Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Buildings   
and European Regulation

The Puplic-Private Sector Research Center at IESE has initiated, thanks to ALCOA's Foundation support, a long term project dedicated to the study of the economic impact of the new European regulation regarding Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Directives such as Ecodesign and European Performance of Buildings have a direct impact on the national economies through National Action Plans. They also impact the markets for buildings and for construction materials and the economic agents involved. This workshop intends to shed light on the findings in other european economies, on the extent of implementation and impact in Spain and on the foreseeable trends in these markets.

José Luis Moraga
ICREA Research Professor at IESE Business School
Research Fellow, Public-Private Sector Research Center, IESE Business School

Sebastián Curet
Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, Finance and Management, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Researcher, Public-Private Sector Research Center, IESE Business School

The Public-Private Sector Research Center was created in October of 2001. Its mission is to foster cooperation between the private sector and public administrations, as well as the exchange of ideas and initiatives, through dialogue, research and education.

The Center is sponsored by the following organizations: Accenture, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Caixa Manresa, Departament d'Economia i Coneixement de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament d'Empresa i Ocupació de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Diputació de Barcelona, Endesa, FOBSIC, Fundació AGBAR, Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals,  Mediapro, Sanofi-Aventis and ATM, FGC and TMB.