Press Release for the 4 May 2012 Press Conference on the 16th International Passive House.

On 4 and 5 May 2012, the world’s most significant conference on energy efficient construction brought over 1000 experts from 45 countries to Hanover, Germany 2012 to distil concrete solutions for an EU wide energy revolution based on energy efficiency from the vast pool of Passive House experience. Some 40,000 Passive House buildings totalling circa 20 million square metres in area currently offer their users the highest levels of comfort while saving them roughly 240 million euros (approx 320 million dollars) annually in energy costs; these numbers are rising sharply.

Hanover / Darmstadt, Germany; 9 May 2012 – Cutting national budgets while encouraging
growth and reducing unemployment – this is currently the top priority for the EU and
governments around the world. How to harmonise these seemingly opposing goals and in so
doing produce positive ripple effects was highlighted at the 16th International Passive House
Conference in Hanover, Germany. If the new EU Energy Efficiency Directive with the
necessary accompanying measures is quickly implemented, it could lead to full employment
in many sectors Europe-wide by 2030, which in turn will boost economies and reduce debt.

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