Business leaders call for an EU vision for the building sector: NZEB level building stock by 2050
Renovate Europe stood alongside a group of 42 CEOs from some of Europe’s major construction and building materials companies calling for an EU vision for the building sector: NZEB level building stock by 2050 in a letter addressed to President Juncker and Vice-President Timmermans.
Photoshoot – MEPs uphold their reason for supporting Renovate Europe
In July 2016, MEPs were asked why they support the vision of achieving an NZEB building stock in the EU by 2050. Click below to find out why the following 26 MEPs from 4 different parties and 15 different countries support Renovate Europe.
Renovate Europe Newsletter – 02/2016
The Renovate Europe Newsletter 02-2016 is out! Read all the news here: http://us13.campaign-archive2.com/?u=19fcf559c532930060e01ebca&id=616ab1edd0
Interview about joining the Renovate Europe Campaign
Interview about joining the Renovate Europe Campaign Interview with Bert Wijbenga, CEO of Woonbron, for the National Renovation Platform Why did NRP join the Renovate Europe Campaign? NRP is a Dutch national platform, which aims to professionalize renovations of existing building stock and to improve regulatory and financial conditions to do so better and more often. Our members are parties from the whole building chain, from owners, investors, architects, consulting-engineers, builders, sub-contractors and maintenance and housekeepers. We see deep renovation and improvement of energy…
Energy Renovation – The real way to put citizens at the heart of the Energy Union
Renovate Europe held a breakfast briefing, hosted by MEP Theresa Griffin, on the theme of energy renovation and consumers on 15th June in the European Parliament in the context of the upcoming review of key buildings-related legislation in the autumn. At the event, MEP Theresa Griffin (S&D, UK) spoke forcibly about the need to increase energy renovation of buildings and thereby address the principle root cause for energy poverty. “Energy Renovation is an opportunity to create a synergy between energy policy, social policy and industrial policy across the EU, and to reconnect with…
MEPs urge Commissioner Canete to include long-term vision for building stock in EPBD
MEPs from 13 countries and 4 political groups sent a letter to Commissioner Canete calling for a transformation of the building stock into 'nearly zero energy buildings' by 2050 in the EU. "We in the European Parliament call on you to ensure that the revised EPBD proposal includes a clear renovation vision for the existing building stock to bring it to NZEB levels by 2050" said the 23 signatory MEPs. "Time is running out to meet our building renovation ambitions and we risk locking in huge amounts of savings and failing to grasp the numerous health, economic, societal and climate benefits."…