Building stock: key to the energy turnaround

The building stock is a central key to realizing the energy transition. With the publication "Plusenergie & Klimaneutral: Politische Massnahmen für den nachhaltigen Betrieb des Schweizer Gebäudeparks" (Energy Plus & Climate Neutral: Political Measures for the Sustainable Operation of the Swiss Building Stock), the Buildings Division of the umbrella organization aeesuisse shows how the energy consumption of buildings can be halved, CO2 emissions in the building sector can be reduced to zero, and buildings can make an important contribution to Switzerland's energy supply. In the area of energy efficiency, older buildings in particular have impressive potential that can be tapped with a combination of different measures. Federal calculations show that the energy consumption of the Swiss building stock can be halved from 100 TWh to around 50 TWh per year. Furthermore, the building stock is currently still responsible for around a quarter of annual greenhouse gas emissions. By completely decarbonizing the heat supply with climate-neutral heating networks, heat pumps, biomass furnaces and solar energy, the CO2 emissions of buildings can be reduced to zero by 2050. Furthermore, the brochure of the Buildings Expert Group shows how up to 70 TWh of solar energy can be generated annually with the building stock in Switzerland. To realize the enormous potential of the building stock, building owners and the economy are needed on the one hand. On the other hand, politics is also required. "The building stock is a central key to realizing the energy transition. With our newly constituted Buildings Expert Group and the currently launched brochure, we are making a contribution to ensuring that the important and considerable potential in the building sector is addressed - also politically," says Stefan Batzli, Managing Director of aeesuisse. aeesuisse is the umbrella organization of the renewable energy and energy efficiency industry. It represents the interests of 35 industry associations and thus of around 35,000 companies in Switzerland. In its interests, aeesuisse is committed to progressive and sustainable energy and climate policy vis-à-vis the administration, politics and society. Source: aeesuisse The post Building stock: key to the energy turnaround appeared first on Organizer.