REC Newsletter – Spring 2022
Welcome to Renovate Europe’s newsletter! Below you can find the highlights of the past months which include: our reaction to the REPowerEU Communication, our work monitoring the National Recovery and Resilience Plans, becoming the new home of the C4E Forum, our webinar on One-Stop-Shops, the launch of the Renovation Stand, our feedback to the Commission’s EPBD proposal, and lastly the letter sent to EU Housing and Energy Ministers ahead of the Housing Conference of March 8th. Thank you to all our Partners for their assistance in our activities! Read the full Newsletter…
Op-ed: How to go faster and further on building renovation to sever ties with Russia (Euractiv)
Published by Euractiv on: 27 April 2022 | Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted the EU to start getting serious about its energy policy and cut its reliance on Russia. To do that, building renovation must be a priority in the EU’s REPowerEU Action Plan, due in May, writes Adrian Joyce.
Op-ed: Buildings Renovation: a European energy hero (FORESIGHT)
Published by FORESIGHT on: 27 April 2022 | The European Union wants to reduce reliance on Russian energy imports. For this to work, a pan-EU Taskforce with the sole purpose of improving energy efficiency in buildings must be established, says Adrian Joyce of Renovate Europe.
Giving a new home to the C4E Forum
Brussels, 27th of April 2022 It is a pleasure to announce that the Renovate Europe Campaign (REC) has given a new home to the C4E Forum (Central and Eastern European Energy Efficiency Forum). Reducing the EU’s reliance on Russian fossil fuel imports has become an urgent energy security priority and most of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are at the frontline of this energy crisis. In this context, the C4E Forum will serve as a key platform that will support stakeholders in the region to boost energy renovation measures and cut energy waste in buildings. The C4E…
REPowerEU: REC proposes immediate actions on energy renovation
REPowerEU – Energy Security and Resilience through RenovationThe EU must rapidly reduce its dependence on Russian fossil fuels, and Europe’s leaky buildings are in the spotlight. With buildings accounting for the largest share of final energy consumption, at a high of 40% of energy demand, reducing the energy demand of the building stock in the EU has never been so important. In this context, last March 8, the European Commission made public its communication “REPowerEU: Joint European action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy”. So far, the communication…
Launch of Renovate Bulgaria
On April the 1st during the Architectural Building Week 2022 in Sofia it was officially signed the memorandum for Renovate Bulgaria. The eight founding signatories were the following: Bulgarian association for construction insulation and waterproofing Center for energy efficiency “EnEffect” Bulgarian facility management association Bulgarian construction chamber Bulgarian association of architects and engineers consultants Bulgarian-Austrian consulting company Shelter for humanity foundation, part of Habitat for humanity international Municipal network for energy…