EXPERT TALKS series is an initiative from the BUILD UP portal. In the form of face-to-face interviews, experts from all around Europe covering the field of Energy Efficiency in buildings from different perspectives share their views, experience and expertise with BUILD UP audience. The interviews address relevant topics linked to the Topic of the Month.
This month we will be discussing about "Boosting demand for skilled workers in the building sector" with Gerald Wagenhofer, Manager Director at UBW.
During the interview, Wagenhofer answers questions about the key skills a qualified worker of cultural heritage must have or the main differences across Europe and also resolves the question of whether we have a sufficient workforce to improve the energy efficiency of heritage buildings in the EU.
Basic figures (based on the database provided by BPIE - Buildings Performance Institute Europe -, founded by H2020)
|
|
CE[i] |
NE[ii] |
SE[iii] |
EE[iv] |
Total |
|
total floor space [Mm²] all buildings |
13260,17 |
1669,47 |
6077,58 |
3144,43 |
24151,65 |
|
total floor space [Mm²] all buildings before 1945 |
3079,61 |
293,03 |
1161,95 |
602,11 |
5136,70 |
|
Share of buildings before 1945 [based on m²] |
23% |
18% |
19% |
19% |
21% |
|
Estimated number of listed buildings [Mm²] |
663,0 |
83,5 |
303,9 |
157,2 |
1207,6 |
Estimated share of listed buildings (based on floor space): below 5%
[i] CE … Central Europe (AT, BE, FR, DE, IE, LU, NL, UK)
[ii] NE … Northern Europe (DK, EE, FI, LT, LV, SE)
[iii] SE … Southern Europe (CY, ES, GR, IT, MT, PT)
[iv] EE … Eastern Europe (BG, CR, CZ, HU, PL, RO, SK, SL)
|
|
CE |
NE |
SE |
EE |
Total |
|
Total number of buildings [Mil. #] all buildings |
67,50 |
7,96 |
33,68 |
21,45 |
130,59 |
|
Total number of buildings [Mil. #] all buildings before 1945 |
15,51 |
1,62 |
6,19 |
3,42 |
26,74 |
|
Share of buildings before 1945 [based on #] |
23% |
20% |
18% |
16% |
20% |
Estimated share of listed buildings (based on number of buildings): below 3% (in Austria: 1%; in UK 2,6%)
PRO-Heritage project results[i]:
|
For 5 years |
CE |
NE |
SE |
EE |
Total |
|
|
total energy savings [MWh/year] |
118.014,85 |
3.955,92 |
5.607,65 |
9.638,77 |
137.217,18 |
|
|
total GHG[ii] savings [to Co2e] |
28.592,34 |
538,82 |
1.280,42 |
5.885,84 |
36.297,42 |
|
Context of PRO-Heritage results
|
|
CE |
NE |
SE |
EE |
Total |
|
Total energy demand [TWh/year] all buildings |
2375,50 |
296,13 |
766,54 |
552,53 |
3990,70 |
|
Total energy demand [TWh/year] all buildings before 1945 |
700,70 |
71,93 |
155,96 |
136,51 |
1065,09 |
|
Estimated total energy demand [TWh/year] for listed buildings |
118,8 |
14,8 |
38,3 |
27,6 |
199,5 |
|
PRO-Heritage Total energy savings |
0,118 |
0,004 |
0,006 |
0,010 |
0,138 |
|
|
CE |
NE |
SE |
EE |
Total |
|
Total GHG production [kto CO2e] all buildings |
574.396,62 |
42.687,02 |
204.238,11 |
266.871,97 |
1.088.193,71 |
|
Total GHG production [kto CO2e] all buildings before 1945 |
160.329,45 |
10.565,50 |
40.432,65 |
70.288,72 |
281.616,31 |
|
PRO-Heritage Total GHG savings in 5 years [kto CO2e] |
28,59 |
0,54 |
1,28 |
5,89 |
36,30 |
Explanation of measurement units:
Wagenhofer project experience is in the areas of process design, process management, process controlling, organizational structure and profitability analysis. Since 2006 he has been working as a freelance management consultant in exactly these fields, as he founded the UBW management consultancy Wagenhofer GmbH.
This video was recorded during Sustainable Places 2022, celebrated from 6th to 9th September in Nice (France).
