European actions to improve the energy efficiency of buildings and BUILD UP and ASIEPI

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European actions to improve the energy efficiency
of buildingsand BUILD UP and ASIEPI

• Olli Seppänen
• Secretary general
• Federation of European Heating and
  Air-conditioning Associations

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Climate Action Energy for a Changing World
This Climate Action from Dec 2008 builds on the
many targets the EU set itself in 2007 for 2020
as part of the Energy Policy for the European
Union including

• 20 reduction in greenhouse gases
• 20 increase in energy efficiency, and
• increasing renewable energy use to 20 of total
  energy consumption
• 10 share of bio-fuels in transport fuels by 2020

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Political and Economical Motivation
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Environment Climate change up to 6.4 Kelvin
in 2100 (IPCC) Financial and Economic Crisis
EUs Economic Recovery Plan Social Economic
Recent energy prices and their volatility
Security Economy EU Energy Import Dependency -
Forecast
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Role of the Building Sector
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• 40 of EUs energy use
• 36 of EUs CO2 emissions
• Cost-effective energy savings potential 30
  by 2020
• 9 of GDP, 8 of employment and
• 2 trillion annual turnover

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European Commission - DG TREN Five important
energy directives
Co-generation 2004
Increase of co-generation up to 18
Building performance EPBD 2002 and 2010
improvement of energy performance of buildings
End use efficiency and energy services -ESD
Member States to save at least an additional 1
of their final energy consumption each year for
the next 9 years
Energy using products EuP - 2005
Free movement of Energy using products (Art 95)
All aim at protecting the environment and
securing energy supply
Renewable energies December 2008
Increase the use of renewables up to 20,
biofuels upto 10
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Energy Performance Buildings Directive (EPBD)
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• Adopted in 2002, revision 2010
• Deadline for implementation January 4, 2006
• Extension possible for Art. 7 to 9 until January
  4, 2009
• Unsatisfactory progress in a number of MS
• A good examples available

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Recasting of the Energy Performance of
Buildings Directive

• 2007 preparatory work started in DG TREN Unit of
  energy efficiency two experts working full time
• Seminar by invitation in in February 2008 during
  EUSEWalso REHVA invited
• Public Consultation June 2008 via inernet - 250
  responses including REHVAs
• Revised (recast) version was submitted to
  EU-parliament and Council in November 2008
• Appointement of rapporteur (EPBD-Mrs Ticau from
  Romania)
• Committee meetings (EPBD in Industry, Research
  and Energy Committee) Jan- March 2009

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Recasting of the Energy Performance of Buildings
Directive

• First time in the Council in Feb 2009
• Informal consultations political groups,
  comission, council president
• Exchange of views
• 500 amendments proposed in EPBD recast 93 in
  the final versions to parliament
• Recast approved in the plenary meeting of the
  Parliament April 24, 2009

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Legislative power is in hands of the Parliament
and Council
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Most significant changes in the recasting of EPBD
2002

• Omit 1000 m² thresholds within the existing EPBD
• Better use and improved quality of energy
  performance certificates and follow up
• Requirements on heating and air-conditioning
  systems, and better inspection procedures
• Minimum energy performance requirements
• National plans towards zero energy buildings
• Strengthening of the leading role of the public
  sector
• Reporting as part of NEEAP

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CEN Standards supporting the implementation of
EPBD

• Originally 31 work items in several CEN Technical
  committees mainly voluntary work some support
  from commission
• Resulting in about 42 draft standards
• All approved in the final formal voting in
  January 2009, totally over 2000 pages
• Heating systems
• Ventilation and cooling
• Energy performance calculation
• Room temperature calculation
• Heat losses , building physics
• Inspections of A/C, ventilation and boilers
• Standards available from national standardization
  organizations
• Jaap Hogeling from ISSO in a key role as
  coordinator

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Energy using products directive - EuP

• Directive addresses all member states
• Implementing measures address manufacturers
• Applied to all energy using products, excluding
  vehicles
• Sold in important quantities 200.000
• Significant environmental impact potential for
  improvement
• Life-cycle cost approach used in the analysis to
  set the criteria

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Regulations based on Energy using products
directive

• Apply without any national approval to all EU-
  countries
• Apply to all manufactured and imported products
  in the common market
• First regulations given in January 2009
• Fans, pumps etc later in 2009

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Ecodesign and Labelling current status (1)

• 25 products under preparation
• Implementing Measures that were/will be voted by
  the regulatory committee before 2Q 2009

Total estimated savings (347 TWh) about 10 of
gross annual electricity generation in the EU
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Ecodesign Working Plan

• Adopted on October 21st 2008
• Gives indicative product families to be tackled
  under Ecodesign in 2009-20011
• Product groups include
• Air-conditioning and ventilation systems (not
  tackled under the ongoing studies)
• Electric and fossil-fuelled heating equipment
• Food-preparing equipment
• Industrial and laboratory furnaces and ovens
• Machine tools
• Network, data processing and data storing
  equipment
• Refrigerating and freezing equipment
• Sound and imaging equipment
• Transformers
• Water-using equipment
• Applicable studies on some of the above to be
  launched in 2009

