European buildings under the microscope: A country-by-country review of the energy performance of European buildings

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Posted on: 26 October 2011
By: mackene
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This project carried out by the Buildings Performance Institute Europe, screens European buildings, building codes and other regulatory measures across all 27 Member States as well as Switzerland and Norway. The collected data provides a picture of the European building stock and its energy and CO2 saving potential. The data was used to model a variety of scenarios for the systematic renovation of the European building stock. The report of the study is in three parts:

Part 1 surveys 27 Member States, together with Norway and Switzerland, examining the floor space area of residential and non-residential buildings, building typologies, characteristics and energy performance of current stock. The information is drawn from the statistical offices of national administrations and is presented in a form that permits European comparisons and analysis.

Part 2 provides detailed information and analysis relating to current barriers, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive implementation, the European building codes and major programmes that are designed to improve energy performance in buildings.

In Part 3 the available data were used to develop and assess the energy performance scenarios for the buildings sector in Europe with the aim of illustrating potential energy savings and CO2 reduction pathways, reflecting the EU’s 20% energy saving target for 2020, as well as the EU’s long term 80-95% GHG emission reduction target for 2050. The scenarios describe the impact of building retrofit strategies to achieve the 2020 and 2050 targets. The scenarios are built on different renovation rates and depths and illustrate the impact of different ambition levels regarding the European environment and economy.

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