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Public buildings in front

Energy optimisation of public owned buildings must play an exemplary role and be an inspiration for all citizens.

As of May 2008, the EU obliges all public buildings to display their energy performance certificate in the building and implement the profitable energy savings measures recommended by the auditor. By 2018 new public buildings in the EU must be nearly zero-energy constructions according to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) that is under recast in 2010.

Public buildings in front

A huge energy savings potential remains untapped in public buildings. A report published by the Technical University of Denmark in 2008 documents that a 74 % cut in the waste of energy is possible in Danish public buildings. This corresponds to saving approximately 540 million euro which could instead be used by the public administration on more beneficial purposes such as social services and health care instead.

In France, 12 % of the country’s total building stock is publicly owned. The French government has decided to double the number of old buildings being renovated each year and thereby embrace 400,000 houses per year. The French initiative will minimise the waste of energy, CO2 emissions and save tax-payers’ money.

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