“Strategies and Instruments Supporting Energy Efficient Refurbishment (EER) in Germany”

1. “Strategies and Instruments Supporting Energy Efficient Refurbishment (EER) in Germany” Knut Höller, Britta Schmigotzki IWO e.V., Berlin / Germany Tallinn, 29. November 2006 Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe – IWO e.V.for the Support of Market-oriented Structures in the Housing and Construction Sector in Eastern Europe

2. Structure of Presentation • IWO e.V. – tasks and structure • German experiences in energy efficient refurbishment of prefabricated housing estates – „The Berlin Strategy“ - after reunification • German strategy for energy efficient refurbishment (EER) – today’s approach

3. complex approach Company Profile:Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe – IWO e.V. IWO (Initiative Wohnungswirtschaft Osteuropa) e.V. – Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe – is an association of private and public partners who aim at a market-oriented and ecological development of the housing and construction economy in transition countries, mostly in Eastern Europe. Industry Finance Housing Education & Training Public Authorities Energy IWO, located in Berlin, is an officially registered non-governmental and non-profit organisation. Academy: EAIB GmbH

4. German experiences in energy efficient refurbishment „The Berlin Strategy“ Initial situation after 1990: • Eastern part of Berlin: 632,000 dwellings, of these 360,000 built after 2 WW • 273,000 dwellings in prefabricated multi-family buildings. 800,000 people, i.e. 2/3 of the inhabitants in Eastern Berlin, live in these flats. They are located mainly in the districts Marzahn, Hellersdorf, Lichtenberg and Hohenschönhausen • Berlin government quickly decided that the maintenance of the existing stock and the immediate refurbishment with new support instruments should by applied instead of adopting a policy of wait and see.

5. German experiences in energy efficient refurbishment„The Berlin Strategy“ The main elements in the strategy: • Legal assignment of the property and reorganisation of the housing administration/housing economy. • Improvement of the residential environment • Renovation and modernisation of the building stock • Main difference to situation in CEE: No Privatisation. Housing stock administrated by municipal companies. Rental housing stock!!!

6. „The Berlin Strategy“:Improvement of the residential environment

7. „The Berlin Strategy“: Renovation and modernisation of the building stock The approach: • At the beginning of the 90s the Berlin Senate ordered extensive structural studies, to determine the renovation and modernisation need of the different buildings types. • A „measure/cost-matrix“ was developed relating 17 building series with 21 renovation measures, and stating an average price for the measure and the overall sum per flat. Prices varied from 7,000 €/flat (newer buildings) to 34,000 €/flat (QP 59). The matrix was the basis for the Berlin support guidelines. • Measures listed included: - improvement of thermal insulation and heating system, - new sanitation, - new windows and balconies, - renovation of elevators as well as - modernisation of the housing entrances and staircases.

8. „The Berlin Strategy“: Renovation and modernisation of the building stock In October 1993, the pilot phase of the programme supporting the refurbishment of prefabricated housing estates started ...

9. „The Berlin Strategy“: Renovation and modernisation of the building stock ... and from 1994 on, the renovation programme was implemented on a large scale (over a period of 10 years).

10. „The Berlin Strategy“: Renovation and modernisation of the building stock

11. „The Berlin Strategy“: Renovation and modernisation of the building stock Methods and instruments: • Cooperation of players (esp. housing companies, district administration, planners, architects): development of integrated district concepts which enable the individual quarters in the district to develop special identities. • Communal district management focussing especially on the participation of inhabitants and other important actors in the district.

12. „The Berlin Strategy“: Renovation and modernisation of the building stock Basic principles of financing: • Nearly all refurbishment measures were financed with long-term loans with reduced interest rates • Every credit was secured by mortgages • When necessary: additional state or municipal guarantees were provided • Two levels providing support: • Federal Government • Municipality of Berlin

13. „The Berlin Strategy“: Renovation and modernisation of the building stock Financing / Main support programmes: The „KfW-dwelling modernisation prgramme“ of the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), provided reduced interest rate loans which were supported by the German government. Alltogether, loans of around 3 Billion € were used for the renovation of the housing stock in Eastern Berlin. The „Prefabricated buildings renovation programme“. In accordance with the so-called „InstModRL“ the Berlin government provided long term interest subsidies for buildings, where renovation costs could not be covered by rents and with KfW-loans alone. Approximately 650 Mio. € were provided in the form of long term interest subsidies by the Berlin government.

