New research from the Energy Efficiency Council, German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce and adelphi has found that Germany and Australia have the opportunity to work together to ramp up the rate of improvement in the energy performance of existing buildings.

The report – Further, faster, together: Opportunities for collaboration between Germany and Australia on energy efficiency in buildings – was commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).

It found that Germany and Australia have complementary strengths on buildings policy and performance. Germany has an impressive track record on providing finance to support energy efficiency upgrades of homes through its KfW Bank. And Australia’s world leading National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) has helped drive significant improvements in the energy performance of the nation’s commercial buildings.

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