Energy benchmarks / CIBSE.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, author.

Series:

TM (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) ; 46.

CIBSE TM ; 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Energy conservation.

Buildings--Energy conservation.

Buildings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (58 pages).

Place of Publication:

London : CIBSE, 2008.

Summary:

Building management is becoming more important and more demanding. There is growing pressure on the engineers responsible for the operational management of buildings to provide not only high quality engineering services, but to run and manage them as economically and efficiently as possible.The EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), implemented via changes to Part L of the Building Regulations in 2006 and through the Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations in 2007, has had a significant effect in this regard. It introduces requirements for energy certification of buildings and inspection of air conditioning systems, The Regulations are intended to encourage owners and tenants to choose energy efficient buildings when seeking new accommodation, as well as improving the performance of the buildings they already occupy.Whilst Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) show prospective building owners and tenants the potential performance of a building, they do not take account of the energy used to operate the building.Display Energy Certificates (DECs) are intended to provide information to operators of larger public buildings about how well they are actually being run, based on metered energy consumption data. These certificates will be displayed for all visitors to see, thereby making the performance of the public building stock more open and transparent to all.Performance management is all about tracking performance and identifying opportunities for improvement. This relates not only to past performance but also how current performance compares with other buildings, especially those of similar type. CIBSE published good practice guidance on energy efficiency in buildings in 1997, including a comprehensive set of energy benchmarks for buildings. Energy Consumption Guide 19, Energy use in offices, was first published in 1995 and reprinted in 2000, and addressed the office sector. The data in these benchmarks has been updated for use in support of the requirements for display energy certificates.The benchmark data contained in this TM are based on the original CIBSE Guide F and ECG 19 data, updated to take account of more recent additions to the data set. The number of categories has been substantially reduced, both for ease of allocation and to reduce the scope for poorly performing buildings to be placed in more advantageous categories. It is hoped that the focus of attention will be on improving actual performance, which will reduce carbon emissions and save public funds, rather than a debate about the benchmarks.The data will be reviewed as they are used for the production of certificates, and will be revised as appropriate in the future. In the meantime, it is CIBSE's intent that as energy use in buildings is measured better, so it will be better managed.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on: online resource; title from cover (Knovel, viewed Mar. 23, 2017).

ISBN:

9781680150247

1680150243