Forced by the current situation, we spend the vast majority of our time at home, as we have been forced to change the way we enjoy our leisure. We have had to put aside restaurants, vacations or weekend getaways in the afternoons of movies, series and dinners at home. All this time at home means that we give much more use to the home and its facilities and, therefore, to electricity and gas consumption.
It is important that our home is prepared so that the energy we apply to heat it is the minimum possible and does not escape us through the windows, the roof or a poorly insulated facade, and we are able to maintain that energy for longer inside, in order to use the minimum possible resources to achieve our well-being and that, in addition, it has an aesthetic component.
What is energy rehabilitation?
It is the rehabilitation work that we carry out in a property to provide it with energy improvement actions that were not taken into account at the time of its construction, either because of the knowledge of the time or because of the scarce regulations in this regard.
More than 60% of the national built stock is before the first regulation on energy efficiency was published in 1980 and consumes 40% of the energy consumed in Spain with CO2 emissions of about 39%.
Objectives of an energy rehabilitation
In Codenor we mainly look for four:
– Have a healthy and safe building for users and pedestrians, repairing all structural parts, enclosures and installations and leaving it prepared for its life for the next few years.
– The comfort of life inside for its users by breathing air without vitiation and without high levels of indoor humidity or condensation, since breathing the fungi that are generated by condensation each year causes thousands of serious respiratory diseases, especially in children and the elderly.
– Energy savings on the bill: To heat a home, we need an energy expenditure that may escape us through the enclosures if we are not able to retain it inside, so the process of heating it never ends, with the consequent consumption and waste of energy and money. The difference in consumption between a thermally insulated house and a conventional one built in the 80s without any type of insulation is enormous. According to the testimonies of the neighbors of the buildings where we do a work, at the same moment that we are finished installing the insulation they notice so much difference and they have hardly needed to put the heating on.
– The appreciation of the home, which is perhaps the consequence of the previous three. These energetically rehabilitated homes are automatically revalued and sold much earlier because the buyer no longer has to carry out a work and the maintenance costs are much lower. In other words, it is sold much earlier and for more value.
Why is energy rehabilitation and its regulation important?
The current real estate stock is one of the great devourers of energy consumption worldwide, that is why it is important to regulate the consumption of the energy we spend daily. So much so that the energy certification of buildings has become an essential requirement for their sale or rent.
How can I carry out an energy rehabilitation?
At Codenor we serve all types of clients and advise them on the best rehabilitation method they can perform. We have been in the building renovation sector for more than 10 years and after more than 500 interventions, in addition to experience, we have learned to facilitate the client how to do it.
We understand that the works in a building require high amounts, so we finance clients so that they can pay them in comfortable installments in up to 10 years. We do a personalized study of each case and present the proposal that best suits your technical and economic needs.
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Aid for energy rehabilitation
Various types of aid are currently available for neighboring communities from different levels, both municipal, regional, national and European. The best known are those of the Basque Energy Entity (EVE) in its PREE program, financed with European funds that subsidizes 35% of the eligible cost of the non-refundable work, with requirements that are very easy to meet and are available until July 31, 2021.
Codenor has processed more than 10 million euros in aid to neighborhood communities with 100% favorable resolutions in the IDAE programs, and currently we have requested more than 30 aid files for our rehabilitation works in the Pree Plan.
Premio European Enterprise Awards 2020
In 2020 we have won several national and international awards, and one of the most important is the ‘Best facade rehabilitation specialist in northern Spain’ awarded by the European Business Promotion Awards, which identify and recognize the actions and measures to promote entrepreneurship and the creation of companies developed in Europe that have been successful. In addition, these awards raise awareness of the role of businesses and stimulate and inspire potential entrepreneurs.
Keys to energetically rehabilitate a building according to Codenor
There are no great secrets to doing things right, applying common sense and not getting carried away by last minute deals or outrageously cheaper prices. A well-done work has a value, so you have to be wary of very high price differences. The keys to success of a well-performed rehabilitation are mainly four:
– Carry out a project that studies and collects the current problems of the building and what are the necessary actions to be carried out to solve them, written by a qualified professional, usually an architect or surveyor.
– Hire a company with proven experience, solvent and with experience in similar works, whose budget includes the actions indicated in the project and inspires confidence, and not get carried away only by the price since in a work of a certain size there are no second opportunities.
– Can pay for the work in installments that all neighbors can support, for which there are companies that, like Codenor, finance up to 120 months.
– That the contracted company has extensive experience in the processing and obtaining of the aid available for the work, such as those of the Basque Energy Entity that we process from Codenor and that contribute 35% of the work to non-refundable funds.
More information
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Barrio Peruri, 33, 3º D (Leoia)
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94 435 49 83
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- https://www.codenor.net/
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