14. „The Berlin Strategy“: Renovation and modernisation of the building stock Consequences for the residents: • The costs for the complex refurbishment of the buildings amounted to 23,000 Euro per flat • Measures have been refinanced through the rents • Rents have been increased by 11 percent annually • The average rent in refurbished dwellings included approx. 135 Euro costs for the refurbishment • On average, the rents in renovated buildings amount to 25 percent of the net household income

15. „The Berlin Strategy“: Renovation and modernisation of the building stock Overall results: • 60 % of the stock has been extensively refurbished 25 % “ has been partly refurbished 15 % “ has not been refurbished • Between 1993 and 2003 around 6.2 Billion € have been invested in the renovation and modernisation of the prefabricated building stock in Eastern Berlin, that is on average 23,000 € per flat, of which ~8,500 € used for energy efficient measures.

16. German strategy for EER in the housing stock - today Strategies and Instruments Legal: e.g. Energy Conservation Ordinance EnEV Financial:- Financing programmes by KfW- Financing programmes by regional governments and municipalities Information and Transparency Research and increase of know-how

17. German strategy for EER in the housing stock - today Main Financing Instruments Promotion mainly by the Federal Government through the (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) - Reconstruction Loan Corporation) Promotion by - reduced-interest loans - grants - tax-relief

18. Promotion of EER by KfW programmes What is the KfW? Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) = “Reconstruction Loan Corporation”: • Owned by federal government (80 %) and federal states (20 %) • KfW Förderbank = KfW Promotional Bank • Funding areas: housing construction, modernisation, energy conservation

19. owner co-operatives private companies owner owner Conveyance principle Capital market (AAA) co-operative banks/ savings banks „conveying bank“ commercial bank budget funds e.g. BMVBS 12

20. Promotion of EER by KfW programmes Financing Principles • Long-term, low-interest financing for projects that reduce CO2 • Interest rate is set considerably below capital market level • Interest rate fixed for 10 years – reliable basis for calculation • Financing of up to 100 % of the investment costs • Partial dept relief for the KfW loan once the level of a low-energy house has been attained • Possibility of combination with other promotional funds and with other KfW programmes

21. Promotion of EER by KfW programmes Eligible Applicants and Programmes Applicants: • Whoever wants to invest in owner occupied or rented residential buildings (Private individuals, Housing companies, Housing cooperatives, other investors, municipalities, districts etc.) Relevant Programmes: • CO2 Building Rehabilitation Programme: 4 fixed packages of extensive energy refurbishment measures - high interest rate reduction • Housing Modernisation Programme: certain energy efficient measures (ÖKO-Plus) or modernisation in general (STANDARD) – comparatively low interest rate reduction

22. Promotion of EER by KfW programmesVolume of the CO2 building rehabilitation programme • Total amount approx. 1.4 billion EUR state support per year, of these - 1.0 billion EUR for CO2 Building Rehabilitation Programme, divided in * 600 million EUR reduced interest loans for residential buildings * 200 million EUR grants for residential buildings * 200 million EUR for schools, kindergarten etc. • From 2001 to 2005 approx. 5 billion EUR have been granted for loans in the programme, for the energy efficient refurbishment of 304,820 dwellings. • 2005: Average size of daily (!) received application amounted to 5 million EUR.

23. German strategy for EER in the housing stock - today Current state of the programme: • Improved conditions since February 2006 lead to the approval of loans amounting to 7.5 billion EUR until August 2006. • Due to the huge demand for the programme, an additional amount of 350 million EUR has been approved by the budget committee of the German Parliament. • Currently discussion about re-launch of modified programme from January 2007 on.

24. Thank you very much for your attention!!! Contact: Initiative Wohnungswirtschaft Osteuropa (IWO e.V.) Knut Höller / Britta Schmigotzki Friedrichstraße 95 10117 Berlin (Germany) Phone: +49 30 20 67 98 02 Fax: +49 30 20 67 98 04 mail@iwoev.org www.iwoev.org “Strategies and Instruments Supporting Energy Efficient Refurbishment in Germany”