Energy saving projects in buildings: obstacles and incentives
Energy saving projects in buildings: obstacles and incentives
Dear Colleagues,
Investing in renovation of existing buildings provides excellent opportunities for an effective reduction of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. That is delivering the Sustainable Development Goals and reducing climate risks, in line with the Paris Agreement. But according to the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE) only 3% of the public funds that could be used to support energy-efficiency investments in the Central, Eastern and South-East Europe region are dedicated to upgrading buildings. Even though the region is burdened with energy poverty and energy security concerns, the current allocation of EU and international funds shows that buildings are not considered to be critical energy infrastructure, despite the potential of deep renovation to reduce energy dependency, increase savings on energy bills, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve health and air quality. The implementation of energy saving measures has to be done very carefully with a strict quality control. The usage of some materials and techniques can provide a good level of energy saving, but at the same time could lead to harmful impacts to the environment and human health.
Considering the diversity of experiences on implementing energy saving projects in buildings by the North-West Europe region countries and the beginning of this path for many of Central, Eastern and South-East Europe region countries the comparison study is needed. It will help to understand which incentives were successful and which obstacles still hold back the number of implemented projects in Europe. Also, we hope to find out which items related to the environmental friendliness and social significance of energy saving measures are being considered.
We would like to invite interested colleagues to take part in the study, in order to increase the quantity and quality of energy saving projects in buildings. The survey covers 9 short questions only which could be answered in 10 minutes.
As usual, the results will be published as a scientific article in a high-impact journal, and those contributing to the work are able to obtain a copy of the paper when it is completed, if they wish (see item 10 of the instrument).
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We appreciate and thank your for your cooperation!