Benchmarking for mobilising investments in energy efficiency – Topic 1

Summary:

The purpose of this report is to present and explain the results of the work done for Topic 1 of the Benchmarking for mobilising investments in energy efficiency project. Topic 1 focused on benchmarking different renovation concepts for the renovation of similar apartment blocks and aimed to identify leading practices and suggest policy updates to boost the renovation of apartment blocks.

Topic 1 selected and analysed six case studies, compared different renovation practices in different EU Member States, and derived key success factors for the renovation of similar apartment blocks that could be replicated across the European Union. Case studies were compared using the benchmarking technique, a specially designed approach that analysed case studies and compared them based on market, economic, legal, and technical criteria. The following case studies were selected:

1. Reconstruction of an apartment building, Paldiski Road – Tallinn, Estonia;
2. KredEx 2010-2014 and 2015-2020 renovation grant programme – Estonia;
3. Refurbishment of a social apartment building, Corazón de María – Bilbao, Spain;
4. Refurbishment of an apartment building – Kapfenberg, Austria;
5. Refurbishment of 3 blocks of prefabricated residential buildings – Hvalso, Denmark;
6. Refurbishment of four residential multifamily buildings – Piaseczno, Poland.

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