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deep renovation of the existing building stock. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive stipulates the implementation of energy saving measures only in case of deep renovation of the building and without asking for a certain depth of renovation measures. Establishing cost-optimal levels for buildings renovation should represent an important step forward in establishing minimum requirements for the renovation depths. The EPBD recast also asked EU Member States to draw up by the end of June 2011 (and to update it every three years) a list of existing and proposed measures and instruments, including financial ones, which promote the EPBD’s objectives. However this requirement refers to the objectives of the EPBD recast which are not clearly specifying the need for a certain renovation speed or depth of the existing building stock. It is therefore a strategic prerequisite that EU Member States implement the EPBD recast in a way that stimulates deep renovation of the existing building stock. As discussed in a previous chapter, at Member States level there are several ongoing programmes that directly address the energy saving renovation of the building stock with more or less ambitious aims, comprising a large range of financial instruments. None of them are demanding enough for delivering the cost-optimal potential and a lot of additional efforts are required. Consequently, in order to address the challenge of renovating the existing building stock and to keep pace with the ambitious aims of the European Union for reducing and decarbonising the energy consumption and production, further improvements of the EU and national frameworks are needed. Some suggestions are presented on the next page. Key recommendations at EU level Policy measures: • At EU level, it is necessary to strengthen the existing legislation with binding measures and to establish a roadmap for the renovation of the EU27 building stock. The renovation roadmap has to be built on a long term basis with binding targets for energy efficient retrofit of the EU27 building stock by 2050. A renovation roadmap must have a clear monitoring and reporting plan with interim targets indicating the renovation rates and the renovation depths to be reached gradually by 2020 and by 2030. The renovation targets may be integrated in the National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAPs) under the End-use Energy Efficiency and Energy Services Directive (ESD, Directive (2006/32/EC), currently under recast into an Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) 62 . • The EU legislation should call upon Member States to prepare detailed deep renovation plans comprising regulatory, financial, informational and training measures. Having a predictable long-term deep renovation roadmap will provide confidence to the business sector and will avoid the risk of falling short after 2020 and creating unwanted economic problems (such as employment distortions, additional costs etc.). To increase the cost-effectiveness of the renovation roadmap, renovation targets can be built according to the financial and technical national potential and support potential cooperation mechanisms between Member States. The holistic renovation approach must be encouraged in order to increase the cost-effectiveness of the measures and to be in line with the provision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. Tailor-made roadmaps can define different phases which move from voluntary to binding measures. The measures should be continuously evaluated and improved whereby the renovation requirements should be eventually tightened to meet nZEB standards. • The process of adopting minimum energy saving regulations and energy labelling for heating and cooling equipment and construction materials under the Energy Labelling and Eco-design of the energy related products Framework Directives has to be strengthened and supported. 62 Com(2011)370 final. Proposal for a Directive on energy efficiency repealing Directives 2006/32/EC and 2004/8/EC. 124 | Europe’s buildings under the microscope
• Finally, the EU should support the harmonisation of national data collection systems concerning the energy performance of buildings, ensuring sufficient high quality data availability and closing the gap in existing systems which were shown through this study (c.f. Part 1). These data are needed to design and implement properly working policies and incentive schemes that drive the necessary change in the building sector. Financing: • Ambitious renovation strategies are cost-effective when considering the full life cycle but they also require significant up front investments. For boosting the deep renovation of the EU building stock the establishment of specific financing instruments, i.e. an EU Deep Renovation Fund (possibly via the European Investment Bank and designed for different building types) could be considered which complements the national financing schemes and shares the risks. The financing should be given only for deep level renovations leading to very low energy standards. Such a fund will offer more financial flexibility and additional confidence to private investors. • EU expenditure for the renovation of the building stock (i.e. by Structural and Regional Development Funds) should introduce the minimum requirement for implementing measures at cost-optimal levels (as will be defined under the EPBD recast). This would be in line with the requirement to “climate-proof the future EU multi-annual financial framework 2014-2020” (a budget for Europe 2020) and to deliver on the principle that “through its operational programmes throughout the EU, cohesion policy has a crucial role to play in stepping up efforts to reach the 20% energy efficiency target 63 ”. • In addition, the European Commission could facilitate the development of innovative financial instruments at Member State level by elaborating guidelines for financing, by promoting best practice and by stimulating the cooperation between Member States for sharing experience and for implementing common measures and harmonised regulatory measures for deep renovation. Innovative financing schemes should be designed to trigger increased private investment. Training and education: There is a strong need to increase the skills in the construction industry in Europe to ensure appropriate framework conditions for the Internal Market of construction products and services, improve resource efficiency and environmental performances of construction enterprises, and promote skills, innovation and technological development to meet new societal needs and to mitigate climate risks. Hence the upcoming strategy for the sustainable competitiveness of the construction sector, which was planned to be realised this year by the European Commission 64 , may provide a strong foundation for improving the knowledge level and the practice in renovation activities. Key recommendations at the National level Policy measures: • National Governments should eliminate market barriers and administrative bottlenecks for the renovation of the housing stock. Improving the energy efficiency of buildings will generate significant economic benefits for society, including an important impact in terms of employment in the construction industry, the sector most affected by the economic downturn. Improving the energy performance of buildings should be seen as a positive force for economic recovery. • In order to foster the deep renovation of the building stock, Member States should develop long-term comprehensive regulatory, financial, educational and promotional packages addressing all the macro- 63 http://ec.europa.eu/budget/library/biblio/documents/fin_fwk1420/MFF_COM-2011-500_Part_II_en.pdf . 64 COM(2010) 614, An Integrated Industrial Policy for the Globalisation Era Putting Competitiveness and Sustainability at Centre Stage. Europe’s buildings under the microscope | 125
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Foreword Buildings are at the pivot
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ContentS FOREWORD Acknowledgements
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ExEcutivE summAry From the emotiona
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Introduction A vital picture of the
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The Challenge Many experts agree th
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