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pArt 2 policiEs And progrAmmEs For improving EnErgy EFFiciEncy in buildings “EU legislation has set out an ambitious legal framework for greening European buildings. The challenge will be for Member States to make this happen with the necessary drive, through efficient building policies, codes and attractive programmes addressing the many barriers existing today.” 54 | Europe’s buildings under the microscope
A. Barriers & Challenges Improving the energy performance of buildings is determined by the decisions of a large number of people. There are literally millions of building owners and also very large numbers of decision makers – managers, developers – who decide what happens in all buildings, but particularly in multi-family, commercial and public buildings. What is important for policy making is to better understand the factors that affect those decisions in order to design and implement policies that will more effectively promote energy efficiency investments and actions. The BPIE survey included the collection of information on specific barriers within the individual countries, reflecting the priorities and differing circumstances affecting implementation and improvements Barriers Experience over several decades has identified numerous barriers that hinder the uptake of renovation measures. In simple economic terms, the fact that there is a large untapped cost-effective potential for improving the energy performance of buildings is evidence that consumers and investors, as well as society in general, are not keen on investing in energy saving. Market dynamics, however, do not always follow a straight path and there are a multitude of reasons why consumers or building owners make specific decisions. There is a need for a better understanding of why consumers act the way they do, often defying the logic of conventional economic theory. This human dimension combined with a variety of other factors that affect decisions need to be understood and addressed if an ambitious retrofit strategy is to be successful. It is a complex set of issues that impact all actors in the buildings chain. The primary focus in this section are barriers affecting the renovation of existing stock, given that these represent the vast majority of buildings and the biggest potential in energy savings. Figure 2A1 – Classification of barriers as identified by the BPIE survey Financial Access to finance Payback expectations / investment horizons Competing purchase decisions Price signals Barriers Institutional and administrative Awareness, advice and skills Separation of expenditure and benefit Regulatory & planning issues Institutional Structural Multi-stakeholder issues Information barrier Awareness of potential/benefits Skills & knowledge related to building professionals Europe’s buildings under the microscope | 55
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Page 3 and 4: Foreword Buildings are at the pivot
Page 5 and 6: ContentS FOREWORD Acknowledgements
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Page 19 and 20: Introduction A vital picture of the
Page 21 and 22: The Challenge Many experts agree th
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Page 39 and 40: Ownership and tenure The ownership
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New Member States from Central and
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Determining the practical limit for
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Figure 3B1 - Cost reductions for di
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projects to assess the viability of
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C. Setting the scene This section e
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An initially slow growth in the ann
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Scenario 4 - Two-stage renovation T
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Table 3C7 - Overall results to 2050
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Figure 3C3 below compares the prese
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Final remarks and policy recommenda
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• Finally, the EU should support
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• A reliable and continuous data
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DEFINITIONS Air-conditioning system
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