LIFE IP CA 2016 BE-REEL!With the contribution of the LIFE financial

instrument of the European Union

Belgium Renovatesfor Energy Efficient Living

Roel VermeirenLong Term Residential Renovation StrategyFlemish Energy Agency

Content

Renovation issues and strategies BE REEL! WHY? HOW? WHAT? Policy instruments Innovative Business cases Demonstration projects Capacity building & learning network Conclusions

Regional Renovation Strategies 2050Flanders & Wallonia

EU ContextEnergy Efficiency Directive / EU 2030 climate and energy framework / 2050 Roadmap (GHG – 80-95%) / EPBD Directive

Renovation strategies of Wallonia and Flanders > 4,5 million dwellings14% of Belgian GHG emissionsEnergy use 70% higher than EU-average!!!

2050 goal domestic energy use:> -75% energy consumption (heating, hot water, cooling, lighting)GHG-emission reduction of 80-95 %As much decarbonization as possible

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Renovation strategy of Wallonia

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66 billion € investment

Renovation strategy of Flanders

120 billion € investment

Needs and benefits of LTRS

NEEDS

• Renovation rate X 3

• Information

• Support measures &

tools

• Upscalable practices

• Stable capacity

• €€€€ investments

BENEFITS

• EE and climate goals

• Work for 30 years

• Independence from fossils

• Economic returns / trade

balance

• Living quality / health /

productivity

LIFE BE REEL!

LIFE > 4000 projects since 1992

LIFE Integrated projects

Speeding up of validated climatestrategy

Combination of LIFE funding(60%) and other: maximal impact

Large geographic scale

Programm 2014-

2020

3,46 billion

euro

What is BE REEL! ?

Long term renovation targets

Low home renovation rate

Poor energy performance homes

Few citizens on board yet

European LIFE IP BE REEL!Duration: 7 year (2018 – 2024)Budget: > 14 milj euro< 60% EU co-financing

Fastening renovation strategies Cities forerunners + networking

with local authorities Synergy between regions Exchange regional – national –

international Capacity building

why

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BE REEL! partnership

BE REEL! APPROACH

Supports Challenges

1 State of the Art

2 Innovation in Business Models

3 Testing in pilots & demonstration

4 Training & networking

5 Dissemination

5 Steps to Innovation

From designabetterbusiness.com

BE REEL!Deep Renovation Demo

Capacity building

Innovative businessmodels

New policy instruments

Renovation issues and strategies BE REEL! WHY? HOW?WHAT? Policy instruments Innovative Business cases Demonstration projects Capacity building & learning network Conclusions

New policy instruments

Development, testing and validation:

• Renovation advice & building passport Flanders

• Quick-scan-tool & roadmap & building passportWallonia

Pilot projects in different housing segments

New policy instruments

Approach

Building Passport

RenovationAdvice

Pilot projects, testing tools

Training forwidespread use of tools

Target Groups

Public sector • Cities and

Municipalities• Regional

departments

Forerunners

• BE REEL! partners

• Experts • Best Practice

projects

Activities

Building Passport in Flanders and Wallonia Renovation Advice• test energy advice• testing tools by 10 municipalities • Pilot projects renovation advice activities in segments of housing market Pilots for 900 renovations Training 600 renovation advisers trained/certified Training and certification of professionals (e-learning)

Innovation

Building passports: monitoring tool for renovationRenovation advice: training leads to broad availability of private low-tresshold renovation advisors

Value Stream Flanders: 12 000 renovation advices will be realized, tested, refined and monitored for > 1200 deep renovations generated48 million euro

Value Stream Wallonia: 1000 deep renovations 40 million euro

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• Minimalize administrative burdens during life events: building, renovation, buying for citizens

• Offer the building owner & buyer a view and advice on relevant building aspects

• Co-creation (Flemish Energy Agency, Environment, Housing andMaterials)

Datacollection from different sources

Light version 2018

▸Dashboard

▸Environmental information

▸Roadmap for the citizen

▸Overview of digital attestations

▸Feedback

EERSTE VERSIE

! Free, no database, data-collection!

