Future Forum SHL sets clear priorities for the new legislative period and looks back on achieved successes

In view of an increasing budget deficit of 4.4 %, this warns Future Forum SHLthe independent representation of interests for heating moderations, urgently before a short -sighted funding stop in heating moderations. Instead of achieving savings, there is a threat of tightening the already precarious situation of the heat economy – through project stops, increasing uncertainty and job losses in construction and warmth, while important climate goals are out of reach. In a Sustainable heat supply To invest, offers triple added value: It strengthens the economy, creates social relief and protects the climate.

The budget position does not require cuts, but targeted reforms for a predictable and successful heat transition. A clever mix of measures and an overdue legal framework can achieve a greater effect with fewer financial means. The evaluation process announced by the Federal Government should be kept short and resort to practical suggestions in the industry. The Future Forum SHL is therefore also emphasized in the new legislative period for the following focus:

1. Align funding as soon as possible: Funding programs are essential for the heating exchange and at the same time strengthen the economy. Despite the precarious budget situation, they must be preserved – however More practical, more easily accessible, long -term and more effective be designed. In particular, fossil heating systems with over 15 years of operation must be targeted-here is the largest CO2 savings potential. The “Heating for everyone” program urgently needs to be continued in order to enable low -income households to switch. Affordable living requires affordable heating.

2. Decarbonization rental and living right: In the multi -storey residential building, the heat turnaround stalls, including since renovation projects are blocked by individual residential parties. The future forum therefore calls for rental and living law reforms that both tenants: inside and owners: Fair into account. Heating moderation must be used in tenancy law as conservation measures to be classified so that no consent of all tenants: inside is required. Landlord: Inside, a muted rent surcharge should be allowed when switching to renewable systems – coupled to a Bonus-Malus-Systemthe actual heating costs. Toleration obligations The tenant: Inside with thermal renovations, it must be adjusted.

3. Create practical framework: Installer: Inside, the heat turnaround puts into practice – but inconsistent regulations and unnecessary bureaucracy effort make heating moderation difficult. The Approval obligations For heat pumps differ throughout Austriawhich complicates planning and implementation. Technical data collection also causes considerable additional effort. Existing data sources – such as the platform of energy consultations – should be accessible for installers: inside. The energy consultations would also benefit, insofar as the installer could also feed data inside.

In the past, the future forum has achieved visible successes – In favor of the population, the economy and installer: inside. In the new legislative period, further practical and long -term improvements are to follow from which all of Austria benefits.

Achieved milestones from the Future Forum SHL:

• The funding programs “out of oil and gas” and “renovation bonus” have about 7.4 billion euros triggered in investments and saved 1.284 million tons of CO2 annually. In the context of “Sauber heating for everyone”, low -income households were also fully supported.

• With “Heating for everyone”, the future forum was also able to achieve a solution for interim financing. Low -income households are entitled to a bridging loan for heating moderationsince the funding is only paid out after the project has been completed.

• The future forum relies on “Small measures with great effect“To increase energy efficiency in order to increase resource efficient and cost -saving. In this context, the future forum has been strong for that Promotion program of the hydraulic comparison In multi -storey residential construction used that is still active.

• On the initiative of the installer: Inside, the permissible maximum flow temperature at heat pumps was raised in a practical manner from 40 ° C to 55 ° C. The “craftsman bonus” was also reintroduced.

The Future Forum SHL continues to work with reprint for practical, fair and long -term framework conditions when decarbonizing the room heat. Despite limited financial resources, progress is possible – If politics has the courage to create the legal framework for a comprehensive decarbonization of space heat through reforms. Accordingly, the current critical budget situation offers the opportunity for more efficiency and accuracy in heat policy – in the interest of the Austrian population and economy.

About the Future Forum SHL

The Future Forum SHL is a merger of Austria’s installer: inside (represented by the federal guild and the nine guilds in the Chamber of Commerce), the Austrian association of the sanitary and heating wholesaler as well as the renowned companies in the industry (Austria Email, Climate Control, Danfoss, GC Group Austria, Grundfos, Heart, KSB, Oventrop, Reflex Austria, Thermochema, Bird, Bird, & NOOT, Wilo and Xylem). The association sees itself as an independent information platform on the topic of heating modernization and represents an industry with around 6.2 billion euros in sales revenues and around 34,000 employees: inside.