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HVAC related studies to be launched in 2009

• Local room heating products
• Central heating products using hot air to
  distribute heat (other than CHP)
• Domestic and commercial hobs and grills,
  including when incorporated in cookers
• Networked standby losses of EuPs
• Transformers distribution transformers, power
  transformers,

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Labelling Energy Star

• Voluntary energy efficiency labelling of office
  equipment computers, monitors, printers, copiers
  etc
• Scheme shared with US, Japan and others
• General principle when specifications are set
  25 of the models on the market may qualify

• Since last year central governement authorities
  in EU MS have to use in their public procurement
  criteria not less demanding than Energy Star

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Directive on the promotion of the use of energy
from renewable sources(December 2008)

• electricity, heating and cooling and transport
• a 20 target for the overall share of energy from
  renewable sources and
• a 10 target for renewable energy in transport
• the proposed directive sets the principles how
  the use of renewable is defined, for example, the
  heat pump heating system

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Increasing the share of renewable energies from
2005 to 2020 (more than 10 from all national
primary energy use)

• The Netherlands 2.4 -gt 14
• Finland 28.5 -gt 38
• Denmark 17.0 -gt 30
• Germany 5.8 -gt 18
• Estonia 18.0 -gt 25
• Ireland 3.1 -gt 16
• Greece 6.9 -gt 18
• Spain 8.7 -gt 20
• France 10.3 -gt 23
• Italy 5.2 -gt 17

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Renewable sources defined

• Active solar
• Hydro
• Biomass (boilers or co-generation) with min fuel
  efficiency gt0.8
• Wind
• Geothermal
• Heat sources of heat pumps (air, water, ground)
• Not included in renewables to avoid double
  counting
• Improvements in energy efficiency
• Passive solar

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Heat sources of heat pumps

• Heat taken from outdoor air, ground and water
  considered renewable minus the electricity used
  by heat pump
• Only the heat pumps with seasonal COP over app. 3
  (depending the structure of electricity
  generation)

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The Intelligent Energy Europe Programme
Converting policy into action
http//europa.eu/agencies/executive_agencies/ieea/
index_en.htm Executive Agency for Competitiveness
and Innovation -EACI
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IEE PROGRAMME (2007-2013)

• Complementary to research programs FP7 and
  Structural Funds
• Annual Work Programmes / Calls for Proposals
• The call closing on June 26 2009

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Advanced ventilation systems
www.buildingadvent.com www.energyagency.at/proj
ekte/harmonac.htm www.asiepi.eu/ www.i
ee.cense-eu
Air-conditiong inspections
Assessment of impact of EPBD
Use of CEN standards in EU MSs
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Promotion of EPBD through Buildings Platform and
BUILD UP initiativewww.buildingsplatform.euwww.
buildup.eu

• information service for helping the
  implementation of the EPBD
• The official EC information channel for EPBD
  related issues
• REHVA participates in the
• phase 1 2007-08 buildings platform and
• phase 2 2009-2010 in BUILD UP

2009-2010
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Lets build better buildings for
Europe Presentation of the BUILD UP initiative
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BUILD UP

• What is the AIM?
• Who is the AUDIENCE?
• What does it DO?
• How can you USE it?

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Objectives of BUILD UP

• Inform and update public authorities, building
  professionals and building occupants about the
  energy legislation for buildings
• Transfer and promote best practices of energy
  savings measures in buIdings and update public
  authorities, building professionals and building
  occupants about the energy legislation for
  buildings

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Target groups of BUILD UP
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Target groups
Energy Legislation
Energy Efficiency
Web Portal
Database of Cases Tools

• EU National info
• EPBD Database
• Links

• National info
• Practical info
• Links

• Context
• Simplified info

Your guide to energy efficiency
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What can it DO for you?
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BUILD UP will provide specific solutions for
specific target groups
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• Have a place for discussion

Social housing and EPBD Financing
mechanisms Advanced low energy buildings Renewable
energies in EPBD context Certification of
buildings Market impact of EPBD Energy efficient
ventilation and EPBD Behavioural aspects and
energy efficiency
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Build Up is a tool from the commission for the
market. Success will be there if the portal is
popular!!

• Therefore, important efforts for promotion and
  marketing are foreseen
• Media desk
• Cooperation with umbrella organisations
• Fairs, events,
• Promotion material
• First version will be launched in the end of May
• The portal will be fully functional in June

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Tasks of REHVA in BUILD UP

• 1) promotion campaigns to support Certificates
  and improvements of the efficiency of boilers and
  air-conditioning systems (from national
  experience)2) Collect leading examples of 
  energy efficient public buildings and
  implementation of EPBD3) Establish and moderate
  an internet community energy efficient public
  buildings
• 4) Events data base5) Links data base6)
  Promotion of BUILD UP in national and
  international events 7) Promotion on BUILD UP in
  international and national journals

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BUILD UP

• What is the AIM?
• Who is the AUDIENCE?
• What does it DO?
• How can you USE it?

