Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Also indexed as: Buildings - Energy Efficiency

EuroACE ASBL European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings BELGIUM

Further information:

• EU Legislation
• Local and Regional Energy Action/Actors
• Build Up - the European portal for energy efficiency in buildings

There are very few parts of the world where buildings require either no heating or cooling to sustain adequate living or working conditions. As such energy in buildings uses about 30% of the total world's energy resources. All aspects of the building can be examined and improved to reduce energy consumption and this area offers a major opportunity for reducing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

The buildings sector accounts for 40% of the EU's energy requirements. It thus offers the largest single potential for energy efficiency. Research shows that more than one-fifth of the present energy consumption and up to 30-45 MT of CO₂/year could be saved by 2010 by applying more ambitious standards when construction new or refurbishing buildings. This represents a considerable contribution to meeting the Kyoto targets.

The Directive on energy efficiency of buildings was adopted, after a lively discussion at all levels and with overwhelming support from Member States and the European Parliament, on 16th December 2002 and entered into force on 4th January 2003. It is considered as a very important legislative component of energy efficiency activities of the European Union designed to meet the Kyoto commitment and responds to issues raised in the recent debate on the Green Paper on energy supply security.

Estimates project a cost-effective savings potential realisable by 2010 of around 22% within the building sector - if this potential was realised, around 20% of the EU Kyoto commitment could be met. Transposition of this Directive by 2006 at the latest would allow a portion of this potential to be translated into reduced energy consumption.

ManagEnergy - Supporting Local and Regional Energy Actors

EBRD and the SEI - Sustainable Energy Initiative

Promotion of Energy Efficiency, Chile

EEEB - Energy Efficiency in Existing Buildings, China

BUILD UP - Energy Solutions for Better Buildings

WBCSD - Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Good Practice: Trigeneration for heating and cooling and electricity in the building, Beijing, China

Good Practice: PNAEE - Portuguese National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency, Portugal

Good Practice: Bayerngas eco-bonus: fuel switch and increase of energy efficiency, Germany

Good Practice: High Efficiency Chiller, Phyathai Hospital, Thailand

Good Practice: Solar Water Heating System, Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel, Thailand

Good Practice: Energy savings and emission reductions resulting from refurbishment of a building, Bulgaria

Good Practice: Walking the Talk - Industrial Carbon-saving Initiatives in Southern Denmark

Good Practice: Implementation of solar collectors for domestic hot water (DHW) heating in a hotel at Black Sea coast, Bulgaria

Good Practice: BUILD UP Good Practice Case Studies Database

Klimakassen - Find inspiration for energy saving in Denmark

WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) Case Studies

Solar PV - China

Ground source heat pumps, China

Energy Policy Study / Clean Energy Technology - China

Energy Efficient and Sustainable Buildings, China

Japanese company seeks partners in India for marketing of Solar High Reflective Coating products

Energy Efficient Lighting specialist wishing to collaborate with ESCo/Energy consulting company, India

CDM Projects for energy efficiency and energy saving technologies and small scale CDM projects development, India

Allplan GmbH

ACE - Architects' Council of Europe

CECODHAS European Liaison Committee for Social and Cooperatives Housing

ES-SO vzw European Solar Shading Organization

EURIMA - European Association of Insulation Manufacturers

EuroACE ASBL European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Eurogypsum

Euroheat & Power

FIEC - European Construction Industry Federation

PU Europe

REHVA Federation of European HVAC Associations

UIPI ASBL - International Union of Property Owners

Hangzhou Globe Energy Air-conditioning Institute

Longchief Curtain Wall Engineering Co. Ltd.

University of Nottingham Ningbo, China Sustainable Development Division

Zhejiang Architecture Science and Design Institute

Enviros sro

ECNet - Energy Consulting Network

Motiva Oy

ADEME - Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie French Environment and Energy Management Agency

Bayerngas GmbH

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH

ISET eV - Institut für Solare Energieversorgungstechnik

ZAB - ZukunftsAgentur Brandenburg GmbH Brandenburg Economic Development Board

Compact Energy Solutions (P) Ltd

Environmental Carbon Solutions Pvt Ltd TGM - The Green Mantra

Kanematsu Corporation

VNV Advisory Services LLP

Ethos Ltd

ENEA - Energy Technologies, Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Saving

ISIS - Istituto di Studi per l'Integrazione dei Sistemi Institute of Studies for the Integration of Systems

JRC - Joint Research Center Institute for Energy (IE)

Ekodoma

LEI - Lietuvos energetikos institutas Lithuanian Energy Institute

INETI - Instituto Nacional de Engenharia, Tecnologia e Inovaçao

MEID - Ministro da Economia, da Inovaçao e do Desenvolvimento

EVE - Ente Vasco de la Energía

Ramböll

WSP Sweden AB

Airco Ltd. (Trane Thailand)

Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.

Siam Energy Saving

RICS - Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors