EPB Center,  Newsletter no. 3 (July 2020) Read the online version here
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EU Green Deal: Fit for 55
The European Commission has released the first part of the "Fit for 55" package of proposals along with the Communication. This set of proposals aims to get the EU's policies on climate, energy, land use, transport, buildings and taxation ready for the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. (key takeaways courtesy of Eurovent)
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♥ Stay informed and join the discussion

♥ Reap the benefits of the EPB Center services e.g.
      EPB Center guide on how to fill in National Annexes or National Data Sheets
      Editable Annexes A/B of (EN) ISO 52000-1, 52003-1, 52010-1, 52016-1 and 52018-1
      National Annexes examples from various countries

♥ EPB Standards Explained (short introductory videos on specific subjects)
      1.Your map for the set of EPB Standards
      2. Primary energy
      3. Exported energy basics
      4. Exported energy option A
      5. Exported energy option B
      6. Exported energy and impact of calculation interval

♥ EPB standards webinar series on Build Up portal
      Webinar 1 - Guidance and examples for the EPB standards’ flexibility
      Webinar 2 - EPB standards overview: why, how, what!
      Webinar 3 - How to make good use of the outputs of the EPB assessments
      Webinar 4 - EPB standards hourly vs monthly methods
      Webinar 5 - EPB standards linked to health and wellbeing
      Webinar 6 - Heating systems in the EPB standards
      Webinar 7 - Calculations EPB standards (I) Introduction and overarching procedures
      Webinar 8 - Calculations EPB standards (II) Energy needs combined with specific systems
      Webinar 9 - Calculations EPB standards (III) Whole building primary energy
      Webinar 10 - Calculations EPB standards (IV) Focus on non-residential buildings

♥ Recording web workshop | Building Energy Performance Certificates: Convergent evolution?!

♥ Newest EPB standard EN 17423 (on reporting Prim.En.Factors + CO2)

♥ Products And Product Standards
          
⇒ Link between the product standards & the EPB standards
          
⇒ Highlight on heat pump systems

♥ Updated tools on individual EPB standards (spreadsheets)
      ⇒ EN ISO 52010-1 Conversion from TMY data set 
       EPB Standards Explained - Exported energy - Details (options A and B)
       EPB Standards Explained - Exported energy and impact of calculation interval
      ⇒ EN 16798-5-1 EP of ventilation and air conditioning system

       EN 16798-7 natural ventilation
       EN 16798-7 mechanical ventilation
       EN 16798-9 energy requirements cooling systems simplified
       EN 16798-13 cooling systems generation method A

♥ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Training and certification for building professionals on the EPB standards

♥ REHVA Journal articles related to the set of EPB standards

♥ REHVA mobile application visualize the EPB standards
 
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Contact us!
The EPB Center provides tailored services for all involved stakeholders, such as industry, researchers, engineers, building professionals, financial institutions, national standards bodies, EU Member States (e.g. public authorities involved in the application of energy performance of building regulations).

If you are one such stakeholder and are in need of technical support or would just like to share your experience we highly encourage you to go ahead and please contact us.

♥ Drop us a line if you have any questions regarding the EPB Center guide on how to fill in National Annexes or National Data Sheets.

♥ Available upon request a file with editable Annexes A/B of (EN) ISO 52000-1, 52003-1, 52010-1, 52016-1 and 52018-1.

♥ Check out the available National Annexes examples of specific EPB standards that are being collected from various countries (if made available for publication). The examples are as a rule anonymized, unless explicitly agreed otherwise.

Always remember EPB Center team is here to support you in all your activities related to the set of Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) standards.
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EPB Standards Explained
EPB Center experts noticed a strong need of short introductions to specific subjects. As a result, a series of short videos has been produced to explain in a few minutes specific subjects. More short videos may be added at later date. Suggestions are welcome!
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EPB standards webinar series on BuildUp portal
Watch the 10 webinars for understanding and learning:
  • Why the EPB standards came into being to support the implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Mandates M/343 and M/480) and the relation to ongoing EU policy developments vis-à-vis building performance (e.g. people, environment, energy)
  • How by design the EPB standards are meant to facilitate the EU-wide transition to a healthy, sustainable and smart built environment
  • What online information resources and tailored services are available to all building sector stakeholders for providing guidance to reap all benefits of the EPB standards
These webinars provide a basic training like knowledge base, supporting informed decision making and better practices for all actors that have an indirect and direct impact on EU's building stock.

The webinar series can be accessed on EPB Center website per webinar containing the PDF slide decks and recordings of the individual presentations made by EPB Center experts and invited keynote speakers.

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Recording web workshop | Building Energy Performance Certificates: Convergent evolution?!




Can we walk the talk and go farther together (as opposed to fast alone) in the spirit of the EU’s principles, including subsidiarity, and facilitate a convergent evolution to a common building performance coherence framework?

EPB Center and U-CERT teams and our 6 guest representatives of the Next Generation EPCertficates Horizon 2020 cluster of projects exchanged and identified the most sensible pathways to build forward together.

