stop local warming: how buildings can deliver profitable co2-savings, eelco van heel
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On December 14, 2009, the Alliance to Save Energy and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) held a side event at the COP15 climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, entitled, "Paradox to Paradigm: The Role of Energy Efficiency in Creating Low Carbon Economies."TRANSCRIPT
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Stop local warmingHow buildings can deliver profitable CO2-savings
Eelco van Heel CEO, the Rockwool Group
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Climate Energy Jobs
More energy efficient buildings can
...reduce Co2 emission considerably
...reduce dependency on fossil fuels
...create thousands of jobs
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More energy efficient buildings are needed – both in hot and cold climates
• Poorly insulated buildings inflate need for heating when cold – and cooling when hot
• In 2030, 70% of the World’s population (6 billion) will live in urban areas
• In 2030, CO2 emissions from buildings up 50%, due to increased use of air conditioning in the East and the US
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33% of all energy in EU is used for transport
26% of all energy in EU is
used by industry
41% of all energy in EU is used by buildings
2/3 of energy consumption in buildings is used for heating,
cooling and ventilation
Buildings are the biggest energy consumer and a major CO2 polluter
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Energy guzzler in US households
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Newbuild
How to improve energy efficiency in buildings
Renovation
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Newbuild: How low can we go?
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Passive Houses
It is easy with existing and proven technology to build houses that use 80% less energy than today’s average house!
Sources: EU Commission, DK building regulations and www.passivhaus.de
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Renovation: Energy modernisation
Potential in the EU alone:
• 460 Mt CO2 per year = Italy’s annual
emmisions
• €270 bn in energy costs
• 500,000 jobs
Sources: Ecofys, EURIMA
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Barriers:• Low priority• Lack of knowledge• Funding• Low quality in craftsmen and contractors’ work• Owner/tenant dilemma
But... market forces need help
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• Strengthen energy requirements considerably
• Make the very-low energy our standard choice (Passive House levels mandatory in new UK buildings from 2013)
• Stimulus packages targeted at energy renovations
• Always make building renovations energy efficient
• Make public buildings energy efficient role models
Political leadership needed
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Taking our own medicine
• Long history of being a socially responsible company• Production proces optimized to minimum energy consumption• All office buildings energy certified• All energy renovations with <7 years pay-back to be initiated within 3 years• Part of Carbon Disclosure Project• Extremely positive carbon footprint:
• Insulation saves more than 120 times the energy used • ...and stakeholders care!