UIPI - Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière International Union of Property Owners - UIPI European Sustainable Energy Week 2010, 25th March 2010, Brussels Specific Considerations for the Energy Management of Buildings By Stamatis Perdios Mechanical Engineer Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne Technical Consultant of POMIDA & U.I.P.I.

UIPI - Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière International Union of Property Owners - UIPI CONDITIONS IN EUROPE TODAY Building sector: responsible for 40% of the energy consumption in Europe. Observed increase every year in the energy consumption in EU. Highest rates of increase in Southern Europe due to the rise in the standard of living and the rapid infiltration of air conditioning systems. The implementation of the Directive for the energy performance of buildings is a one-way road.

UIPI - Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière International Union of Property Owners - UIPI DIRECTIVE The Directive calls for the energy audit of buildings and their classification into categories. This is the first step and can be related to the diagnosis a doctor would make for every patient. The next step in order to address the patient’s health issues is to initiate a plan for patient health recovery, a process that is far more expensive than the initial diagnosis.

UIPI - Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière International Union of Property Owners - UIPI DISADVANTAGES OF THE DIRECTIVE The Directive is concerned with the diagnosis of the patient’s disease ( waste of energy ) Not retaining a simple unified method for all EU countries does not guarantee the cure, in this case, energy conservation. The implementation of the Directive does not begin with large buildings that consume more energy, but includes small buildings as well.

UIPI - Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière International Union of Property Owners - UIPI STATE OF THE BUILDINGS The energy shielding of buildings requires investments, most of which share a pay - back period between 8 to 10 years. At least 70% of buildings are without adequate thermal insulation and double glazing, usually owned by older persons, without easy access to bank loans. If owners will remain helpless energy conservation targets will be lost.

UIPI - Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière International Union of Property Owners - UIPI REDUCTION OF THE BUILDINGS’VALUE Building energy classifications into categories will reduce considerably the value of selling or rent of older buildings. The financially strong will buy the older buildings for ridiculously low prices.

UIPI - Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière International Union of Property Owners - UIPI CONCERNS ARISE Is it fair to pursue solutions for all financial and employment problems, especially for the ageing owners, through ownership? Have the excessive monthly salaries of those in power removed their ability to understand citizens' actual financial weaknesses?

UIPI - Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière International Union of Property Owners - UIPI WHERE IS THE LOGIC? The average cost of production of one Kilowatt-hour in Europe is almost 4 cents and it rockets to up to 10 cents during peak times, due to the use of air- conditioning systems. The average cost for the conservation of one Kilowatt-hour in buildings is almost 3 cents. Where is the logic behind the continuous investment in new power stations in order to meet energy demands during peak times and not in energy conservation measures?

UIPI - Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière International Union of Property Owners - UIPI CONCERNS ARISE The desired building orientation is not applicable within a city, and the required space for the installation of photovoltaic and solar systems, is not available on existing buildings. Under which logic can the new Directive for the construction of buildings with zero consumption from 2019, which will cover all their energy needs with renewable energy sources, will be applicable?

UIPI - Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière International Union of Property Owners - UIPI This could be characterized as a science fiction scenario too good to be true.

UIPI - Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière International Union of Property Owners - UIPI CONCLUSIONS If the real target of the Directive is energy conservation, the European Union will have to adopt financial incentives suitable for all social and financial categories of citizens. If we continue to live in a quantum universe of maximalist goals, virtual reality and incoherence, the energy conservation of buildings will be achieved in the next century!

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