Implementation of the European Directive

on Energy Performance in Buildings

FROM WORDS TO ACTION

EURIMA – reeep - EuroACE
Vienna – 6 April 2006
Jens H Laustsen
The Implementation of EPBD
 Implementation of the EPBD directive
– So far ?
 Concerted Action
– 26 countries working together
 An Example - Denmark
– New Buildings / Building Codes
– Certification of Buildings
– Action Plan
 Towards zero energy buildings ?
– Recommendations
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Energy Performance:
Energy Performance:

The amount of energy actually

consumed or estimated to
meet different needs
associated with at
standardised use of the
building, which may include,
inter alia, heating, hot water
heating, cooling, ventilation
and lightning.

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Energy Performance Directive
EPBD 2002/91/EC 16. December 2002:
 Methodology for Energy Performance in Buildings
 Setting requirement for new buildings
 Setting requirement for existing buildings
 Energy certification of buildings
 Inspection of boilers
 Inspection of air-conditioning systems
 Independent experts

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 Will the Energy Performance in Buildings
Directive make a difference ?

 ???
 Yes !
– but it depends on the member states !
– and you !

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 THE CA IMPLEMENTATION

• 3 countries ok January 2006

• 7 partly
• Rest ?

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CONCERTED ACTIONS
 After 1-year of preparations, we started these actions in a 2 days
workshop in Rome on the 25th and 26th of January 2005
 85 persons participated in Rome representing 24 countries, the
Commission, and CEN standardisation.
 Since then 3 workshops and participation is growing
 From each country 3 specialists are appointed to participate in the
different themes covered by the Concerted Action
 Members typical from Ministries or National Energy Agencies
 Major task for CA is to share information and experiences and to
develop common solutions and to convergence in the countries
 8 workshops are planed all in all

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MAIN OBJECTIVE

WE ALL WANT TO LEARN WITH

ONE ANOTHER AND COOPERATE
TOWARDS AN EFFICIENT
TRANSPOSITION OF THE EPBD IN
EVERY EUROPEAN COUNTRY.

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THE CA PARTICIPANTS
• 23 MS (all but CZ, LUX)
• 2 candidate countries (BU, RU)
• Norway

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PARTICIPANTS
 Austria  Latvia
 Belgium  Lithuania
 Bulgaria  Malta
 Cyprus  Netherlands
 Denmark  Norway
 Estonia  Poland
 Finland  Portugal
 France  Rumania
 Germany  Slovenia
 Greece  Spain
 Hungary  Sweden
 Ireland  UK
 Italy

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OVERALL OBJECTIVES
 To enhance and structure the sharing of information and
experiences from national implementation.
 To promote good practice concepts in activities required of
Member States for implementation of the EPB Directive.
 To create favourable conditions for an accelerated degree of
convergence of National procedures in EPBD related matters.
 To complement the work of the Energy Demand Committee
(Article 14 of the EPBD) and its ad-hoc group on CEN standards
and Certification.

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WORKING STRATEGY FOR
THE CA
 We focus on a series of specific, objective issues
arranged in 4 core themes:
– CERTIFICATION
– INSPECTION OF BOILERS AND AIR-
CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
– CERTIFICATION OF EXPERTS AND
INSPECTORS
– USE OF THE NEW CEN STANDARDS

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Management of the CA
MANAGEMENT:
PROJECT ORGANISATION;
CONTRACT WITH COMMISSION
 EDUARDO B. MALDONARDO (P)
COORDINATION OF THEMATIC
COHERENCE BETWEEN TOPICS
 JENS LAUSTSEN (DK)
COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF
INFORMATION
 PETER WOUTERS (BE)
METING LOCATION
 ALEXANDER PANEK (PO)
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CORE TEAM LEADERS:
CERTIFICATION
 JENS LAUSTSEN (DK)
INSPECTION OF BOILERS AND AC
 MARCELLO ANTINUCCI (IT)
CERTIFICATION OF EXPERTS
 HANS van ECK (NL)
CEN STANDARDS
 HANS ERHORN (DE)
Each core team has a leader in charge
of overall coordination and topic
selection
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Concerted Actions Meetings
Concerted actions will include 8 major workshops:

Passed Events: Upcoming events:

 Rome, January 2005  Budapest, May 2006

 Bratislava, April 2005  Helsinki, October 2006

 Brussels, September 2005  Dublin, February 2007

 Nicosia, December 2005  Lisbon, June 2007

Mainly implementation ! Mainly monitoring !

