THE ENERGY FUTURE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS IN BRUSSELS: BETWEEN PRESERVATION AND PERFORMANCE

mixed permits, environmental permits and planning permission, simplification of the grants system with a mechanism integrating renovation grants with energy grants, and simplification of impact reports and studies. These comprise an entire set of topics that need to be re-evaluated to enable the Region to respond to today's key issues: population growth; the need to provide sufficient quantities of housing; climate issues; and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

To conclude, thanks are due to the seminar's organisers, especially the Monuments and Sites Department who undertook this project. Thanks also to the speakers for the quality and wealth of their contributions. This one-day seminar represented an important step towards the stated objective of reconciling energy performance and the preservation of not only exceptional heritage but also common heritage, made up of the old urban fabric.

Benoît Périlleux

Director-Head of Department
Brussels Urban Development

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