European Energy regulation, EPBD and related CEN standards Energy managementImpact of Eco labeling Ecodesign directives on Air filtration

1. European Energy regulation EPBD and related CEN standards Energy management Impact of Eco labeling Ecodesign directives on Air filtration

3. Directive on the energy performance of buildings 2002/91/EC (EPBD)

4. EPBD

7. Finland – Full tranposition In place End 2008 13 April 2007 Finland revised the Land Use and Building Act and created two new acts: › the Act on Energy Certification of Buildings (487/2007) › the Act on Inspection of Air-conditioning Systems (489/2007) New legislation came into force 01 Jan 2008 According to the Act on Inspection of Air-conditioning Systems, inspections will be compulsory for cooling equipment with a nominal cooling efficiency of at least 12 kilowatts, and will only be needed where cooling systems are based on the use of compressors. Such equipment must be duly inspected at least every ten years. The procedures for inspection of air-conditioning systems have been developed and the training of experts started in autumn 2008. Air-conditioning inspections can be done by qualified experts who are authorized to carry out leakage control of AC systems. The Safety Technology Authority (TUKES) accredits inspection companies and persons

8. Norway – Inspection scheme not finalised New minimum requirements for new buildings were issued 01.02.2007 with a 2.5 year transition period. In 2008 the certification and inspection schemes are under preparation. For Air Conditioners there are proposed schemes based upon new regulations from the Ministry of Environment (f-gas), in addition to voluntarily schemes. The main change is to enhance the schemes and to make them mandatory schemes, including companies that have service agreements. Inspection reports must be registered in a central register using the web based tool for self assessment of energy performance in buildings (EMS) Energy Marking System.

9. Denmark – In place Jan 2008 Inspection of air conditioning and ventilation systems was implemented from January 1, 2008. The Danish scheme for inspection of air conditioning systems (Article 9) also includes inspection of large ventilation systems. The requirements regarding air conditioning and ventilation systems(Article 9) are stated in Decree no 1104 of September 20, 2007. The air conditioning and ventilation systems have to be inspected every fifth year, and the scheme is implemented gradually over 5 years, starting with the plants installed in large buildings. The inspections are performed by certified firms. The energy consultant is supposed to identify two types of energy saving measures: • immediately feasible energy saving measures and • measures that are only feasible if carried out as supplement to ongoing renovation.

10. Belgium – EPBD is a regional responsibility Flemish region : Minimum requirements and calculations had been transposed in 2004; revised in 2006 Energy performance certificates has come into force in 2007 and is spreading from public to residential buildings in 2008 In the Flemish Region, the Flemish Energy Agency is responsible for Articles 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The Department of Environment, Nature and Energy together with the Flemish Energy Agency, are responsible for Articles 8 and 9. The regulation relating to inspection of air-conditioning system is also still being drafted. There will probably be two types of inspections: › the assessment of the efficiency by a trained technician who is in charge of the maintenance of the installation (every two years); › the assessment of the sizing of the installation in relation to the cooling demand of the building. Inspections will start : 2009

11. Belgium – EPBD is a regional responsibility Brussels region : Minimum requirements and calculation have been transposed 2007 and 2008 Scheme for building certification and further inspection of HVAC was still under preparation and due for summer 2009 . Same with certifiers training and accredditation framework. Walloon region : Since January 2004, “Construire avec l'énergie” (build with energy) and since september 2006 Energy Advise Procedure wera 2 voluntary actions for new dwellings Aimed to provide the building sector with future statutory requirements and certification. So far, the EPBD transposition is still ongoing.2011 is the due date for Buildings minimum requirements, calculation (a software is currently beeing developped) and certification, under responsibility of Ministry of Energy and sustainable buildings . Inspection of air conditioning systems is under responsibility of envionment ministry and been developped earlier 2007. The energy aspect (still missing) will come into force in 2009.

15. United Kingdom Mandatory Energy performance assessment for every HVAC system in public buildings, every 5 years with improvement evidence of system performance by energy evaluation expert ( trained + accreditation). Application jan 2009 for systems >250kw, 2011 for systems >12Kw More countries in the country reports

16. Dec 2009 14 updated country reports available on http://www.asiepi.eu/information-papers.html P 166 Czech Rep. P167 Finland P 168 Italy P 169 The Netherlands P 170 Norway P171 Poland P 172 Spain P 173 Greece P 174 Belgium P 175 Denmark P 176 France P177 Germany Clic here Back to country reports 2008

21. Technical report CEN TR 15615