Energy management of our buildings – residential and non-residential – is fundamental. Eric Williams, Associate Professor of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology in the United States writes a good article on The Conversation website about how poor management of our heating and cooling needs can be a serious problem to employees as well as to … Continue reading Getting the warmth and cooling balance right for buildings can significantly reduce carbon emissions
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“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it”
Carl Weinschenk writes a good article on the Energy Manager Today website about the importance of good measurement of buildings and on efforts to provide better, more comprehensive data. This is very important and hopefully actual measurement of buildings will improve throughout Europe. In the Quest for Efficiency, Nothing is More Important than Quality … Continue reading “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it”
New report by BPIE: The role of “building renovation passports” in encouraging more ambitious renovations
The Buildings Performance Institute Europe has recently published a report that reviews the plans of three regions in Europe to introduce buildings renovation passports (BRP). To meet long-term energy savings objectives, policymakers are actively trying to do two things: increase the percentage of buildings being renovated annually and to increase the level of ambition of … Continue reading New report by BPIE: The role of “building renovation passports” in encouraging more ambitious renovations
Recent British study shows potential impact with new priority given to improving the energy performance of buildings
Ever since the Green Deal collapsed in Britain, there has been concern about how the government will replace it in order to meet its climate and energy savings targets. Michael Holder writes on the Business Green website about a new study by the Association for the Conservation of Energy and the Regulatory Assistance Project about … Continue reading Recent British study shows potential impact with new priority given to improving the energy performance of buildings
Trying to overcome the complex owner/tenant relationship
Energy management of buildings is complex. In the commercial and industrial sectors where there are many owners, managers and tenants, this can increase the complexity. Yet, if energy performance is to be improved, it has to be addressed. Carl Weinschenk writes a good article on the Energy Manager Today website about some of the issues … Continue reading Trying to overcome the complex owner/tenant relationship
France in top tier in transparency in reporting environmental performance of real estate
Jocelyn Timperley writes a good article on the BusinessGreen website about a recent survey of environmental performance transparency for the real estate sector. France headed the top tier that also included Australia, Japan and the UK. France tops sustainable real estate ranking UK also scores well in JLL environmental transparency ranking, listed alongside France, … Continue reading France in top tier in transparency in reporting environmental performance of real estate
Discussion paper now out: Putting consumers at the centre of EU energy efficiency policies for buildings
The Energy Advice Exchange has published its discussion paper Efficiency First means Consumers First: the crucial role of energy advisory services in realising the EU’s energy ambitions. It is hoped that this paper will lead to a good discussion of our information and advice needs in our energy efficiency policies, particularly related to the buildings … Continue reading Discussion paper now out: Putting consumers at the centre of EU energy efficiency policies for buildings
Moving towards a standardised “energy efficient mortgage” in Europe
Following the previous post on financing, Priyanka Shrestha writes on the Energy Live News website about an initiative that has been launched in Europe on energy efficiency mortgages. While applauding this initiative, EiD’s concern, however, is about the potential impact given how low interest rates are, with no sign they will significantly increase in the … Continue reading Moving towards a standardised “energy efficient mortgage” in Europe
Putting consumers at the centre of EU energy efficiency policies for buildings
The Energy Advice Exchange has published a briefing note explaining that there is an important gap in current energy efficiency policies related to buildings. Today’s policies do not recognise the real and practical advice needs of consumers. After all, it is those consumers who will decide on whether to have a deep renovation – or … Continue reading Putting consumers at the centre of EU energy efficiency policies for buildings
BUILD UP Webinar – Report presentation: Energy Transition of the EU Building Stock
How to transform the building stock from being an energy waster to being a positive element in the EU energy system and the EU economy? Do the EU’s climate and energy targets meet the needs and expectations of the energy renovation market in the EU? How to maximise on 2016 as the ‘year of delivery … Continue reading BUILD UP Webinar – Report presentation: Energy Transition of the EU Building Stock
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