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COMMUNICATION
Energy efficient buildings
Plan. Invest. Renovate!
Half of the EU´s energy consumption EmBuild worked directly with public learn better, renovated hospitals
goes to heating our buildings. Most authorities in towns and regions that make you heal more quickly
of them are old and inefficient. in Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, are strong arguments. EmBuild has
Renovating the EU´s building stock is Croatia, Serbia and Germany. The prepared a tool for measuring these
a huge task that can only be done if project generated new tools, better wider benefits.
action happens across all European processes and built capacity in local
cities and towns. governments to design ambitious This tool and the experience of the
but realistic renovation strategies. EmBuild project will be presented
The Energy Efficiency Directive Renovating the building stock and discussed at the EmBuild final
(EED), Article 4, requires all EU contributes to the achievement of conference in Belgrade, Serbia, on
Member States to prepare a national multiple goals: lower energy bills, 7 June. The event is co-hosted by the
renovation strategy for their building increased comfort, healthier living Energy Community and is officially
stock. The second version was due and working spaces, improved air registered as an EUSEW energy day. l
in 2017 (not all yet complied). Energy quality and new local jobs. Turning
community countries need the focus on these wider benefits
to submit their first strategy in 2018. gets attention. Energy efficiency on its
But buildings aren’t just in capital own may not be a strong argument
cities. They are in Europe’s smaller at local level, but higher comfort,
cities, towns and communes. insulated schools in which you can
EmBuild, a H2020 funded project
(www.embuild.eu) helps municipalities EmBuild has received funding from the European
to formulate local renovation plans. Union’s Horizon2020 research and Innovation
Only with such local plans can we programme under grant agreement No 695169
achieve national and EU goals.
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