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Buildings are responsible for over 40% of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions. EuroACE believes that through cost effective energy efficiency measures these emissions can be brought under control, bringing significant emissions reductions and cost savings to all Member States. For more information on energy efficiency in buildings click on any of the sub headings below:

• Energy efficiency in buildings and achieving emissions reductions
• Energy efficiency programmes and policies by Member State
• Energy Consumption in buildings - Statistics
• Specific measures to reduce energy consumption

Energy efficiency in buildings and achieving emissions reductions:

• CALEB 1: Assessment of potential for the saving of carbon dioxide emissions in European building stock
• CALEB 2: The cost implications of energy efficiency measures in the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from European building stock

A presentation by EuroACE on the impact and importance of the European Union's new Directive on Energy Efficiency in Buildings also outlines the importance of building energy efficiency in tackling climate change - showing how the new Directive can help to achieve a step change in building energy efficiency. The EC Inform-Energy article by Andrew Warren, EuroACE's Senior Adviser, emphasises the importance of demand-side measures in achieving that step-change as well as the Directive's cornerstone role in this.

• EuroACE presentation: Marketing Energy Efficiency in Buildings (03/03)
• EuroACE article: Demand-side measures are just as important as meeting our energy goals (10/03); EC Inform-Energy, October 2003

(04/06) Policy makers, housing providers and homeowners want to take action to reduce soaring energy bills, mitigate climate change and improve energy security. EuroACE’s sister organisation, UK ACE, has produced Fuel Prophet, a tool indicating measures that can most effectively ‘fuel proof’ 21 typical and ‘hard to treat’ house types.

Fuel prices scenarios, budget constraints, grant availability and financing can be factored in. While Fuel Prophet is based on UK building and climatic data, it suggests an approach that could be adopted across Europe, in order to optimise its response to these new challenges in the residential sector.

Follow the link to try out Fuel Prophet.

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Energy Efficiency in Buildings by Member State:

• EuroACE Report and Presentation: Towards Energy Efficient Building in Europe (July 2005 version) (presentation, 12/04)

• EuroACE Report: An assessment of Member States' climate change programmes: and the likely contribution to these from energy efficiency measures (10/02)

• EuroACE Report: Review of energy efficiency in Member States (01/01)

• External Web Page: IEA "energy efficiency update" pages - on Member State energy policies

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• EuroACE presentation: Energy Consumption in Commercial Buildings: The size of the threat (Presented at the IEECB Conference, 06/02)

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Specific measures to reduce energy consumption:

• Energy and environmental benefits from advanced double glazing in EU buildings
The contribution of the flat glass industry towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions & energy consumption in the EU

• Tackle the greenhouse effect in construction
Article by Claes Bjork, President and CEO, Skanska AB first published in 'Dagens Industri' on 6/12/2001

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