Know your market, save more energy

3 Jul 2019 - Homeowner or landlord? To convince people to have energy-saving renovations you need to know what they are really looking forWhat would motivate you to renovate your house to make it more energy efficient? The cost? The legal framework? An environmental conscience? It also mostly depends on who you are, and if you actually live in your house or if you rent it.This distinction between homeowners and landlords is not often addressed properly by public authorities or private ... read more

Building renovations: social aid to accept the change

18 Jun 2019 - When energy-saving measures are planned in social housing buildings, the environmental aim is combined with the scope of reducing inequality. In Zaragoza, Spain, a team of social workers is helping the tenants of a multi-family building to accept a challenging refurbishmentIf energy-saving measures came knocking at the door, wouldn't it be reassuring to have someone on hand to help you navigate the benefits and inconvenience, someone to help dispel your doubts? This is what is ... read more

Building energy efficient communities

18 Jun 2019 - In many EU countries multi-family dwellings represent the dominant residential solution. But structural renovations to cut emissions and save energy may be a real challenge in such contexts, if the communities are not properly involved in the processIn most EU countries, half of the residential stock was built before the introduction of thermal regulations. But building renovation is particularly challenging for multi-family dwellings, where socio-economic conditions often represent ... read more

Multifunctional renewable energy

27 May 2019 - European researchers are developing a device that stores and uses solar energy to provide both hot water and mechanical ventilation for multifamily houses. Moreover, an app linked to the machine monitors the users’ energy consumptionNowadays households wanting to switch to solar energy have to deal with variability over time. In addition, if they are part of a condominium, the ability to store solar energy in an apartment without taking up significant living space is a big ... read more

Scaling up deep energy retrofit markets towards 2030 targets @ EUSEW 2019

10 May 2019 - REGISTER HERE!Tuesday 18 June 16.00 - 17.30 Brussels, BelgiumThe EU is funding various projects on issues around energy efficiency and building renovation. Yet, while similar projects address the same challenges, there is little or no information exchange and collaboration between them. Additionally, the question remains of how much feedback these projects provide to policy makers and thus how they effectively support reaching EU 2030 targets And the long-term objective ... read more