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Result of EPBD + CA in 2007 ?

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 The Implementation of EPBD
Only 3 countries have notified
and implemented by January
2006

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 The Danish Example
New rules from January 2006

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Energy Performance Directive
EPBD 2002/91/EC 16. December 2002:
 Methodology for Energy Performance in Buildings
 Setting requirement for new buildings
 Setting requirement for existing buildings
 Energy certification of buildings
 Inspection of boilers
 Inspection of air-conditioning systems
 Independent experts

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New Rules in Denmark
 New Calculation Method Energy Performance in
Buildings - (SBi)
– finalised in October 2005
– computer programmes December 2005
 New Buildings Code - (EBST)
– sent out in June 2005
 New Act on Promotion of Energy Savings in Buildings
– presented in Parliament 30th of March 2005
– approved unanimous in parliament June 2005
 All in Act since 1 January 2006 (1 April - August)
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 Energy Regulation for New Buildings
New Danish rules from January 2006

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New Building Regulations in Dk
 Use Energy Performance
 Reduce energy demand with 25 - 30 % (5,5 l. pr. m²)
 Introduce:
– low energy class 2=> 75 % (4,0 l. pr. m²)
– low energy class 1=> 50 % (2,5 l. pr. m²)
 Demands for components too
 Demands for all major rebuilding / improvements:
– both large and small buildings
 New demands for calculation and permits

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Three different requirements
Thermal values and values for efficiency components

Energy frame building (better insulation etc.)

Energy Performance

Use of solar
energy and
efficient
systems or
improved
insulation

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Low Energy Classes new Buildings
Energy performance New Buildings: 70 + 2200 / A (kWh/m2 year)

Low energy class 2

75 % Low energy class 1

50 %
Use of solar
energy and
efficient
systems is
needed !

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 Energy Certification of Buildings
New Danish rules from January 2006

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Energy Certification of Buildings
New certification schemes in Denmark from 2006:
Based on user, not size of Buildings !
 One-Family Houses:
– many each year
– keep it simple
 Multifamily Houses:
– whole building incl. typical flats
 Public Buildings – Trade & Services:
– different buildings and use
– can be very complicated
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Energy Labelling of buildings
Energy Labelling of buildings by construction, sale and
renting and regular for large buildings and all public
buildings

 Will be valid for 5 years

 Focus on renovation of building or building parts
 Focus on extra costs by exchange (windows, boilers)
 More focus on heating systems and renewable energy
 Focus on longer term, not just after buy/take-over
 Implementation of savings and supporting activities
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 Energy Certification of New Buildings
from January (August !) 2006

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Energy Certification - New Buildings

New Building Regulation in January 2006 (April):

 Energy certification just after construction

– Control based on Building Codes, pipe insulation etc.

 Focus on low energy houses or “passive houses”

 No real investments possible in new houses

 Help for buyer or renter of new house

 Will be a part of building authority approval for use

– Enforcement of regulation
– Control => competition on same conditions (no cheat !)

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 New Buildings
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1 6 7

10
3 4 9 DB / secretariat

Permission to Build Permission to Use END

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 Energy Efficiency Action Plan from
June 2005

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Energy Efficiency Action Plan
The EPBD implementation in Denmark is a part of a
national action plan for energy efficiency:
 Agreed by a very large majority in parliament
 Took the implementation of EPBD further

– 5 years, small buildings, regular inspection etc.

 Mandatory to implement savings in public sector
 National targets for yearly savings

– Proved new energy savings !

 Enlarged savings by the supply companies
 Collaboration between all major actors

– Industry, supply companies, installers, NGO’s

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Recommendation
 Energy efficiency pays by the end of the day
 The potential is enormous
 Energy efficiency:
– Saves money for the owners
– Create jobs
– Secure the supply
– Helps the environment
 The EPBD is only a minimum
– You can go much further !

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Towards Zero Energy Buildings
200
Energy
150 Performance
in kWh pr.
M² pr. year
100

50
Country 1
0 Country 2
Country 3

-50
Avarage Building Best Best Nest
Existing Code Practice 2020 2050

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Thank you !

Let’s go from words

- to action

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