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New eagerness for energy efficiency

New eagerness for energy efficiency. Guro Hauge, Lavenergiprogrammet. The Low Energy Programme . Cooperation programme between government agencies and the business associations . Main purpose: increased competence level in the construction industry about energy efficiency . .

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New eagerness for energy efficiency

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  1. New eagerness for energyefficiency Guro Hauge, Lavenergiprogrammet

  2. The Low Energy Programme • Cooperationprogrammebetweengovernmentagencies and the business associations. • Main purpose: increasedcompetencelevel in theconstructionindustryaboutenergyefficiency.

  3. Norway - thebigenergy producer • Large exportofoil and gas • Large productionofhydropower • Whyenergyefficiency?

  4. New eagerness for energyefficiency • 40% ofthestationaryenergyconsumption is in buildings • Conflictbetweennewproduction and environmentalconsiderations • New directives from EU • Kyoto agreement

  5. What’s happening in Norway? • New buildingcodes • Pilot projects • Grant schemes • Focusonincreasedcompetence in thebuildingindustry

  6. Building codes • 25 % less total energy demand in all new buildings, including hot water, lightening, equipment etc. • 40 % increase in the specific requirements concerning U-values, glass area, thermal bridges, air tightness etc. • Minimum 40 % ofheatingdemand from newrenewableenergysources

  7. Building codes • The Technical Regulations are revised as a minimum every five years • Passive house as building standard within 2020

  8. Pilot Projects • Mucheffort in building pilot projects – passive houselevel • Many passive houseprojectsarefinished or under planning Many initiativs:

  9. Grant schemes • Pilot projects: Grant up to 40% ofadditionalcost for building passive houseFavourableloan from theHousingBank • Energy efficiency: Grants pr kWh pr m2, projectsthatreduce minimum 100 000 kWh

  10. The structureoftheconstructionindustry • 300 000 thousand employees in the construction industry • 97% of the companies under 20 employees • We need the big companies as locomotives

  11. Increasedcompetencelevel • Development of knowledge • Have made a plan • Dissemination of knowledge • Systematic further education of sector • Incorporate into building sector education system

  12. Challengesahead • How to trigger measures in households? • How to increasecompetencelevel in 40 000 smallcompanies? • Rehabilitationmeasures to passive houselevel

  13. Thankyou for yourattention!

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