Abstract
Energy renovation of buildings in the European Union would lead to considerable energy savings and a 26% reduction in energy consumption. Despite this and the programmes implemented to promote it in the residential environment in Europe and the United States, the barriers that homes, contractors, and finance companies face to undertake these processes have slowed down the results. The emergence of one-stop-shops (OSSs), promoted by European directives, as integrated management entities to promote the energy renovation of dwellings seems to be a central element in the development of future strategies. This paper looks at experiences of implementing OSSs in Europe, tries to identify the main factors of success, and proposes lines of action to strengthen OSS operation in the long term. To achieve this, documents, regulations, and data on the context were studied, and active cases of OSSs were analysed. Experiences of OSSs that are no longer operating were identified to determine why they had closed down. The results suggested that a lack of structural funding is one reason why activities terminated and that the most successful cases applied an ‘all inclusive’ model and supported families in the entire process.
Highlights
Introduction and General ContextBuilding stock in Europe is responsible for 36% of greenhouse gas emissions and 40%of energy consumption
Greater efforts must be made in relation to European renovation policies to increase the quotas of energy renovations in residential buildings
The data included in the database are basically: (a) general data on OSS; (b) nature of the OSS, type of programme the OSS comes under (European, national or regional), the model according to INNOVATE classification and the partners of the OSS; (c) information on financing for the operation of the OSS
Summary
Introduction and General ContextBuilding stock in Europe is responsible for 36% of greenhouse gas emissions and 40%of energy consumption. Building stock in Europe is responsible for 36% of greenhouse gas emissions and 40%. 1.2% of the housing stock is renovated [1]. Greater efforts must be made in relation to European renovation policies to increase the quotas of energy renovations in residential buildings. In this context, building is undoubtedly a strategic sector for intervention to meet commitments to cut emissions and energy consumption. The intensive nature of labour in the construction sector means that building renovation plays a key role in the economic recovery of Europe in the period after the COVID-19 pandemic, through the creation of local jobs
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