Medium2019

▸ Linken met burgerloket

▸ Checktool woningkwaliteit

▸ Uitbreiding dashboard

▸ Renovatieschets

▸ Digitale kluis

▸ Actieve meldingen

▸ Overzicht premies

EERSTE VERSIE

Medium 2019

▸Checktool dwelling

quality

▸Additional info on

dashboard

▸Renovation Roadmap

▸Digital Safe

▸Overview on financial

incentives

▸…

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How good compared to long-term goal 2050?

2019: new Energy Performance certificate

EPC obligation sale and rent100.000 / year

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Automatic renovation advice

2019: new Energy Performance certificate

Wat is BE REEL! ?

Innovative businessmodels for deep

renovation:Development and testing innovative business models in segments together with partners

• Private rental market• Neighbourhood and collective approach for renovation• Energetic upgrade of existing Key On Door Homes • Big appartment buildings with co-owners

Dissemination of best practices

Test of “one-stop-shops” (renovation advice and –coaching) • Energy houses Flanders• Guichets Energie Wallonia• Learning network workshops, masterclasses and digital learning platform

Innovative Business models –Investment generated

BE REEL! Pilots and demonstration projects for innovative business models

> Neighboorhoud renovation - BM for implementing 180 renovations: 8 640 000 euro

> Group renovation: BM for implementing 200 renovations: 9 600 000 euro

> Contractors “ready to use homes”: BM for 300 houses: 14 400 000 euro

> Private rental houses: BM for implementing 2 methods for deep renovation of private rental houses for 200 houses: 13 000 000 euro

880 deep renovations 45 640 000 euro

680 terraced houses E60 32 640 000 euro

200 freestanding houses E60 13 000 000 euro

Renovation issues and strategies BE REEL! WHY? BE REL! HOW? BE REEL WHAT? Policy instruments Innovative Business cases Demonstration projects Capacity building & learning network What’s in it for you?

Deep renovation of residential

buildingsDemonstrating technical and financial feasibility with focus on collective approach:

• Renovate to low energy and almost energy-neutral • Large and small apartment buildings • Neighborhood renovations • Collective solar panel installments• Shallow geothermal Resources • Vulnerable groups and third party funding

Disseminating ready-to-use good practices

Approach

Collective renovations 1325 single-family homes 45 medium and large

apartment buildings

Collective neighboorhoudapproach

sustainable neighborhoods and renovation 550 renovations)

Collective use of solar panels and geothermals

Budget Neutral approach and renovation to vulnerablesfamilies and 650 houses

Third Party Finance 800 homes

Target groups

Home Owners

Tenants + building owners - split incentive)

Tenants of social housing

Vulnerable population (tenants + owners

Neighborhood with a mixed population

Activities

o Advice low energy renovation and NZEB o Use existing subsidies and Stakeholder strategy with

collaboration between local actorso Extra guidance and facilitating building owners +

building professionals o Customized project follow-up for single-family homes,

owners, tenants and disadvantaged people

Innovation

• Value stream: 7980 Deep Renovation Projects with a total of 167 million euro investment generated

• Optimization of professional support for renovation advice -demand side

• Innovative approach collective in-depth renovations • New business models and opportunities contractors /

construction sector • Stakeholder approach - individually and collectively • Monitoring and evaluations of implementations:

technical, legal and financial aspects • Develop and distribute manuals (best practice)

Demonstration projects

Demonstration projects

BE REEL! Demonstration projects Investments generated

Collective and neighbourhoud approach

Co-ownership/apartments

Renewable energy projects

Vulnerable people

7980 Deep Renovation Projects

Total: 167 149 750 euro

Collective and neighboorhoud

approach

2385 renovations 78 700 000 euro

Co-ownership/apartments 4450 dwelling renovated (145 in buildings)

