitants. The fact that the house is part of a social housing estate meant that costs had to be kept within a restricted budget, in cooperation with the local social housing authority, and that the project has very strong replicability potential to neighbouring houses. This is an excellent example of how to maximise the untapped energy efficiency potential of the EU building stock for the benefit of EU citizens and families, in terms not only of reduced energy bills but also improved health and comfort.
Relevant documents:
- Legislative Reviews of the EPBD and EED: How to make Renovate Europe's NZEB vision a reality by 2050
- Velux Presentation of Renovactive: a healthy and affordable concept
- Renovate Europe one-pager: Why is Energy Renovation the Long-term Solution to Improved Health?
- Renovate Europe one-pager: Why is a thriving Energy Renovation Market essential to drive the EU Economy?
More about project: https://renovactive.velux.be/fr/la-maison/architecture/
Why is Energy Renovation the Long-term Solution to Improved Health?
Download Renovate Europe's one-pager to find out why Energy Renovation is the Long-term Solution to Improved Health.
Op-ed: Renovation boosts property prices. Here's why. (ECEEE)
Published by ECEEE on: 28 February 2017 | Renovations are not just a precondition for the EU to meet its climate goals; they are an investment that is literally, as safe as houses, if recent studies are to be believed.
Renovate Europe Plenary with National Partners
Renovate Europe held is Annual Plenary with National Partners on Wednesday 22nd February in Brussels. Renovate Europe's 14 National Partners play a key role in reflecting the Campaign ambition and objectives at Member State level. This year's Plenary focused on highlighting the important buildings-related aspects of the Clean Energy for All Package. What does Renovate Europe call for in the Clean Energy For All Package?
PPT presentations available are below:
Clean Energy For All – A Real Opportunity for Buildings with the Smart Finance for Smart Buildings Initiative ?
Timothee Noël, Energy Efficiency Unit, DG Energy
Making Finance Work for Buildings – How to Capitalise on National Financing Platforms
Reinhard Six, European Investment Bank
Strategic Recommendations for Linking EU Campaigning and National Level Efforts
Renée Bruel, European Climate Foundation (ECF)
What Makes a Good Story for National Media
James Crisp, Journalist, Political Editor, Euractiv
Collaborative Working at National Level – Lessons Learnt
James Drinkwater, Build Upon Project and WGBC-ERN
Presentations by REC National Partners – Available to REC Partners only
