Almost everyone today have heard of such things as global warming or climate change – their effects are noticed, shorter and warmer winters, hotter summers, strong storms. These changes of the environment, among other things, provoked, including emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from our homes. Year after year, we also get reports about the gas crisis, and already anticipated the end of the oil industry. Many people feel the rise in energy prices. Prices hit on the wallet right now. But with the help of energy efficient construction can reduce this dependence. Most of the carbon dioxide emissions caused by heating and cooling of residential buildings. In energy-efficient homes needed for this heating and cooling energy can be saved.
With the use of highly heat-insulating building materials, better ventilation and cooling equipment, as well as using energy-efficient heating systems – if the heating system in general is still needed – the greenhouse effect can be reduced.
The energy concept of a passive house (see the definition in the terminology dictionary) can reduce the energy demand of 8 and even 10 times. Thus, passive houses consume only 10 to 15 kW ? h / (m ? per year). This is a very low power consumption, especially if you imagine that a typical home in Germany to 150 to 250 kW ? h / (m ? per year), while in Ukraine and Russia – still so much more.
Savings through the right technology.
Benefits for developers. As a result of high energy consumption in the last three years the price of gas has increased significantly. A large number of experts around the world predict steady, significant increase in the price of oil and gas for another long enough period of time. Countries with rather poor or difficult to access sources of energy is strongly felt by the negative trend.
Almost all European countries to increase their efforts in the liberation of gas dependence, to achieve greater reliability of electricity supply. Unfortunately, in many countries, including in Russia and Ukraine, while even new homes are built with inadequate insulation. Think! Each additional inch of insulation – it’s a one-time investment, through which owners of houses and apartments in the future will save your money!
If the price of oil and gas will rise so much in the coming years, as currently projected, those owners who today make rational investments in their homes, without question will benefit! Today, the Russian energy prices, despite rising prices for the last 6 years at 350%, still below 120% of Bulgarian energy prices and by 174% – lower than the German. Therefore, the alignment of Russian prices to European levels is very likely!
The advantages of the Russian economy.
However, rational use of limited resources and the use of renewable energy has the advantage not only for individuals, but also determines the innovativeness and competitiveness of the entire economy of the state. Indeed, inefficient and irrational use of energy will lead to future inordinate rise in the cost of production, which, as a result will not be able to find a buyer on world markets.
In addition, the scope of renewable energy and energy-efficient construction provide an opportunity for the development of new industries and new products, make jobs, enabling countries, especially the poor in fossil fuels, increase its competitiveness thanks to the know-how. So, if today the correct accents, by 2030 the renewable energy sector can form many new jobs. The data presented in the report of the International Organization of Greenpeace, the European Council for Renewable Energy, issued on September 14, 2009. Even today in this industry operate 400,000 people. In the future, increasing the demand for such professions as energokonsultanty, energoauditory, design engineers and combined heat and power solar systems, the engineers of a new heating and cooling equipment.