1 Promoting energy efficiency in housing 10 best practices and lessons learned in the Netherlands 28 May 2008 Mark van Wees CAP SD Energy and Climate Consultants & Ecofys

2 Gov-to-gov programme Serbia-Netherlands  Support to the implementation of the National Sustainable Development Strategy  Focus on best practices in energy efficiency in housing  Study visit to the Netherlands (June)  Dedicated Belgrade seminar on energy efficiency in housing (Sept 15, 2009)  Demand-driven: please indicate your topics of interest: –Information Dutch best practices in energy efficiency –Match-making between NL and SR organisations and companies in the field of energy efficiency

3 Energy efficiency and sustainable development  National Sustainable Development Strategy Serbia: –Large energy chapter  Energy efficiency serves many objectives: –Environmental –Economic –Security of supply  Energy efficiency in housing: –Organisation homeowners (civil society) –Improve household budget and poverty –Improve housing management and maintenance –Adding value –Development social housing (rental sector) –Safety and social well-being –Urban renewal

4 1. Cost-based energy pricing

5 2. Metering, fair and transparent billing Metering on building and apartment level Transparent and fair methods for heat cost allocation Billing transparent and with information on energy savings

6 3. Regulation on energy efficiency is worthless without implementation and enforcement Adopt regulation InformSupportEnforce

7 4. Government should cooperate with market and societal stakeholders and intermediaries Energy efficiency in existing dwellings in Netherlands: Covenant between central government (Ministries of Housing, Environment and Economy) and market parties, branch organisations in social housing, construction and energy sector. Integrated approach for structural market transformation with facilitating measures by Government Targets: Improve energy efficiency > dwellings until 2012 Actions: Targeted information and advise towards end-users Capacity building, training and commitment contractors, installation companies, and service providers.

8 5.Homeowners are the main target group for energy efficiency policy in housing Homeowners and housing assemblies RegulationInformation Financial incentives

9 6.Involve construction companies, service companies, contractors, and management companies, etc. General information and awareness campaigns (e.g. media) Installers, service companies, contractors, management companies Homeowners

10 7. Measure and monitor energy efficiency improvement

11 8.Avoid “traffic light”/”stop and go” policies and incentive schemes

12 9.Secure effectiveness of your policy Right moment (insulation at renovation of buildings)? Right place (information on appliances in shop)? Right target group (manufacturers for appliances)? Right intermediate party (branch organisation for industrial savings)? Right incentive? Right combination?

13 10.Integrate energy efficiency in sector policies Economic and environmental policy Housing policy Financial/fiscal Construction and building regulation Energy Efficiency

14 Seminar on best practices in energy efficiency in housing within the framework of sustainable development supported by the Netherlands September 15 th, Belgrade