Modern technologies and digital building infrastructure already enable greater energy efficiency and lower CO2 emissions in the building sector. However, for a real building turnaround, the modernisation and renovation rate - depending on the technology - must be increased to up to six percent per year. To achieve this, the right political course must be set. For example, through the EPBD and its national implementation with the Building Energy Act (GEG), which must be ambitiously amended.

In addition to renovation, it is particularly important to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalisation and building automation solutions. The use of energy-efficient technical building equipment (TGA), in turn, can make a decisive contribution to achieving the climate neutrality targeted by 2045. Here, the building sector faces another challenge, because the electrical building infrastructure in Germany is ready for a museum. The ZVEI is therefore calling for buildings to be made electro-technically fit - not least so that they become energy, transport and building transition capable.

A whole range of building-relevant sectors are organised in the ZVEI: Electrical installation, lighting, security, electrical building heating and storage technology, energy technology, electrical household appliances, consumer electronics, media networks and communication infrastructure as well as e-charging of vehicles come together here to jointly realise the electrification and digitalisation of the building sector. There is a lot to do.