Looking past to look forward

As the year begins, and we look forward to what 2012 will bring to the progress of energy efficiency in Europe, a look back at 2011 can offer some clues. In March 2011, after endless delays, the Energy Efficiency Plan (EEP) was finally published.  The Plan showed that the EU is not on track to … Continue reading Looking past to look forward

Everyone is Watching

There are a lot of financial instruments in Europe being used to help consumers improve the energy performance of buildings.  The recent study by the Buildings Performance Institute Europe on “ Europe’s Buildings Under the Microscope” documents many of them in place today.  Yet, everyone knows that those incentives are not enough if Europe is … Continue reading Everyone is Watching