EmBuild supports public authorities in Southeast European countries to design renovation strategies

EmBuild supports public authorities in Southeast European countries to prepare a long-term strategy for mobilising investment in the energy efficient renovation of the building stock. Action is foreseen in selected municipalities and local government units in Germany, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania. It is a Horizon2020 project that started March 2016 and it will run for 30 months. 

Why are we doing that?

40% of all energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions in the European Union arise in private and public buildings. If the EU wants to achieve its energy and climate goals, our private, public and industrial buildings have to use less energy. The public sector should be the pioneer and lead the way to an energy efficient building stock.

EmBuild has a distinct bottom-up approach. Why?

Because the majority of buildings are in municipalities and towns throughout Europe. We need action everywhere – not just in Europe´s capitals EmBuild works directly with public authorities in towns and regions in Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Germany. We generate new tools, better processes and higher capacity in local governments to design ambitious but realistic renovation strategies. ▼ EmBuild communicates the experience of the focus municipalities throughout Europe and helps regional energy agencies to support more and more municipalities. ▼ EmBuild promotes a bottom-up approach: The national renovation strategy should be the sum of local commitment. So we work closely with national actors to contribute to national processes.

And what do we expect in the end?

EmBuild is successful...

... if our focus municipalities have produced solid renovation strategies for their building stock
... if more municipalities and towns across the whole region follow the example and produce their own strategies
... if the renovation of building stocks achieves multiple goals: lower energy bills, increased comfort, healthier living and working spaces, improved air quality and creation of local jobs.

More about the project at http://embuild.eu/