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FIEC FIEC European Construction Industry Federation European Construction Industry Federation Energy- -efficient buildings efficient buildings Energy Paul Schumacher Rapporteur for Environmental Affairs EESC 18th May 2011

FIEC FIEC European Construction Industry Federation European Construction Industry Federation Federation of 33 national associations Representing building companies � all sizes (97 % less than 20 operatives) � all kinds of building and civil engineering activities � all working methods: separate trades, general contractors, sub-contractors

Why act to increase energy Why act to increase energy efficiency in the building stock? efficiency in the building stock? � Major EU priority: 20% energy-efficiency gain by 2020 � Buildings represent 40% of total energy demand � Helps bringing down energy bills for households � Can be achieved at low economic cost � Help create employment in construction sector and related services amid current economic downturn

Highest energy saving potential Highest energy saving potential in building stock in building stock � New buildings: annual production is 1% of building stock, up-to-date and regulated quality � Building stock = highest energy-saving potential: � enormous volume � enormous saving potential � cost-effective investment because of lower energy-bills for households and increasing building value

Building owners and energy saving Building owners and energy saving � Other investment priorities (like new kitchen) � Doubts about financial effect: � no ‘hard’ guarantee for lower energy bills (big influence of owner behaviour) � doubts about value creation of investment � Financing problems � Doubts about quality of information and advice

Key points for increasing energy Key points for increasing energy saving investments in building stock saving investments in building stock � Energy saving in the building stock = long term goal � We won’t/can’t force building owners to invest � Market development = basis and starting-point

Market experience in recent years Market experience in recent years � A number of building companies offer energy saving concepts to building owners, but … � Building owners hesitate with investing in energy saving measures, which brings on … � A negative spiral of stagnation in the market development Conclusion: � it needs extra efforts of the building sector and the governements to make the energy saving market run in the appropriate tempo

Contribution of building sector to Contribution of building sector to make the energy saving market run make the energy saving market run Building companies must offer the market attractive energy saving offers � Develop attractive energy saving concepts � Pro-active marketing of these concepts � Good advice and engineering � High performance guarantee

Contribution of building sector to Contribution of building sector to make the energy saving market run make the energy saving market run Efforts/contributions of FIEC-members � Research for attractive energy saving concepts � Marketing, advice and engineering education � Spreading information about good examples � Introducing performance guarantee

Contribution of governments to Contribution of governments to make the energy market run make the energy market run Governments must stimulate and facilitate building stock owners � Long term goal > long term policy � Increase concsiousness � Make energy saving investments more competitive comparing with other choices (like new kitchen) � Facilitate attractive financial conditions

Contribution of governments to Contribution of governments to make the energy market run make the energy market run Efforts/contributions of governments � Invest on EU- and national level in high performance communication on energy saving in the building stock � Introduce permanent reduced rates of VAT especially for energy saving investments in the building stock � Introduce extra mortgage-facilities especially for energy saving investments in the building stock � Introduce government support/guarantee for cheap/green financing offers for energy saving investments in the building stock

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