Energy Transition of the EU Building Stock
The report entitled “Energy Transition of the EU Building Stock -Unleashing the 4thIndustrial Revolution in Europe” estimates the EU energy renovation market at EUR 109 billion in 2015 and 882,900…
Read Full articleWhirlwind: Approval process European Commission´s clean energy package
The Brussels Winter Package whirlwind The European Commission’s clean energy – or ‘winter’ – package is producing a whirlwind of activity in its approval process. I have seen it at first hand over the…
Read Full articleEnergy Management System for hotels
The Debeli Rtič Youth Health and Summer Resort is a hotel complex managed by the Slovenian Red Cross. The complex was built in 1956 and remodelled in 2016. During the energy renovation process of the complex, they ordered an energy use monitoring and management system. Main challenge: The distances between individual meters and the position of the building made wired communication unsuitable.
Read Full Business PracticeHow energy efficiency upgrades can benefit building owners and tenants
If an energy efficiency building upgrade doesn’t benefit both the property owner and the tenant – especially with a triple net lease – it’s often easier to simply leave things the way they are even if…
Read Full articleAll you need to know: The EU's bold Energy Efficiency Directive
The European Union has taken a major step forward in its fight against climate change with the adoption of Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency. This comprehensive legislation aims to…
Read Full articleInnovative financial solutions to fight energy poverty
Social housing associations and EU projects are countering energy poverty with innovative financial schemes and “solidarity mechanisms”: “Buildings refurbishment benefits both the people and the…
Read Full articleTransforming Europe’s Social Housing: Survey on Energy Efficient Refurbishment Strategies
SUPER-i survey is an innovative online survey aimed at collecting valuable insights on the current state of the energy-efficient refurbishment of social housing stocks in Europe. This survey…
Read Full articleMessage to the investor community: Be that ‘bridge over troubled water’
Just open any news service these days and you are confronted with more evidence that we have no choice but to significantly do more to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. Daily we are reading about…
Read Full articleWhat the energy efficiency community can learn from the Club of Rome
One step at a time We are confronting a lot of doom and gloom. On the one hand, we have the student climate activists and the Extinction Rebellion shaking our complacency to show that globally we are…
Read Full articleJoin us in a novel approach to increase investments in industrial energy efficiency: training for project developers starts April 27th
First training: April 27, 2018 at 10:00 European Summer Time Register via https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3053117680504219137 Recently, I wrote to the “captains of industry ” to encourage…
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