Zesumme renovéieren neighbourhood visit: discovering the renovation potential of an entire districtin Differdange
On Wednesday 13 September, the first guided tour of the streets of Differdange highlighted the renovation potential of an entire neighbourhood, bringing together residents, municipal representatives as well as the Minister for the Environment, Joëlle Welfring, and the Minister for Energy, Claude Turmes, as part of the "Zesumme renovéieren" initiative.
The obligation scheme incentivises energy efficiency
Since January 2015, the Luxembourg government introduced a mechanism that obliges natural gas and electricity suppliers to generate energy savings for consumers. The obligation scheme is an innovative measure for mobilising energy efficiency.
Electricity and natural gas suppliers, the so-called 'obligated parties', offer services, assisting and advising consumers on the implementation of energy-efficiency measures.
Consumers can make use of a high-quality, local service offer adapted to their needs, provided by experienced service providers in the field of energy.
There are many negative and false preconceptions about the ecological and economic benefits of renovation measures. Here are 10 of the most common misconceptions about renovations along with an analysis of how truthful they actually are.