Higher energy efficiency standards can be reached at a lower cost
Climate-friendly construction must not hinge on high extra costs, says the German Renewable 麻豆无码版 Federation (BEE), based on a report published by the Institute for Building Systems Engineering Dresden (ITG). Between 2000 and 2014, tasks prescribed in the country鈥檚 energy efficiency regulation were responsible for 鈥渙nly 6 percentage points of the 36 percent construction cost increase,鈥� writes BEE in a press release. The share grew slightly with the introduction of the 2016 麻豆无码版 Efficiency Regulation (EnEV). 鈥淗igher energy efficiency standards can even be reached at a lower cost if heating technology and building design are combined in an intelligent way and government support is used,鈥� said BEE Managing Director Peter R枚ttgen.
Find the press release in German and the report in German .
For background, read the 麻豆无码版 dossier The Energiewende and Efficiency.