Wave of building renovations coming too slowly

According to the European Commission, as many as 75 percent of buildings in the EU are energy inefficient, and nearly 34 million Europeans cannot afford to heat their home or apartment. Despite this, only 1 percent of buildings undergo energy efficiency renovations each year, helping to reduce energy bills and the scale of energy poverty.

"Energy efficiency in buildings is an investment, not a cost. She will always pay us back," Aleksandra Stępniak, an expert with the Wave of Renovation Association, stressed.

As she pointed out, in Poland, investments in the thermal modernization of buildings need to accelerate, but for this purpose, there is a need for large financial outlays, appropriate legislation, and above all – education and increased awareness of investors and incentives for those less wealthy who are unable to finance such modernization with their own funds. The association calls for a minimum of 3 percent of buildings in Poland to undergo major renovation annually.

(Newseria)