ABSTRACT
One of the main challenges of reaching energy efficiency policy objectives is achieving major improvements in energy performance in the existing building stock, which may be operational for decades or centuries ahead. Stakeholders on the energy demand side will have to be adequately informed and motivated to undertake investments in energy-efficient building renovations and operations. Providers of energy-efficient products and services need to be responsive to customer demands and create competitive offers and business models that can overcome persistent market barriers. The chapter provides an assessment of a Swedish state policy for stimulating municipal-level energy efficiency strategies. It identifies the key processes for the assessment of municipal Facilities Management (FM) organisations’ in-house capabilities in energy-efficient Facilities Management. Users of the model can be municipal FM organisations that want to evaluate and improve their internal capabilities within energy-efficient FM.
