“The reality of the market does not allow us to achieve these objectives”, worry artisans before the implementation of the new system

Is the 2024 version of MaPrimeRenov’ too ambitious? The government system for subsidizing energy renovation work is being strengthened from January 1, including a substantial additional envelope of some 1.6 billion more, but also new, more restrictive rules, which craftsmen are worried about.

The government’s ambition is to encourage large-scale work carried out by individuals. For this, the aid, modulated according to income, focuses on renovation packages, such as redoing all the insulation from floor to ceiling including heating, for example. The government’s goal is to reach 200,000 overall renovations in 2024.

Too much out-of-pocket cost

A laudable but risky project, according to Jean-Christophe Repon, president of Capeb, representing small construction companies: “There is too much remaining cost. There are often difficulties in carrying out so-called global renovation work since we are often on an occupied site. We can clearly see that the reality of the market and energy performance does not allow us cannot achieve these objectives if we only promote the overall offer”he regrets.

Another complaint from the Confederation of Crafts and Small Building Companies: the obligation for companies to be RGE certified, “recognized guarantor of the environment”, in order to be able to carry out the work: “Approval is complex. So we say to the government: ‘Allow these skilled companies to access this market and come and produce a certificate of completion of construction to say that the work complies with standards, within the rules of the ‘art and achieves the objectives well.'” This change would, according to the union, allow 600,000 artisans or small SMEs to meet demands.