Brussels is behind the decrease in energy consumption of the residential housing stock and the deadlines to comply with its roadmap are already underway. European regulations require improving energy efficiency by 16% by 2030 and between 20% and 22% by 2035 and, in addition, establishes that 55% of the reduction in energy consumption comes from the renovation of 43% of buildings less efficient. Complying with the standard could cost owners up to 20,000 euros.
A study prepared by the Rental Observatory of the Seguro Rental Foundation and the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) with data from the Appraisal Society put a ‘price’ on the European law for homes with an inefficient energy label: between 10,000 and 20,000 euros for achieve a grade type A, B, C or Dwhich are now considered efficient and which in Spain only have 16.2% of rented homes, compared to the vast majority (83.8%) that are still below.
Specifically, among the inefficient ones, 62.3% are in the E range, susceptible to improvement, and 21.5% have a rating of F or G, the least efficient of all and most necessary to rehabilitate, according to the urgency of the European legislation.
According to the study, a home with an energy rating of E (inefficient) could reduce the joint heating and cooling demand of a building by 35% if it invested 9,900 euros, and would also reduce primary energy consumption by between 30% and 45%. %. If a reduction in primary energy consumption of between 45% and 60% were proposed, each home would have to have an estimated budget of 14,000 euroswhile to achieve a goal of reducing non-renewable primary energy consumption by a percentage greater than 60%, improving both insulation and aerothermal systems, the investment is estimated at 22,000 euros.
“These three scenarios would improve the sustainability of the building to make it more efficient and align it with the requirements that the European Union has requested of all countries,” indicates the study.
The expense -investment- would be compensated in the long term in bills. Going from a home with an E label to a C could mean savings on bills of up to 35% since an E label represents an average household expense of 1,483 euros per year compared to 971 euros per year for the rating. C. In fact, the difference in spending can reach up to 1,000 euros if the average annual expenditure is compared between a home with label A (661 euros) and one with energy label G (1,658 euros).
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