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beyond Bricks A report on a sensitive proposed assembly line broadcast in the field of re refreshingable zilch 2013 Strategy Builders Consulting Inc. 2/5/2013 Introduction Sustainable development and renewable zilch argon among the some talked about topics at the moment. Renewable vigor is the concept that the think tanks are throwing their weight coffin nail, and the same is true for the European Union (EU, henceforth) The business sit that we are going to propose, deals with promoting renewable energy resources, and has a lot of new(prenominal) elements to it, which are either in compliance with the deal that the EU has in place.The real real estate agency in question is available in both the residential as hale industrial sectors. As a result of your operations, you beget a strong and commendable cyberspace in place, which spate be utilised in furthering our recommended business poseur. match to the Energy 2020 vision of the EU, every new expression must comp ly with renewable energy standards, particularise by ordinances. The animated and old buildings will also build to modify their installations to meet the new requirements.Considering that improving energy competency is high on importance for the EU, and for the replete(p) developed world, we anticipate that the authori sleepers are going to be plum stringent on the issue of compliance of the said mandates. In approximately 7-9 years from today, it is going to be mandatory for buildings to meet the new set of criteria. Since we are still some distance away from the 2020 milestone, there is a fair chance of exploiting the time and reaping benefits. The Concept We propose to set up a model, wherein we facilitate installation as well as second-stringer of efficient and renewable energy components.We will have to tie up with providers of renewable energy sources and provide their processs and products to our customers, who buy property from us. This service will also include o ur previous customers who would be looking to supercede their current electricity establishment with renewable energy. In auxiliary to promoting and facilitating expend of renewable energy, we also propose to set up a light speed capture and storage unit and mechanism for our industrial installations. We will cast alliances with tenuous scale providers of these mechanisms and provide their services and goods to our customers.In addition to the task of performing as an intermediary, we also propose to employ and train a police squad of technicians, who will provide nutrition and after sales services to the customers. For this maintenance team, we will hire young, unemployed people from abjecter sections of the economy, who will be trained by our energy providing partners, and this initiative will hence, care in improving their societal placement. We also propose to tie up with an energy efficiency certification agency, so that our customers can easily obtain certifications .Rationale behind the concept The Commission says that EU must embrace renewable sources, non only to slow the climate changes but also because the EUs reliance on imported gas that is set to increase from 57% currently to 84% by 2030, and on imported oil from 82% to 93%. therefore the EU sets the goal of 1. Increasing renewable energys share of the food market to 20% by 2020, from around 8. 5% today. 2. Energy consumption is to be attenuate by 20% by 2020 through improved energy efficiency compared to 1990 take aims. 3.Green house gas emissions are to be cut by 20% by 2020 compared with 1990 levels. The burster says states aid can legitimately be utilise to raise emissions cuts and increase take-up of renewables, so long as it does non breach EU competition rules. The commission has come up with new proposals for the EU to co-finance field and local schemes to promote energy-efficient trapping. The EU will help member states install double glazing, wall insulation and so lar panels in accommodate, especially targeting low-income households. The customersThe target group of customers for this business will be our get existing and new customers. Evidently, since renewable sources of energy are more(prenominal) high-ticket(prenominal) when compared to their non renewable counterparts, there might be an initial reluctance from the customers, to thump additional Euros. To educate them about the benefits of cleaner energy, their carbon footprint, as well as the impending EU regulations, we propose to have an Energy consultant, who will lay out plans, a cost-benefit analysis and answer every questions that the customers might have.The existing customers will actually be a more vital part of this proposed business model, because they will be the ones who will be replacing their existing electricity systems into renewable sources, and they will form a bigger proportion of the revenue pool, because their falls will exceed the number of new buildings com ing up. The new business concept will have to be communicated to the existing customers using our contact database, and then the consultant/s will be functional in bringing them onboard with the new ideas.Scope of the theoretical account Target Market Frances real estate environment is in perpetual change from the classical renting to owner/occupant system and the trend is visible from the 1960s to date whereby 45% of the people rented v/s 42 % have to 38 % (renting) and 57% (ownership). The renting environment is currently made of 54 % of esoteric sector house and 46 % of social housing. Furthermore, out of the 9. 8 million private sector residences for letting purposes, 4. 5 million are HLM (habitation a loyer modere) or project housing.With these housing projects housing most of the poor populations, the costs of energy by legacy providers such as EDF is high and hence the costs of electricity and rut is an additional burden. The available housing is also relatively old ( 40%) of private rental properties built before 1948 and the needs for upgrading these properties to comply with EU regulation is tremendous. 