Policy webinar on EPBD & IEQ
Register now! This REHVA hosted policy webinar, during the Build Up Portal’s month of IEQ, delves deeply into the multi-faceted world of building performance with an emphasis on Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). As we navigate through the realm of energy-efficient buildings and improved indoor climate, the lens of IEQ offers insights into not only the […]
Case Study on EN ISO 52016-3: Focusing on Adaptive Building Envelope Elements
A Deep Dive into Calculation Procedures of Adaptive Building Envelope Elements’ Energy Performance The EPB Center recently published a significant case study titled “Report of Case Study on EN ISO 52016-3 – Adaptive Building Envelope Elements”, providing valuable insights into the energy needs for heating, cooling, and overall energy performance of buildings. The study meticulously […]
Transposing and implementing the EPBD Recast: Next Generation Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs)
Register now In 2023, the building sector stands at a crucial juncture, influenced by recent global and regional events, including climate change, the pandemic, and the conflict in Ukraine. Within the EU’s evolving policy framework, the focus sharpens on creating a green and digitally advanced European building stock by 2050, emphasizing health, safety, energy efficiency and […]
ISO workshop on the set of EPB standards “Responding to global challenges”, Sept.25, 2023
Tenth Annual International ISO WorkshopTheme: “Responding to Global Challenges” Yearly international workshop, organized by the leaderships of ISO/TC 163 and ISO/TC 205 with the leadership of their joint working group on the Energy Performance of Buildings using the holistic approach.Monday 25 September 2023 (Three hours, beginning 13:30 Eastern Daylight Time; 19:30 CEST; 02:30 JST)Peachtree Corners, […]
Words from the wise, read these contributions to the discussion from our experts
The REHVA Journal, expertly edited by our expert Jaap Hogeling, is a tremendous platform for delivering expert information about the energy transition and the energy performance of buildings. Here are 3 articles which our experts co-authored from the April 2022 issue. A common European EPB Assessment and Certification scheme. U-CERT’s proposalBuildings are responsible for great […]
U-CERT digital tooling on EPB certificates now available on our site!
EPB Center and its founding partners REHVA and ISSO participated in the Horizon 2020 project U-CERT. It’s aim was to introduce a next generation of user-centred Energy Performance Certification Schemes to value buildings in a holistic and cost-effective manner. Resulting in a number of digital tools which are now available on the EPB Center platform.The […]
IEQ and Ventilation to be integrated in recast Energy performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)
In this REHVA Journal, editor-in-chief Jaap Hogeling takes the most recent developments regarding the EPBD for his editorial. The recast EPBD and the amendments as adopted by the European Parliament 14th March 2023 clearly includes Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and ventilation requirements. The ongoing negotiation (the so-called triage) on the final text should result in a recast […]
The Decarbonisation of Buildings: Turning Ambition into Action
On March 20th, 2024, EPEE, REHVA Supporter, organised this online event, after the positive vote of the European Parliament on the EPBD Recast on March 12th, 2024, with the main aim of providing wide-ranging views on setting the framework for adequately implementing the EPBD. After the introductory speech of Stefan Moser, Head of Unit at DG ENER, dealing with the EPBD, Johann […]
New version of the spreadsheet on EN ISO 52016-1 available
Subject: Calculation of the energy needs for heating and cooling, internal temperatures and sensible and latent heat loads With this tool you perform a full annual calculation of the heating and cooling loads and needs, with both the hourly and the monthly calculation method, according to the corresponding EPB standard, EN ISO 52016-1:2017.This new release, […]
CLIMA 2022 workshop
Join us at CLIMA 2022 (Ahoy Rotterdam, Room Rotterdam C) for the EPB Center workshop (no. T4_01) taking place on 24 May, 16h15-17h45 CEST “Support, consultancy and services for the implementation and practical use of the set of Energy Performance of Buildings standards” Scope The set of EPB standards, stemming from the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), […]