
Promoting Deep Renovation Buildings across the EU
Promoting Deep Renovation Buildings across the EU
Maria Fabianelli, FEDARENE Vice-President for Energy Efficiency and Investments, discusses the interventions needed to improve the retrofitting of buildings, especially deep renovations needed on the massive scale, highlighting the role of our member IRE Liguria in the process.
“The green recovery starts at home” – said Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson introducing the “Renovation Wave”, the strategy for improving the energy efficiency of buildings published by the EC in the wider framework of the Green Deal.
The European building stock is both unique and heterogeneous, expression of the rich cultural and historic heritage of our Continent. It is also old and inefficient, responsible for 40% of the EU’s energy consumption and 36% of emissions from energy. At the same time, energy poverty (...)