The Renovalue project, developed training material to provide practicing valuation professionals with the tools to include sustainability in their daily practice. Such training material provides them with a more profound knowledge base regarding, inter alia, the impact (or potential impact) of sustainability features on various economic building performance aspects, respective information sources, as well as …
On June 1st, 23 MEPs have signed a letter regarding the EPBD revision which must include a long-term vision for the EU building stock to achieve NZEB levels by 2050. All MEPs who have signed the letter are supporters of the Renovate Europe Campaign. Click here, to download the letter.
Within the framework of the EU-funded project QUALICHeCK, a workshop was organised in Athens, Greece on March 11th, 2016. The topic of the workshop was the compliance with national and European legislation, the enforcement of EPC procedure and stimulation of quality of the works. INZEB was among the invited organisations and participated with two presentations. You may find the …
RenoValue is a 2-year project funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe Programme of the European Union. The project has developed a training toolkit for property valuation professionals on how to factor energy efficiency and renewable energy issues into valuation practices, understand the impact of building performance, property values and advise their clients accordingly. Within the project, …
1st Forum for Sustainable Buildings in GreeceIMPLEMENTATION & THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS IN GREECE 18/10/2014 Section 1 – THE CONTEXT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS The wider context of sustainable buildings will be presented with clarity (Definition of sustainable building, greenwashing, transparency, stakeholders, leading sustainability certification systems (BREEAM & LEED), sustainability performance of …
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Integrating Sustainability in Property Valuation Highlights from the high-level roundtable European Parliament | 26 January 2016 The use of property valuation is an essential aspect of the property lifecycle: that is why encouraging energy efficiency and renewable energy needs to start here. To accelerate the market transition towards nearly Zero-Energy Buildings, it is essential to …
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Within the framework of the RenoValue project, which is funded by the Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE), a report was conducted regarding the real estate connection to sustainability and energy efficiency factors.The results, which are presented in this report, are based on the findings of a series of roundtable discussions, on the results of a survey which was conducted in …
The 3rd Energy Efficiency conference takes place on Thursday, May 21, 2015, dynamically focusing on the issue of energy efficiency and savings. Greece is one of the most energy-intensive regions in Europe and could save over 200 million euros a year with rational energy management measures. The conference, organised by the Plant Management of Boussias …
An analysis of housing regulations in 8 Member States This report examines housing requirements in eight selected Member States of the European Union in relation to indoor air quality, thermal comfort and daylight, increasingly important issues for European buildings and their occupants. The aim of the report is to provide an overview of the current …
The report, published by the BPIE (Building’s Performance Institute Europe), analyses the national approaches of EU member states regarding the certification of the energy efficiency of their buildings. The conclusion is that Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are among the most important factors that contribute to increasing the energy efficiency of the European building stock. However, …