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Promomoting cost-effective energy retrofits through improved energy labelling
Global energy consumption is projected to increase by 48% in 2040 compared to 2012. A more detailed analysis of the distribution of energy consumption calls attention to the fact that the building sector is responsible for up to 40% of our energy and resource consumption in both developed and developing countries, and up to 30% of all energy related greenhouse gas emissions. Due to their life cycle, which is expected to be several decades, a significant number of residential buildings will need to improve their energy performance in order to effectively reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. More than 40% of Europe's residential buildings have inefficient energy conservation measures because they were built in the 1960s. Moreover, between 1961-1990 the housing stock doubled. By improving energy efficiency in domestic buildings, many benefits can be achieved, such as reduced operating costs, increased indoor environmental quality, user satisfaction and labour productivity. Two important measures to reduce energy consumption and lessen the effect of global warming are the Energy Performance of Buildings Directives (EPBD) and the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). The main measure concerning the renovation of residential buildings is the establishment of a certification system for the energy performance of buildings which will include recommendations for the optimal or cost-effective improvement of the energy performance of a building or building unit. The most common model used to draw up the list of recommendations that accompanies the energy certificate refers to an automatic list. This is based on standard measures according to the type of building, without considering the actual energy consumption. Examples of these measures include increased insulation, replacement of windows and the use of heat pumps. According to different sources, the list of energy measures is often of little practical use. This is because energy certifiers do not prepare the measures for each specific building, nor do ...
Promomoting cost-effective energy retrofits through improved energy labelling
Global energy consumption is projected to increase by 48% in 2040 compared to 2012. A more detailed analysis of the distribution of energy consumption calls attention to the fact that the building sector is responsible for up to 40% of our energy and resource consumption in both developed and developing countries, and up to 30% of all energy related greenhouse gas emissions. Due to their life cycle, which is expected to be several decades, a significant number of residential buildings will need to improve their energy performance in order to effectively reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. More than 40% of Europe's residential buildings have inefficient energy conservation measures because they were built in the 1960s. Moreover, between 1961-1990 the housing stock doubled. By improving energy efficiency in domestic buildings, many benefits can be achieved, such as reduced operating costs, increased indoor environmental quality, user satisfaction and labour productivity. Two important measures to reduce energy consumption and lessen the effect of global warming are the Energy Performance of Buildings Directives (EPBD) and the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED). The main measure concerning the renovation of residential buildings is the establishment of a certification system for the energy performance of buildings which will include recommendations for the optimal or cost-effective improvement of the energy performance of a building or building unit. The most common model used to draw up the list of recommendations that accompanies the energy certificate refers to an automatic list. This is based on standard measures according to the type of building, without considering the actual energy consumption. Examples of these measures include increased insulation, replacement of windows and the use of heat pumps. According to different sources, the list of energy measures is often of little practical use. This is because energy certifiers do not prepare the measures for each specific building, nor do ...
Promomoting cost-effective energy retrofits through improved energy labelling
Gonzalez Caceres, Alex (author)
2020-01-01
Gonzalez Caceres , A 2020 , Promomoting cost-effective energy retrofits through improved energy labelling . Technical University of Denmark, Department of Civil Engineering .
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