Energy Advice Exchange updates Discussion Paper and Briefing following Commission’s winter package

Consumers should be at the centre of EU energy in buildings policy. Active and engaged consumers are essential for Europe to achieve the ambitions to modernise the EU’s economy making it low carbon, secure and competitive, set out in the Commission’s recent ‘Clean Energy For All Europeans' proposals. However, consumer support for energy efficiency and … Continue reading Energy Advice Exchange updates Discussion Paper and Briefing following Commission’s winter package →

Reflections on the European Commission’s ‘winter package’

Louise Sunderland, an independent consultant and a member of the Energy Advice Exchange, has written this important article on her initial reaction to having read the Commission’s winter package, entitled ‘Clean Energy for all Europeans’ that was published on November 30th. We would now like to get your views. Commission’s Winter Package: “consumers are … Continue reading Reflections on the European Commission’s ‘winter package’ →

New database launched on industrial and buildings energy efficiency projects

This week in Europe the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) launched the De-risking Energy Efficiency Platform (DEEP): the largest pan-European open-source database containing detailed information and analysis of over 7,800 industrial and buildings related energy efficiency projects. The Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) was established as a specialist expert working group by the … Continue reading New database launched on industrial and buildings energy efficiency projects →

Analysing changes in energy consumption in buildings in Hong Kong

Ernest Kao writes in the South China Morning Post about a new study that analyses the energy consumption in Hong Kong’s buildings since 2000. Hong Kong energy use per household down since 2000, but hotels and schools could be pushing up total use Hongkongers used three per cent less electricity in 2013 than in … Continue reading Analysing changes in energy consumption in buildings in Hong Kong →

Decarbonising our heating requirements

Katherine Ellsworth-Krebs and Louise Reid, both from the University of St Andrews, explain in a recent article on The Conversation website that almost nothing has been done about making heating renewable. What are your views? World’s progress at making heating renewable is pitiful – here’s why The Marrakech Climate Conference in Morocco, which opened … Continue reading Decarbonising our heating requirements →

Illustrating how to make your home more energy efficient

It is always good to be able to visualise how we can make improvements. NJP Electrical in Australia provides this interesting infographic to EiD readers. Hope you enjoy. How to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient Did you know that making the switch to LEDs, or movement sensors, could save you up to 80% … Continue reading Illustrating how to make your home more energy efficient →

The financial benefits from improving the energy performance of homes

We are always looking for evidence of what the increase in home value will be from undertaking energy performance improvements. Michael Burge writes a good article on the Phys.org website about recent developments in the US. How energy-efficient upgrades can increase your home's value Energy-efficient upgrades can not only shrink your utility bill; they … Continue reading The financial benefits from improving the energy performance of homes →

Canada’s federal government pushing for more energy efficient homes

The news about Canada recently has mainly revolved around free trade agreements with the EU. But, the federal government is also interested in the energy transition. It is now taking action to improve the energy performance of existing buildings and to encourage net zero new buildings. Peter Zimonjic and Margo McDiarmid write on the CBC … Continue reading Canada’s federal government pushing for more energy efficient homes →

Getting the warmth and cooling balance right for buildings can significantly reduce carbon emissions

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 →

“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” →