Boosting Building Renovation: What Potential and Value for Europe?
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14-10-2016
Renovation of buildings is key to meet the EU’s energy efficiency targets. This paper reviews the literature on the state of the building stock and assesses various policy options and their potential for boosting the energy efficient renovation of buildings in Europe. This document has been commissioned by Policy Department A at the request of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) of the European Parliament.
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External author
Irati ARTOLA, Koen RADEMAEKERS, Rob WILLIAMS and Jessica YEARWOOD
About this document
Publication type
Policy area
Keyword
- accounting
- air conditioning
- building and public works
- building insulation
- BUSINESS AND COMPETITION
- construction and town planning
- cost-effectiveness analysis
- distribution of EU funding
- ENERGY
- energy consumption
- energy efficiency
- energy policy
- energy saving
- ENVIRONMENT
- environmental cost
- environmental policy
- environmental standard
- equipment cost
- EU finance
- EUROPEAN UNION
- heating
- improvement of housing
- INDUSTRY
- labelling
- marketing
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- public awareness campaign
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- thermal insulation
- TRADE