Real estate investors, construction industry and students in Romania support ambitious energy efficiency target for EU Climate Energy 2030 package

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Monica Ardeleanu

Director of Development and Policy

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Real estate investors, construction industry and  students in Romania support ambitious energy efficiency target for EU Climate Energy 2030 package
The Romania Green Building Council (RoGBC) and EFdeN, Romania's team  for the Solar Decathlon Europe international green building competition for university students prepared and delivered a position paper to Prime Minister Victor Viorel Ponta and Ministries of the Romanian Government to support binding energy efficiency target as part of the European Union's Climate Energy 2030 package. The position paper explains that the most active real estate investors on the market welcome a clear and ambitious target and have already demonstrated significant progress and success to show this target is reachable and beneficial. In addition, Romania's architects, engineers, technology and materials providers, financial institutions and government institutions are ready to achieve the building performance necessary to support a significant shift toward a green economy. 

Mihai Toader-Pasti, Project Manager of EFdeN stated "People are getting more and more interested in living in a healthy environment which is what we, RoGBC and our partners are working to build. In 2014 edition of Solar Decathlon Europe worldwide competition, the Romanian team was the only one participating from Eastern Europe.  We strongly believe that Romania as a country could be in forefront of this ambitious effort towards green economy and energy efficiency for a better and brighter future, for Romania and for the European Union.'' 

"We have every reason to be confident Romania can join those Member States of the European Union most advanced in energy efficiency and green buildings.  We have the knowledge, the innovation, the valuable human capital and the economic resources provided by the private sector. The most advanced technologies and materials have been used in the development of buildings with a very high level of energy efficiency and sustainability. All elements of the puzzle have been implemented successfully in various innovative, high quality projects.  We just need to put the pieces together to build buildings of excellence which will represent a model for demonstrating today that we can meet the EU requirements for Net Zero Energy Buildings in 2020 and an ambitious energy efficiency target for 2030." said Monica ArdeleanuPh.D. Director of Development and Policy of the Romania Green Building Council.

"It is clear that a growing number of companies in the construction and real estate industries see the benefits of raising the environmental performance of our buildings.   Many of these green building pioneers in Romania have acted voluntarily to exceed today's building standards and now have some of the most successful real estate projects delivered on the Romanian market." said Steven Borncamp, CEO of the Romania Green Building Council.  

Interested persons can download the position paper in Romanian and English  and learn more about the EU's 2030 Climate Energy strategy . Organizations with legal presence in Romania interested to be added to an appendix of additional supporters should send their company name, name of representative and title to [email protected] by 15 October

A social media campaign to allow individuals in Romania to show their support by signing a petition will be launched today. 

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