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Summary
Energy consumptions in the residential sector are persistently
growing in Italy. According to data released by Eurostat in 2013, they
exceeded 34 million tons of oil equivalent (Mtoe), i. e. 29% of final
energy consumption of our country. These numbers are also a conse -
quence of poorly accounted wastes.
In fact, the 12 million residential buildings distributed in Italy
contrast the trend of the more and more growing attention paid now -
adays to energy efficiency: indeed, over 60% of these buildings were
built more than forty years ago, before any law on performance effi-
ciency in buildings was issued.
All the boundary conditions aimed at re-routing this process are
now ready.
Europe believes that energy revamping of the housing stock could
represent an ideal approach to enhance energy security and to achieve
targets of reduction of CO 2 emissions. To this purpose, Europe set up a
legislature to foster energy efficiency, by defining rules and conditions
to comply with minimum energy performance standards for both new
buildings and revamped ones. To support of these actions, Europe allo -
cated economic resources of about 20 billion euro in the 2014-2020. Italy
allotted appropriate funds and instruments as well to encourage the
development of energy efficiency (e. g. subsidies on efficient heating,
tax exemption, White Certificates, revolving funds, etc ...).
The building world is strongly affected by the economic crisis and
revamping makes up quite a proper opportunity to revitalize the sec -
tor. Nowadays, revamping globally accounts for about 40% of the in-
vestments in construction, showing an investment growth of 3% in
real terms in 2014. The significance of these data is even highlighted if
we consider that, according to ANCE, 446,000 jobs have been lost and
11,000 companies went bankrupt in the building sector from 2008 up
to now. The whole supply chain has fallen through, with a consider-
able drop in deliveries of cement (-23%) and wood (-19%), reflecting
the progressive and noteworthy reduction of new housing. Also, as
ANCE itself reports, it must be took into account that every billion
euro investment in construction triggers a turnover of 1.8 billion and
nearly 24,000 new jobs, of which over a third in connected sectors.
Despite these favorable conditions, the current framework is not
so enthusing, although some shy signal begins showing up. As report -
ed by CRESME and by ENEA, 265,000 interventions benefited in 2012
from tax deductions and they generated investments of approximately
4 billion euro. However, the majority of these interventions account
for low size and limited energy savings. As a matter of fact, 64% of
them relate to replacement of windows and the amount of interven-
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Energy consumptions in the residential sector are persistently
growing in Italy. According to data released by Eurostat in 2013, they
exceeded 34 million tons of oil equivalent (Mtoe), i. e. 29% of final
energy consumption of our country. These numbers are also a conse -
quence of poorly accounted wastes.
In fact, the 12 million residential buildings distributed in Italy
contrast the trend of the more and more growing attention paid now -
adays to energy efficiency: indeed, over 60% of these buildings were
built more than forty years ago, before any law on performance effi-
ciency in buildings was issued.
All the boundary conditions aimed at re-routing this process are
now ready.
Europe believes that energy revamping of the housing stock could
represent an ideal approach to enhance energy security and to achieve
targets of reduction of CO 2 emissions. To this purpose, Europe set up a
legislature to foster energy efficiency, by defining rules and conditions
to comply with minimum energy performance standards for both new
buildings and revamped ones. To support of these actions, Europe allo -
cated economic resources of about 20 billion euro in the 2014-2020. Italy
allotted appropriate funds and instruments as well to encourage the
development of energy efficiency (e. g. subsidies on efficient heating,
tax exemption, White Certificates, revolving funds, etc ...).
The building world is strongly affected by the economic crisis and
revamping makes up quite a proper opportunity to revitalize the sec -
tor. Nowadays, revamping globally accounts for about 40% of the in-
vestments in construction, showing an investment growth of 3% in
real terms in 2014. The significance of these data is even highlighted if
we consider that, according to ANCE, 446,000 jobs have been lost and
11,000 companies went bankrupt in the building sector from 2008 up
to now. The whole supply chain has fallen through, with a consider-
able drop in deliveries of cement (-23%) and wood (-19%), reflecting
the progressive and noteworthy reduction of new housing. Also, as
ANCE itself reports, it must be took into account that every billion
euro investment in construction triggers a turnover of 1.8 billion and
nearly 24,000 new jobs, of which over a third in connected sectors.
Despite these favorable conditions, the current framework is not
so enthusing, although some shy signal begins showing up. As report -
ed by CRESME and by ENEA, 265,000 interventions benefited in 2012
from tax deductions and they generated investments of approximately
4 billion euro. However, the majority of these interventions account
for low size and limited energy savings. As a matter of fact, 64% of
them relate to replacement of windows and the amount of interven-
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