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In this article
ENERGY SAVINGS we take a look E-mail: publications@glassonline.com • www.glassonline.com
at a new study
Glass for Europe carried out by 5. A maximum saving po-
TNO for Glass
tential by 2050
for Europe,
FROM TNO
which shows THE STUDY PUBLISHING DIRECTOR: Arcangelo Altamura
The new study by the
Dutch scientifi c institute
how actionable TNO, fi nds that nearly 30
per cent of Europe’s build-
and targeted ing energy consumption
for heating and cooling
could be saved in 2030 if
policy measures all Europe’s buildings were EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Marco Pinetti
equipped with high-perfor-
on glazing can mance glazing. To Glass
for Europe, it is striking
already make a to note that almost half of
these savings could be real-
huge difference ised in as little as 10 years ASSOCIATE EDITOR
should the renovation rate
in 10 years, if of windows be doubled, Valerie Anne Scott | valerie.scott@glassonline.com
i.e. from 2 per cent to 4
per cent annually, and that
implemented
newly installed windows
also simulates the impacts 84 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
be equipped with high-
performance glazing.
soon.
The study by TNO is a
quantifi cation of both en-
ergy and CO2 savings
that can be realised for
heating and cooling of
the penetration of high-
buildings thanks to high-
performance glazing across
performance heating and
the 28 EU Member States
cooling equipment, etc.
in both horizons 2030
The study is based on fi ve
ENERGY SAVINGS AND different scenarios and for and 2050. In addition to Jennifer Pressman, Zoë Elaine Whitten
full potentials, whereby all
each of them provides out-
put data for the 28 coun-
windows are equipped with
CO 2 EMISSION REDUCTION tries of the EU: high-performance glazing
1. A 1 per cent window re-
across all EU buildings, it
also simulates the impacts
placement rate in 2020
2. A 10-year scenario ap-
of several window replace-
dow replacement rate
a baseline scenario.
Leo Bakker, author of the
OTENTIAL IM- Glass for Europe commis- TNO Built Environment performance glazing across high-performance glazing The study draws on recent plying a 1 per cent win- ment rates, all compared to ADVERTISING
annually between 2020
PACT OF HIGH- sioned a study on energy and Geoscience (TNO). the 28 EU Member States across all EU buildings, it scientifi c sources to defi ne and 2030 study and Façade expert
PPERFORMANCE savings and CO 2 emission This study is a quantifi ca- in both 2030 and 2050 of several window replace- input parameters such as 3. A maximum saving po- at TNO, explains: “This
today’s Europe building
horizons. In addition to
tion of both energy and
study is an update of stud-
tential by 2030
GLAZING ON ing glazing to the inde- CO 2 savings that can be full potentials, whereby all ment rates, all compared to stock and performance, the 4. A 1 per cent window re- ies realised by TNO on the
avoidance of high perform-
ENERGY AND CO2 pendent research institute realised thanks to high- windows are equipped with
SAVINGS IN EUROPE a baseline scenario. evolution in the energy mix, placement rate in 2030 same topic a decade ago. ITALY: Maurizio Lozza | maurizio.lozza@glassonline.com
WORLDWIDE: Luciano Molina | luciano.molina@glassonline.com
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