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Check out also the U-CERT converged set of National Datasheets that is harmonized where possible and flexible where needed (e.g. climatic data) and widely acceptable and applicable.
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Newest EPB standard EN 17423 (on reporting Prim.En.Factors + CO2)
Energy performance of buildings – Determination and reporting of Primary Energy Factors (PEF) and CO2 emission coefficient – General Principles, Module M1-7

This document provides a transparent framework for reporting on the choices related to the procedure to determine PEFs and CO2 Emission coefficients for energy delivered to and/or exported by the buildings as described in EN ISO 52000-1:2017. Exported PEFs and CO2 Emission coefficients can be different from those chosen for delivered energy. This document can be considered as a supporting/complementing standard to EN ISO 52000-1, as the latter requires values for the PEFs and GHG Emissions factors to complete the EPB calculation.

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Products And Product Standards
Link between the product standards & the EPB standards


The materials and products that are used in a building determine to a significant extent its energy consumption. In order to assess the overall energy performance of a building, the relevant product characteristics must therefore be known: specific energy properties of the products serve as (part of the) input for the overall EPB calculation. In the beginning of each EPB standard, all required (product and other) input variables are explicitly listed in tables.

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Highlight on heat pump systems
The ErP (product) related heat pump standard EN 14825 and the EPBD related EN 15316-4-2 are both under revision. The aim is to identify where the test data required by these two standards differ. And how in both standards they could be harmonized. A draft version of the revised EN 15316-4-2 is expected to be published later this year.

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Updated tools on individual EPB standards (spreadsheets)
The spreadsheets related to the EPB standards are provided to demonstrate specific elements and features of the calculation procedures in the relevant standard(s). Consequently, they do not replace the EPB standards, but they shall be used along with the EPB standards.

EN ISO 52010-1 Conversion from TMY data set A set of meteorological data (a Typical Meteorological Year, TMY), with data values for every hour in a year for a given geographical location, can be generated using a tool developed and made available by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC). Now, the EPB Center has created a tool to convert such a JRC-TMY data set into the format that is needed as input for the demo XLS on (EN) ISO 52010-1.

EPB Standards Explained
          ⇒ Exported energy - Details (options A and B)

          ⇒ Exported energy and impact of calculation interval

EN 16798-5-1 Tool to calculate the energy performance of a ventilation and air conditioning system, according to the corresponding EPB standard, EN 16798-5-1.

EN 16798-7 This spreadsheet comprises the implementation of the calculation method for air flow rates for natural ventilation. A separate spreadsheet has been created for the mechanical ventilation flow rates.

EN 16798-7 This spreadsheet comprises the implementation of the calculation method for air flow rates for mechanical ventilation. A separate spreadsheet has been created for the natural ventilation flow rates.

EN 16798-9 This spreadsheet comprises the implementation of the simplified calculation for the general part of cooling systems. All option choices are implemented and functional.

EN 16798-13 This spreadsheet comprises the implementation of method A in the standard for calculation of cooling generation systems. All option choices are implemented and functional. The generation of the performance map for compression chillers is included.
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In search for answers to your questions?

Check out the FAQ available on EPB Center website.

EPB Center team is continuously publishing frequently asked questions on a wide range of topics related to the EPB standards.
♥ What is the set of EPB standards?
♥ Are the EPB standards only relevant in Europe?
How does the set of EPB standards take into account national differences?
♥ How should I fill in a so called “National Annex”?

In case of remaining unanswered questions please go ahead and contact us!

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Training and certification for building professionals on the EPB standards






EPB Center is highly likely to become the CEN-CE Central Scheme Operator as of Autumn 2021 with commercial training and certification expected to be rolled-out in EU's Member States in national language starting this year. More details will be communicated in due time.

CEN-CE was a 2.5-years long Horizon 2020 project that developed an EU-wide common large-scale training and qualification scheme for building professionals based on the set of EPB standards.

Check out which EPB standards are already covered and watch the CEN-CE scheme pitch videos directly on the CEN-CE Learning Management System landing page.
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REHVA Journal articles related to the set of EPB standards

February 2020 issue
          ⇒ prEN 17423 Reporting of Primary Energy Factors and CO2 emission coefficient for a correct estimation of the real impact of building on energy and climate change

June 2020 issue, special CEN-CE project (training & certification EPB standards)
          ⇒ CEN-CE in a nutshell - Upskilling professionals, linchpin of the EU Green Deal
          ⇒ CEN-CE certified expert operating EU wide
          ⇒ and more
          ⇒ EPB Center at your service! (page 69)

August 2020 issue, special ALDREN project (building certification EPB standards)
          ⇒ ALDREN – A voluntary & modular European framework to support Deep Renovation in the Building sector
          European Common Voluntary Certification Scheme and energy ratings
          
⇒ and more

♥ December 2020 issue
          
Heat pump standard EN 15316-4-2 – From compliance to real consumption

♥ February 2021 issue
          
Green or not green - Feedback on the EU classification system for green investment
          
Smart Readiness Indicator for building – integration in the ALDREN EPC
          
The Evolution of Building Energy Performance Assessment and Certification Schemes in Europe

♥ June 2021 issue
          
Level(s) and EU standards – tighten cooperation
          
The 3rd Revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)
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REHVA mobile application visualize the EPB standards

 
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