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12/01/23 Factsheet Buildings Districts Redesigning buildings and areas

Office and administration buildings focal topics

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Building on the current dena Building Report, the ‘Office and administration buildings’ focal topic is dedicated to the special position of non-residential buildings and, more specifically, commercial buildings. This is because non-residential buildings make up less than 10 per cent of the heated building stock, but account for around 31 per cent of the final energy demand in Germany. Office buildings alone are responsible for 27 per cent of energy consumption in the commercial and retail services sector and cause greenhouse gas emissions of around 28 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent.

The focal topic highlights these points and also looks at the areas utilised, energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions as well as funding opportunities.