Buildings in the EU construction industry (EU15): % of the EU GDP, mio. employees in 2.7 mio. companies 70 % residential, 30 % non-residential buildings over 150 million dwellings, % single family houses 40 % of the European energy use household expenditure for energy: 3.3 % Spain, 3.5 % NL, 4.1 % Germany, 5 % Finland strong increase in cooling (warm & cold countries) strong increase in electricity consumption ESV-Design051113en

The potential is enormous!  22 % economic saving potential  half of the potential can be realised at zero or "negative" costs  min. 25 % potential for renewable energy sources (est.) ESV-Design051113en

Christiane Egger O.Ö. Energiesparverband Landstraße 45 A-4020 Linz, Austria T: Energy Efficiency in Buildings – the programmes in Upper Austria ESV-Design051112en

ESV-Design en Oberösterreich - Upper Austria Capital:Linz Population:1.38 mio Area: km² GNP: mio € Final energy cons.: 273 PJ; 33 % renewables (93 PJ) Unemployment:4.4 % economic activities:industry, service sector, tourism, 25% of the Austrian exports

Energy Action Plan of Upper Austria % renewable energy (14 % hydro, 14 % biomass, 2 % solar) energy consumption in new housing reduced by 30 % 15,000 jobs O.Ö. Energiesparverband double biomass & solar increase energy efficiency by 10 % regional energy agency energy efficiency, renewable energy & innovative technologies main funding: regional government services to private households, SMEs, public bodies ESV-Design051112en

Towards Sustainable Buildings in Upper Austria Energy performance indicatorEnergy certificate Subsidy programmes Legal measuresAdvice & information Training & education In Austria, the regions are responsible for the implementation of the Buildings Directive. ESV-Design051112en

The Upper Austrian Energy Performance Certificate Issued as part of funding programme since 1993 Legal obligation since ,000 certificates issued by O.Ö. Energiesparverband since 1993 Further development until 2006 ESV-Design051112en

Towards Sustainable Buildings in Upper Austria Energy performance indicatorEnergy certificate Subsidy programmes Legal measuresAdvice & information Training & education In Austria, the regions are responsible for the implementation of the Buildings Directive. ESV-Design051112en

Building Trends in Upper Austria "passive house" 2005 "low energy house" 1999 "energy efficient house" 1997 "energy efficient house" 1995 "energy efficient house" 1993 legal threshold 1999legal threshold 1994 existing building stock minimum performance requirements 2005 "lowest energy house" 2005 ESV-Design051112en

Results Sustainable housing programme ,000 homes (new & renovation) calculation of the energy performance indicator ("Energiekennzahl") individual energy certificate individual energy advice session 7 million m² 285 mio. kWh energy savings/year average energy indicator: 2001 (4,150 homes): 65 kWh/m² 2004 (5,700 homes): 54 kWh/m² ESV-Design051112en

Energy advice service in Upper Austria Objectives & approach Promote EE & RES in buildings Inform & motivate concrete investment decisions Target groups private households1.5 hrs free municipalities1 day free companies2 days 75 % free Service providers a network of energy advisers managed by ESV Funding Mostly regional government of Upper Austria ESV-Design051112en

Sustainable public buildings 1) Minimum performance requirements 2) Priority for renewables for heating 3) Public funding linked to 1) + 2) 4) Energy performance indicators in architects' tenders 5) Support from O.Ö. Energiesparverband (advice, training,...) 6) Obligatory energy accounting for municipalities 7) Annual benchmarking of public buildings ESV-Design051112en

log wood boilerswood chip boilers wood pellets boilers biomass district heating Biomass technologies used in Upper Austria ESV-Design051112en

ESV-Design051112en Biomass in Upper Austria 14 % of total energy consumption 17,500 biomass heating installations 200 district heating plants > 100 municipalities use biomass for heating < 100 kW 100 kW - 1 MW > 1 MW capacity in MW Upper Austria

target: doubling till 2010 < 100 kW 100 kW - 1 MW > 1 MW capacity in MW Biomass in Upper Austria ESV-Design051112en

in m² target: doubling till 2010 Solar thermal in Upper Austria cumulated en ESV-Design EU15:0.034 m²/inh. Germany:0.063 m²/inh. Austria:0.34 m²/inh. Upper Austria 2004:0.5 m²/inh. Upper Austria 2010:0.72 m²/inh.

The Oekoenergie-Cluster Network of 142 renewable energy companies in Upper Austria (biomass, solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, buildings) - also in English 2,470 employees Turnover: 330 mio. Euro Examples: market research, development of promotion strategies, export tours, user manuals Partner examples: ESV-Design051112en

ESV-Design051112en Benefits for the region of Upper Austria Less imports~ 1 billion Euro/a Jobs in a growing market sector> 25,000/Austria New professions> 100 in education Technological innovation> 80 R&D projects Export opportunities> 50 % export rate Regional investment (2003)> 60 mio. Euro (2003) Creating local identity1,400 "shareholders" of wind power plants

World Sustainable Energy Days March 2006 Wels/Austria

ESV-Design051112en The end of the oil-era? oil-heating renewable energy technologies 7 % 32 % 36 % 65 %