Fostering sustainable building renovation in Europe! conference
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LocationBerlin; online
Against the backdrop of a newly formed commission and the goal to reach a climate neutral building stock in the EU by 2050 the EUKI SURF EU-wide policy conference - “Fostering sustainable building renovation in Europe!” will discuss the existing regulatory framework, its deficiencies and opportunities for municipal actors to impact the transition in the building sector. The conference will bring together municipal, national and international actors with a ranging expertise from scientific, political and practical backgrounds.
The building sector is a key lever for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU), as it is responsible for 36% of the EU’s energy-related CO2 emissions. The EU is aiming for a climate-neutral building stock by 2050, this, however, can only be achieved through intensified building renovation. As autumn 2024 marks the beginning of a newly constituted European Commission, this is the right time to discuss the path to a climate-neutral building stock.
Unfortunately, renovation rates in many Member States are still lagging behind the average annual renovation rate of 3 % required by the European Commission. It is therefore important to elaborate on which further regulatory changes are needed to enable municipalities to renovate their building stock. Which practices can drive the bottom-up transformation in Europe? We will address these and further relevant questions at our policy conference on sustainable building renovation, organized as part of the project SUstainable Building Renovation – Forming the Future (SURF).
The hybrid conference will take place in Berlin and aims to facilitate knowledge transfer, exchange of best practices and development of transnational networks. Practitioners and experts from municipalities, academia and industry will share best practices, innovative approaches and tools relevant for the successful and accelerated implementation of building renovation projects in European municipalities.
Registration to the event is mandatory, and the available places for the in-person conference is limited. Register now via this link! The deadline for registration is 1 November, 2024.
The EUKI SURF project, funded by the European Climate Initiative (EUKI), is implemented by Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), Energiaklub and Ae3R and aims at initiating deep and sustainable building renovations in municipalities via capacity-building and strengthening exchange. Main elements are a peer-to-peer learning program, online training series and transnational network activities.
