EENVEST – Risk Reduction For Building Energy Efficiency Investment

Investment decisions in building renovation are largely based on empirical methods which rely solely on company business specific experiences. Players like general contractors, real estate developers, energy supply companies, are generally capable of providing basic estimation for their own investments in terms of expected Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV), leveraging on previous projects. the investment market is calling for solid knowledge based evaluation methods, to perform technical/financial due-diligence and evaluate financial operations related to energy efficient buildings (EEB).

The main objective of EEinvest project is to secure investors’ trust in energy efficiency actions for existing buildings, mainstreaming energy efficiency financing thanks to a structured framework for technical and financial risk evaluation. EEnvest fixes two target objectives to foster a supportive environment for energy efficiency financing operations: 1) Structured framework for evaluating risk in energy efficient renovation of buildings; 2) Reliable energy efficiency investments focusing on commercial office buildings renovation.

The main tangible outputs of the projects is a robust and innovative energy efficiency risk rating model implemented in the investment evaluation platform. The innovative added value of the EENVEST platform is to provide to the user with a structured set of diverse data (technical, performance, procurement, investment, financial) in a systematic and user-ready fashion with a privileged view from the investors' side, to facilitate their decision-making process. Furthermore, the project delivers a Systematic technical/financial due-diligence framework for energy-efficient building renovation.