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How the landlord-tenant dilemma of the heating transition can be solved

Thermal insulation

The pressure on property owners to carry out energy-efficient renovations and convert their heating supply to renewable energies is growing, partly due to CO2 pricing and the amendment of the Building Energy Act. The modernisation levy and subsidies offer little incentive for landlords to invest in the heating transition, while tenants are not sufficiently protected […]

Revision der europäischen Gebäudeenergieeffizienzrichtlinie

Forum Heat Turnaround in Brussels

The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) plays a crucial role in reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union. As negotiations are ongoing for the latest revision of the EPBD, aimed at increasing ambitions for rebuilding and upgrading the building stock, the upcoming edition of IKEM’s Forum Wärmewende will explore its […]

Sustainable building and renovation will only succeed with binding regulations

Sanieren

At a joint online event today, the German Energy Agency (dena) and the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM) presented a study on the legal framework “Sustainable Building and Renovation”. The study comes to the conclusion that ecological, socio-cultural and economic sustainability aspects in the building sector are legally addressed, but that the […]

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