Op-ed: Renovation is about more than just energy savings (Euractiv)
Published by Euractiv on: 2 October 2017 | The multiple benefits of building renovation programmes include known advantages in terms of reduced energy bills and job creation. But less is known about other benefits like avoided healthcare costs, and even higher exam success rates for students, writes Adrian Joyce.
Energy Renovation contributes positively to Urban Regeneration
JOINT PRESS RELEASE Brussels, 27th September 2017 The URBAN Intergroup and Renovate Europe organized a joint event on the topic Funding for Energy Renovation as a Stimulus for Urban Regeneration on Tuesday 26th September. The event was held in the context of the ongoing negotiations on the review of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, due to be voted in the EP early October, and sought to draw a link with available funding and opportunities to help Member States implement buildings-related legislation, through the Juncker Fund, the EIB and the current and possibly the next…
Joint Event with the URBAN Intergroup – 26th September
Funding For Energy Renovation as a Stimulus for Urban Regeneration Jointly organized by the URBAN Intergroup and Renovate Europe, this event took place on Tuesday 26th September in the European Parliament. Click here to read the PRESS RELEASE from the event PPT presentations from the event are available to download in the Agenda below 11h00 Welcoming Remarks MEP Lambert Van Nistelrooij, Vice-President of the URBAN Intergroup Adrian Joyce, Director of the Renovate Europe Campaign Session I: Learning from local success stories of Urban Regeneration Moderator: MEP…
Energy Renovations Benefit Communities, not Speculators
BRIEFING NOTE 3/2017: Over 1.8m refurbished households in Europe received an average €724 a year cut in their energy bills over the first half of this decade, but more impressive is the growing body of evidence that their communities blossomed as a result. Around half a million jobs have been created by the €33bn of EU monies spent on social housing programme in areas of high social deprivation - that's 15 jobs for every €1m invested. But the renovation projects have also left a legacy of friendlier communities and improvements to the quality of life... Read the Full Briefing Note Learn more…
REDay2017 Posters in Brussels Metro
Have you seen the #REDay posters in the Brussels Metro? Take a photo and tweets them!