85 percent – So many respondents in Poland surveyed by the BNP Paribas group indicated an improvement in the energy efficiency of buildings and apartments as a key action that should be taken in connection with the change of climate. It turned out to be slightly more important to us than for the Germans, where it chose the same answer 84 percent respondents, but less important than in Italy, Spain and Belgium (90 percent) or in France (94 percent.).
The study “My sustainable house”, taking a closer look at the climate change to the challenges related to the BNP Paribas group in several selected European countries, and among the suggested answers was also securing houses against extreme weather phenomena, or limiting the carbon trace and private consumption. In our country, 1,500 people took part in the study, and its results will soon be discussed more broadly by BNP Paribas.
Read also: Climate change hits commercial real estate. The costs are rising
74 percent of us cares about houses?
As it turns out, the condition of our homes in the face of new challenges raises broad social fears. 71 percent. of us worries about their protection against the effects of climate threats, and in 66 percent The energy characteristics of the place of residence raises anxiety. Even more because 77 percent. respondents, believes that the properties related to energy consumption will affect the prices of real estate.
Significant, counting 37 percent., mniejszość uważa też, że słaba charakterystyka energetyczna w ciągu najbliższych lat zmusi nas do przeprowadzki. The same percentage of respondents is afraid that their effects of extreme weather phenomena will push their effects to leave the houses.
Almost ¾ of the respondents declares care for the energy characteristics of their buildings – it indicated this 74 percent. Polish participants of the study, which is a result in accordance with the European average. 69 percent Poles also claim that renovations are an indispensable investment that protects against the need to sell houses below their market price, but clearly less because 61 percent., is concerned about the influence of climate change on housing. This feeling is stronger in Italy, where it indicated it 71 percent respondents or in Spain (77 percent.), However, weaker in Belgium (59 percent) and Germany (56 percent).
Too little help?
How do we assess the urgency of activities? 56 percent respondents believe that home owners with poor energy characteristics should undertake thermomodernization right away. This is accompanied by a belief about decreasing help. The lack of available financial resources is to stop the renovation 32 percent respondents, where 54 percent He says he would like to increase the energy efficiency of his homes.
This is a higher result than in France, Germany and Belgium, where he declares a similar desire accordingly 44 percent and 46 percent respondents (last two countries), but also higher than in Italy and Great Britain (after 53 percent). Only at the same time 29 percent House owners said that he was doing “everything in their power” to increase energy efficiency in their own four walls, which is the lowest result of all countries involved in the study.
As for the costs of transformation, the belief in their considerable amount is widespread. 75 percent respondents believe that thermomodernization must always be expensive, and 67 percent He claims that the support offered in this area covers only part of the costs.
The same percentage of respondents speaks of complicated procedures for obtaining financial assistance, and 57 percent He doesn't know where he can get the relevant information. We also complain about the rapidly changing provisions on energy characteristics (it said too fast 67 percent respondents).
Read also: Are we ready for construction green order? Little time left
We don't trust you
Pessimistic attitudes go hand in hand with coded distrust of state institutions. 58 percent respondents claim that when starting thermomodernization, one cannot have a guarantee that you will receive the promised help for this purpose.
Just 28 percent Poles point to the authorities as an entity to which they would have trusted about the threats related to natural disasters; This is the lowest result in Europe (although it is worth noting that in other countries it also does not exceed half of the respondents; in Germany, the authorities would trust 40 percent respondents, in Spain 44 percent, but in France only 37 percent).
Trust in business is also limping. 67 percent respondents indicate problems with finding reliable companies providing thermomodernization services, the same percentage also believes that financing these operations is difficult for banks.
At the same time, which may surprise, against the background of other countries, we maintain relatively high optimism in relation to the possibility of achieving the goals of European green order. The achievement of its ambition is indicated by 58 percent. respondents with a European result at the level 54 percent. 29 percent by 25 percent In Europe, he claims that the implementation of goals will be possible within a set time.
