Riccardo Viaggi Secretary general Delivering the EU energy efficiency ambition Solutions from industry “The building sector”

European Builders Confederation The Voice of Construction Crafts and SMEs in Europe

EU buildings stock Building stock (m²) -Residential – 75% -Non-residential – 25% Buildings final energy consumption in EU 28 – 40% -Residential – 27% -Non-residential – 13% 75% buildings – No or minimal energy related building codes

Encountered barriers 1.Financial -Access to finance -Payback expectations 2. Regulatory -Complexities and incoherencies -Lack of long-term vision 3. Information -Awareness -Advice

Part of the solution 1.Market development needs to be facilitated -Allowing SMEs in ESCO market – partnership with obligated parties -Creating & encouraging groupings & consortia of SMEs -Improving and rolling out on-bill financing mechanism -Improving usability of Energy Performance Certificates -Supporting relevant training on hard & soft skills 2.Stable public schemes to overcome market failures 3. Pragmatic and supportive regulatory environment

The Voice of Construction Crafts and SMEs in Europe Riccardo Viaggi Secretary General