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32 Autumn 2019 European Energy Innovation
INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
One-stop-shops – or
integrated renovation services
A wealth of promising
experiences in Europe
By the Buildings Performance Institute Europe (BPIE)
Renovation of existing
buildings can lead to the single largest contributor to actors involved at different stages2.
significant energy savings employment in Europe1.
and play a key role in EU’s Policymakers3, researchers and
The renovation value chain differs companies have concluded that by
simplifying the renovation process
clean energy transition. At the same from other sectors’, as it involves for owners, demand for energy
renovations can increase, especially
time, the construction sector is multiple actors within a single with integrated renovation services
where the new business models align
crucial to Europe’s economic process. The fragmented value multiple services and actors.
growth and its employment chain makes it difficult for the BPIE launches a report for the
Horizon2020-funded Turnkey
sector. In 2011, it was responsible owner to predict renovation works
for 7% of EU’s gross domestic and estimate their cost. A high-
product and over eleven million level overview of the traditional
people were directly employed in construction sector from a life cycle
the building sector, making it perspective shows the conventional
Compilation of existing one stop shops
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