Pay-for-performance schemes: An innovative policy-driven approach for building renovations

Abstract

Pay-for-performance schemes: An innovative policy-driven approach for building renovations The SENSEI project is offering 10 recommendations to policymakers that support a performance-based market for energy efficiency in buildings. The European Union (EU) is taking significant steps towards decarbonizing its building sector and EU leaders who agreed to a more ambitious 2030 climate target are working to update key directives and regulations to achieve this goal. Despite these efforts, the EU is facing several long-standing barriers in retrofitting buildings to be more energy efficient. To overcome these barriers, the EU and national public funds need to be more effectively communicated and targeted towards end-users. This can be achieved through blending various sources of financing, proportionate support based on achieved results, strengthened technical assistance, and promoting synergies with market-based mechanisms.