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ASsessment and Improvement of the EPBD Impact
(for new buildings and building
renovation)www.asiepi.eu
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ASIEPI background
2003EPBD is published
2006 EPBD shouldbe implemented
2008-2009 EPBD recast
ASIEPI
ESD
20-20-20 approved

• Currently, there is very little reliable
  information available
• about the relative severity of the requirements
  levels in the different MS,
• about procedures of compliance and control,
• about effective strategies

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• ASIEPI aims to support the Member States in their
  implementation of the EPBD
• Level of requirements in MS
• control and compliance,
• thermal bridges,
• building and duct airtightness,
• evaluation of innovative systems in EPBD contex,
• summer comfort and cooling.
• ASIEPI support the European Commission for the
  monitoring of the EPBD implementation and for the
  ongoing EPBD-recast.

() except for benchmarking (WP2)
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17 countries covered by ASIEPI
MS represented by one participant, including
INIVE members and national contact points. There
might be a second participant from this MS.
MS represented by a national contact point as
subcontractor
Country outside EU-27 represented by a full
participant
MS not represented
NO SINTEF(1)
FI VTT
DK SBi
IE UCD
UK BRE
NL TNO(1)
LT KAUNAS University
BE BBRI(1)
International INIVE, REHVA(2)EURIMA(3), PCE(3),
ES-SO(3), EUROACE(3), FIEC(3), Acciona I (for
ECTP)(3)
DE Fraunhofer-IBP(1), E-U-Z
PL NAPE
FR CSTB(1), CETE de Lyon
CZ ENVIROS
HU University Budapest
RO University Bucharest
ES AICIA,
IT ENEA
(1) INIVE member(2) Umbrella association as
partner (3) Umbrella association as associateIn
the MS where there are two participants, the
national contact point is in italic.
GR NKUA(1)
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Objectives

• To develop a concept for inter comparison and
  benchmarking of EPBD requirements in the Member
  States
• To obtain a good overview how compliance and
  control of legislation is done in the individual
  Member States with suggestions for improvement
• To raise awareness about the bottlenecks and
  possible solutions for
• limiting thermal bridges
• improvement of building airtightness
• summer comfort and low energy cooling
• using the EPBD implementation as driving force
  for innovation in energy efficient technologies

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Expected results of the ASIEPI project

• Expected result increased awareness
• of the potential problems related to the analysed
  aspects
• and of the possible solutions !!!
• Tools to achieve this result
• a benchmarking method and tool to compare the
  current EP-requirement levels in the Member
  States and able to follow the evolution of the
  requirements in time
• information papers
• internet conferences
• workshops
• presentations on demand, available through
  internet
• databases
• reports
• participation in conferences

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Available publications so far (04/2009)

• Information papers published by the EPBD
  Buildings platform, available from
• Assessment of innovative systems
• Comparing energy performance requirements
• Thermal bridges
• Building airtightness
• Innovative ventilation systems
• International comparison of envelope airtightness
• Impact of thermal bridges on the energy
  performance of buildings
• Tools for evaluating thermal bridges
• www.asiepi.eu
• www.buildingsplatform.eu

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• Web events recordings available at www.asiepi.eu
• Airtightness
• Energy Performance Requirements Across Europe
• Innovative systems in the framework of the EPBD
• Thermal bridges in the EPBD context
• Presentations available at website

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Available publications so far (04/2009)

• 4 presentations-on-demand have been published on
  www.asiepi.eu
• Inter-comparison of requirement levels in Member
  States
• Thermal bridges in the EBPD context overview on
  MS approaches in regulations
• Envelope airtightness How to stimulate a market
  transformation?
• The EPBD as support for market uptake of
  innovative systems

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International workshops

• National ventilation markets - see 15 VIPs at
  www.aivc.org
• Summer comfort and cooling in national building
  codes (papers at www.aivc.org
• Brussels 1-2.9.2009 Impact, compliance and
  control of the EPBD related legislation in
  EU-member states flyer tomorrow
• Amsterdam March 2010 How to prove the benefits of
  new innovative systems for better energy
  efficiency (more info www.asiepi.eu)

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ASIEPI contacts

• International Network for Information on
  Ventilation and Energy Performance INIVEc/o
  Belgian Building Research Institute BBRI
• Peter Wouters
• Dirk Van Orshoven
• Nicolas Heijmans
• c/o National and Kapodistrian University of
  Athens NKUA
• Mat Santamouris
• Marianna Papaglastra

_at_
www.asiepi.eu