INVESTING IN SKILLS
Sustained investment in human capital is necessary to ensure there is a sufficiently large and skilled workforce to be able to deliver Renovation Wave objectives and support at least doubling the renovation rate in the EU. Fragmented supply chains in the construction sector can make such investment a challenge, but good practices are emerging across member states and at EU level, which can be scaled to deliver change.
ADDRESSING KEY CHALLENGES
- Attracting young people and professionals from other sectors to the construction sector
- Upskilling current professionals to cater for a variety of new skills requirements
- Designing forward-looking training programmes in line with evolving digital trends
CALL FOR ACTION
- Enact stronger regulatory requirements via MEPS and National Roadmaps in the EPBD
- Use EU funding such as MFF to support scalable buildings-related training programmes
- Develop strong National Plans on Skills to facilitate public-private partnerships
INVESTING IN ADVISORY SERVICES AND ONE-STOP-SHOPS
Structural characteristics of the construction sector such as fragmented supply chains create complex decision-making processes for property owners and can result in bottlenecks that stop potential renovation projects going ahead. Advisory and technical assistance facilities such as one-stop-shops have a key role to play in bridging the gap between property owners considering renovation and prospective suppliers of services and financing.
ADDRESSING KEY CHALLENGES
- Overcoming fragmentation of the renovation market on both the supply side and the demand side
- Delivering deep holistic renovations
CALL FOR ACTION
- Enact stronger regulatory requirements for advisory services for example linked to MEPS in the EPBD
- Use EU funding such as MFF to support the deployment and upscaling of advisory services for buildings renovation
