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Promoting energy efficiency in housing

10 best practices and lessons learned

in the Netherlands

28 May 2008

Mark van WeesCAP SD Energy and Climate Consultants

& Ecofys

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Gov-to-gov programme Serbia-Netherlands

Support to the implementation of the National Sustainable Development Strategy

Focus on best practices in energy efficiency in housing Study visit to the Netherlands (June) Dedicated Belgrade seminar on energy efficiency in

housing (Sept 15, 2009) Demand-driven: please indicate your topics of interest:

– Information Dutch best practices in energy efficiency– Match-making between NL and SR organisations and

companies in the field of energy efficiency

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Energy efficiency and sustainable development National Sustainable Development Strategy Serbia:

– Large energy chapter Energy efficiency serves many objectives:

– Environmental– Economic– Security of supply

Energy efficiency in housing:– Organisation homeowners (civil society)– Improve household budget and poverty – Improve housing management and maintenance– Adding value– Development social housing (rental sector)– Safety and social well-being– Urban renewal

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1. Cost-based energy pricing

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2. Metering, fair and transparent billing

• Metering on building and apartment level•Transparent and fair methods for heat cost allocation• Billing transparent and with information on energy savings

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3. Regulation on energy efficiency is worthless without implementation and enforcement

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4. Government should cooperate with market and societal stakeholders and intermediariesEnergy efficiency in existing dwellings in Netherlands:•Covenant between central government (Ministries of Housing, Environment and Economy) and market parties, branch organisations in social housing, construction and energy sector.•Integrated approach for structural market transformation with facilitating measures by GovernmentTargets:•Improve energy efficiency > 500.000 dwellings until 2012Actions:•Targeted information and advise towards end-users•Capacity building, training and commitment contractors, installation companies, and service providers.

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5. Homeowners are the main target group for energy efficiency policy in housing

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6. Involve construction companies, service companies, contractors, and management companies, etc.

General information and awareness campaigns (e.g. media)

Installers, service companies, contractors, management companies

Homeowners

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7. Measure and monitor energy efficiency improvement

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8. Avoid “traffic light”/”stop and go” policies and incentive schemes

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9. Secure effectiveness of your policy

• Right moment (insulation at renovation of buildings)?• Right place (information on appliances in shop)?• Right target group (manufacturers for appliances)?• Right intermediate party (branch organisation for industrial savings)?• Right incentive?• Right combination?

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10. Integrate energy efficiency in sector policies

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Seminar on best practices in energy efficiency in housing

within the framework of sustainable development

supported by the Netherlands

September 15th, Belgrade