Energy and resource efficiency in real estate management

2011

Germany is seeing a new forward-looking lead market emerge for using energy and resources efficiently in real estate. This includes products and services to increase efficiency by renovating existing buildings and making new ones extremely efficient.

The market was already worth around EUR 40 billion in 2010, and the trend is upwards: it is expected to grow 6.5% p.a. by 2020. The benefits of saving energy on heating are twofold: first, it could save up to EUR 17 billion a year on costs by 2020; second, it could cut CO2 emissions by 46 million tons p.a. over the same period.

The main reason this new lead market is set to grow is because German real estate owners are increasingly prepared to invest. But suppliers of energy-efficient products and services can benefit from this huge potential market only if they are in a position to expand their range and offer a range of solutions from one source.

Those are the findings of the study "Energy and resource efficiency in real estate management" ("Energie- und Ressourceneffizienz im Immobilienmanagement").