Energy refurbishment measures for the decarbonization of the building sector

07/12/2023

Source: dena-BUILDING REPORT 2023 // Bayern Innovativ GmbH

The energy refurbishment of existing buildings can make a major contribution to decarbonizing the building sector. The dena Building Report 2023 offers a clear summary of the data situation on the building stock in Germany.

The German Energy Agency (dena) publishes an annual report on the building stock in Germany. This year's building report highlights the following topics in a total of five chapters:

  • Building stock in Germany,
  • Heat generators,
  • Economy,
  • Energy consumption and
  • Climate and greenhouse gases.

Based on the continuous monitoring of relevant developments in the building sector, the report provides an important data basis for political and economic decision-makers as well as for actors from research institutes, associations and the media. With regard to space heating in residential buildings, for example, the report shows an upward trend in the installation of heat pumps for the first time in 2021. The report also contains data on gas and oil heating systems, which continue to dominate.

The reader of the Buildings Report 2023 is confronted with the question: How can the transition to a decarbonized and energy-efficient building stock succeed? What are the options for heat supply in existing buildings and how can they be used in an optimized way? We want to explore these and many other questions in our Cluster Forum "The building as an energy system - energetic retrofitting of the building stock" .

For more information and the program for the event click here :

The cluster forum is intended to provide new impetus on the topic of "energy retrofitting of existing buildings". What are the prospects for energy retrofitting in existing buildings? Learn from experts how the heat supply in existing buildings can look in the future and how the expansion targets can be achieved through modular heat pump and ventilation concepts.

The dena Building Report 2023 can be found on the website of the German Energy Agency.