1. Improving competitiveness and generating high quality employment in the construction sector Daniele Paci European Commission JRC Renewables and Energy Efficiency Unit

2. Outline EU Policy framework Relevance of Energy Efficiency in Buildings Employment, Job Creation and Skills

3. Energy Efficiency in Buildings “I would also like to significantly enhance energy efficiency beyond the 2020 objective, notably when it comes to buildings, and I am in favour of an ambitious, binding target to this end that continues the current energy efficiency pathway” Jean-Claude Juncker My Agenda for Jobs, Growth, Fairness and Democratic Change. Political Guidelines for the next European Commission

4. Relevance of Energy Efficiency in Buildings  Energy savings  GHG Emissions reduction  Health and living conditions improvements  Growth  R&D – Innovation and Technological Development  Energy security  Job creation  Local impact

5. Employment

6. Employment – Local impact

7. Job Creation StudyNew jobsPeriod/year EC (2003)240,000-450,0002020 EC (2005)1,000,0002005-2015 EC (2011)1,400,0002011-2015 EC (2012)850,0002011-2020 StudyNew jobsPeriod /year UNEP (2008)11,3-13,52000 BPIE (2011)172010 ILO (2012)15,72012 Total new jobs New jobs per 1M Euros investment

8. Skills and qualifications - Which skills are required? Different job profiles - Matching current and future demand - How? Experiences and initiatives

9. Thank you Daniele Paci Daniele.Paci@ec.europa.eu EC DG Joint Research Centre (JRC) IET - Institute for Energy and Transport Ispra - Italy http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu