REPowerEU: REC proposes immediate actions on energy renovation
REPowerEU – Energy Security and Resilience through RenovationThe EU must rapidly reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels, and Europe’s leaky buildings are in the spotlight. With buildings accounting for the largest share of final energy consumption, at a high of 40% of energy demand, reducing the energy demand of the building stock in the EU has never been so important. In this context, last March 8, the European Commission made public its communication “REPowerEU: Joint European action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy”. So far, the communication…
Launch of Renovate Bulgaria
On April the 1st during the Architectural Building Week 2022 in Sofia it was officially signed the memorandum for Renovate Bulgaria. The eight founding signatories were the following: Bulgarian association for construction insulation and waterproofing Center for energy efficiency “EnEffect” Bulgarian facility management association Bulgarian construction chamber Bulgarian association of architects and engineers consultants Bulgarian-Austrian consulting company Shelter for humanity foundation, part of Habitat for humanity international Municipal network for energy…
One-Stop-Shops: Maximising their potential to accelerate energy renovation
21th March 2022 (11:30-12:50 CET) The Renovate Europe Campaign hosted the webinar “One-Stop-Shops: Maximising their potential to accelerate energy renovation” on Monday 21 March 2022 (11:30-12:50 CET) via GoToWebinar. In a context of rising energy prices and a spiralling climate crisis, reducing the energy demand of Europe’s leaky buildings is a priority. Technical assistance provided by One-Stop-Shops (OSS) has long been advocated as part of the solution to accelerating building energy renovation in the EU. Maximising their potential will be crucial if we are to boost…
Open Letter to EU Housing Ministers on ‘Only Deep Energy Renovation will help the most Vulnerable’
Open Letter to Housing Ministers of the EU Member States Subject: Only Deep Energy Renovation will help the most Vulnerable Dear Minister, At your meeting on the 8th of March in Nice, you will be debating the topic of energy renovation of housing in the context of combining affordable housing and sustainability. We write to recall that the truly sustainable answer which will benefit all citizens, especially the growing number of vulnerable households, is to cut our energy demand through deep energy renovation. The steady rise in energy prices, and the great…
1st Renovation Stand
On Tuesday 1st of March, the Renovate Europe Campaign launched its Renovation Stand in front of the European Parliament. This initiative, put forward with the scope of increasing visibility and raising awareness on the need of boosting energy renovation all across the European Union while also highlighting the multiple benefits that come from its deployment, was a success. Many people, from public officials to other citizens, approached us to learn more about building renovation and get key insights on the essential role it plays in increasing the well-being of citizens and towards…
Op-ed: Sitting on our hands is no longer an option (ECEEE)
Published by ECEEE on: 25 Feb 2022 | The predicted invasion of Ukraine by Russia has occurred. There are dark days ahead and consequences for all Europeans. With his actions, President Putin has further jeopardised the energy security of the EU as too much of our primary energy is sourced from Russia, mostly passing through Ukraine. We must act now on several fronts, not least in our homes and workplaces by moving urgently to energy renovate them.