85 625 000 euro

Renewable energy projects >500 projects 3 855 000 euro

Vulnerable people 650 partial refurbishment activities

2 944 750 euro

Cost Structure

• Project budget• State of the art analysis as starting point• open innovation process • Coaching end users • Facilitating conditions for renovation• Follow up technical and financially• Monitoring of indicators of energy performance, investment, and CO2

• Public authority support • Use of existing grants and guidance for collective renovation

• Private investments for deep renovation refurbishment • The end users are engaged in the collective renovation path with their time and efforts• The financial means are coming from the end users:

• Owners single family houses• vulnerable tenants: third party

Demonstration projects

Renovation issues and strategies BE REEL! WHY? BE REL! HOW? BE REEL WHAT? Policy instruments Innovative Business cases Demonstration projects Capacity building & learning network What’s in it for you?

Capacity building

Accumulation knowledge and training• Maximal engagement of Regional authorities • Stakeholders: construction sector, social housing, education, renovation consultants,

financial sector

Learning networksDisseminating ready-to-use good practices, new policy instruments, innovative business models

• Local authorities -> national training program • (re) building professionals -> exchange platform and training program • Citizens -> alternative communication eg energy bill

BE REEL! LN 1ste phase2018 & 2019

BE REEL! LN – 2nd phase2020 & 2021

BE REEL! LN – 3rd phase2022, 2023 & 2024

Citizens – Building sector– Financial sector – Regional & Local Authorities

Regional Climate & Energy strategy 2050

Building sector Public sector

MasterclassTraining

Workshop

Meet-up

Digital platform

Financereal

estate

Building sector

CoreLocal

Renovation advice

citizens

Learning networkInteregionallearning network

International learning network

Digital learningplatform

Renovation issues and strategies BE REEL! WHY? HOW? WHAT? Policy instruments Demonstration projects Capacity building & learning network Conclusions

Investment generated in BE REEL!

10 000 deep renovations planned

300 million €

1200 renovations following renovation advice 48 million €

880 deep renovations in pilots 46 million €

7980 deep renovations demonstration projects 167 million €

1000 deep renovations in Wallonia 40 million €

BE REEL! return on investment 300 million/14 million project budget

21,5 euro of investment generated for 1 euro

Investment generated 300 789 750 euro for 10 000 deep renovations planned

AND • 1000’s Stakeholders will be trained• 1000’s Stakeholders in learning network• 1000’s using digital learning platform• 100’s cities and minicipalities engaged• Multiple guidelines and policy advice

AND• Setup of professional renovation advice centers• New markets for renovation and clear away barriers • Innovative, tested and validated models for:

• Convincing, advising and supporting way of approaching private landlords• Group renovation leading to roadmaps and project schemes for replication • Facilitating building professionals using economies of scale• Made to measure to different segments: Neighborhood renovation, Group renovation, “key

on door” housing projects, Apartment blocks, Private rental houses

Further potential

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•BE REEL! actions

• In the long run: 120.000 deep renovations/year

45.000 euro = 5,4 billion / year

Cumulative savings 2022 2023 2024 2030

Energy savings kWh/year 265.000.000 530.000.000 795.000.000 2.385.000.000

GHG emissions ton/year 18.600 37.200 55.800 167.400

2030 1.320.000 402.732.000.000 28.432.800 63.360.000.000

2040 2.520.000 1.409.562.000.000 99.514.800 120.960.000.000

2050 3.720.000 3.026.592.000.000 213.676.800 178.560.000.000

Year Number of extra

renovated houses

2020-2050

cumulative energy

savings kWh

cumulatieve CO2

emission savings

ton

cumulative investment

euro

For more information

The LIFE BE REEL! website: www.be-reel.be

The LIFE website: www.ec.europa.eu/life

Contact for the BE REEL! coordination team:

Vlaams Energie Agentschap (VEA)Graaf de ferraris gebouwKoning Albert I-laan 20, bus 81000 Brussel+32(0)2 553 15 98info@be-reel.be

LIFE IP CA 2016 BE-REEL!With the contribution of the LIFE financial

instrument of the European Union