20:10 16 March 2024
Green Revolution in Construction Becomes a Reality
A new energy efficiency requirement for buildings in the EU was adopted this week by the European Parliament. By 2050, all new buildings will be zero-emission and existing ones will gradually be upgraded to that state. New regulations impose many challenges and obligations on member states, but they also promise many benefits, both environmentally and economically. As a result, the construction sector contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas emissions today.
Approximately 85 percent of buildings in the EU were constructed before 2000, and three-quarters have poor energy efficiency. Due to this, buildings are the largest energy consumers in Europe - in 2021, 42 percent of all EU energy consumption was consumed in buildings, which also accounts for about one-third of EU greenhouse gas emissions.
“The main goal of the directive on the energy performance of buildings is to accelerate the decarbonization of this sector, as well as to speed up the renovation wave. In Poland, about 70 percent of buildings require rapid, comprehensive modernization,” Aleksandra Stępniak, public affairs manager at VELUX Poland, said.
(Newseria)