60% of the rental property is also located in city of 100000+ inhabitants with most of the rural housing being privately owned.The removed(p) locations have lesser choices in scathe of energy providers as the small scale providers are only present on part of the territory. The wishing of competition drives prices high and slows the implementation of cleaner energy. As for the low income housing projects, most of them were built mingled with 1950-1970 (50%) and due to high density and low maintenance, they require even more urgent upgrades to both comply with regulation and help the government in its housing policy making.By pairing up with smaller scale energy providers across the board from wind spot harvesters like Planete Oui to solar energy providers like Direct Energy, we are creating a partnership with smaller scale EU based energy producers (as argue to EDF) and we are encouraging competition, hence lowering costs for customers. Besides, this partnership can lead to training of young unemployed people in the housing projects in electrical engineering/maintenance, hence contributing to fight unemployment. Besides, he offspring know their neighborhood needs better and by outsourcing habit maintenance, the energy providers can save a lot in terms of travel costs for their maintenance teams. The Suppliers Our role in this business model will be that of a facilitator, a middle-man of sorts. We will bring about the connection between renewable energy providers and willing buyers. We will steering on producers of wind power and solar power. We wish to focus on the smaller players in the market, because not only will in promote them, it will potentially increase competition in the energy market in France, where EDF is the largest supplier now.It will also be easier logistically for us to tie up with smaller produ cers. Our alliance will be based on a commission based system, where we will receive a commission based on the business volume from the producers, as we will be functional in enhancing their reach, network and business. Minimum Compliance Requirements The states are induce to comply with the above methodology in order to achieve cost-optimal levels. The level of these requirements is reviewed every 5years.When setting requirements, Member bring ups may differentiate between new and existing buildings and between different categories of buildings. New buildingsshall comply with these requirements and allow a feasibility study before construction starts, looking at the installation of renewable energy return systems, heat pumps, district or block heating or cooling systems and cogeneration systems. When undergoing major renovation,existing buildingsshall have their energy mathematical process upgraded so that they also satisfy the minimum requirements.When new, replaced or upgrad ed technical building systems such as heating systems, hot piss systems, air-conditioning systems and large ventilation systems are installed, they shall also comply with the energy performance requirements. Building elements that form part of the building envelope and have a significant impact on the energy performance of that envelope (for example, window frames) shall also meet the minimum energy performance requirements when they are replaced or retrofitted, with a view to achieving cost-optimal levels. Calculating energy performanceAt the national or regional level, the buildings are evaluated by a methodology for reckon the energy performance which takes into account certain elements, specifically * The thermal characteristics of a building (thermal capacity, insulation, etc. ) * heating insulation and hot water supply * the air-conditioning installation * the built-in lighting installation * Indoor climatic conditions The pay Our research and analysis shows us that the in itial start-up inveimmediate memoryent in the business will be 5 million. Out of this sum, we already have 1 million at our disposal.Out of the rest, we propose to send an application to the EU, with a quest for funding under the EEPR or European Energy Programme for Recovery. We gestate the EU to fund between 20% 50% ( 1 mn 2. 5 mn Euros ) of our project, and the rest will be sourced from angel investors and fix loans. The EEPR funds projects in three main areas of the energy sector bluster and electricity infrastructures Off-shore wind energy Carbon capture and storage This statute also establishes a financial instrument the aim of which is to support initiatives associate to energy efficiency and renewable energy.The programme finances interconnection projects with a number of objectives, out of which, our business model complies with the following objectives * Diversification of sources of energy and supplies * Optimisation of the capacity of the energy network and the integration of the internal energy market * Developmentof the network * Connection of renewable energy sources In addition to these objectives, our model also includes carbon capture and storage, and this should facilitate the funding of our project, because it ticks a lot of check boxes on the EU appoint.Our project is aligned with the 2020 vision of the EU, The new concept goes beyond the classical real estate ingredient business, as it promotes clean energy use, it promotes SMEs, and it also increases employment among unemployed youth also. Appendix Objective Nearly zero-energy buildings By 31December 2020, all new buildings shall be nearly zero-energy consumption buildings. New buildings occupied and owned by public authorities shall comply with the same criteria by 31December 2018.The Commission encourages increasing the numbers of this type of building by putting in placenational plans, which include * The Member States application in practice of the definition of nearly ze ro-energy buildings * The modal(a) targets for improving the energy performance of new buildings by 2015 * The information on the policies and financial measures adopted to encourage improving the energy performance of buildings. fiscal incentives and market barriers Member States shall draw up a list of the existing and potential instruments used to promote improvements in the energy performance of buildings.This list is to be updated every three years. 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