Towards Nearly Zero Energy Buildings: Definition of common principles under the EPBD

Start/Stop Date:

23 Sep 12

Organiser:

eceee on behalf of the European Commission and the consortium contracted by the European Commission to define common principles for nearly-zero energy buildings under the EPBD.

Venue:

Centre Albert Borschette (CCAB), room 4C, rue Froissart 36 - 1040 Bruxelles

Focus Areas:

Nearly zero energy buildings

Type of Event:

Conference

Minutes from the nZEB workshop

Background
To ensure a successful implementation of the recast EPBD (European Performance of Buildings Directive) by Member States, a number of issues require further clarification and analysis. One of the issues relates to article 9 of the recast EPBD that asks the Member States to ensure that by 31 December 2020, all new buildings are nearly zero-energy buildings and after 31 December 2018, new buildings occupied and owned by public authorities are nearly zero-energy buildings.

Member States also need to draw up national plans to increase the number of nearly zero-energy buildings. These national plans shall describe in detail how Member States define nearly zero-energy buildings, reflecting their national, regional or local conditions, including targets for improving the energy performance of buildings, and any policies and financial or other measures to promote nearly zero-energy buildings. The Commission will evaluate the national plans and shall by 31 December 2012 and every three years thereafter publish a report on the progress of Member States. So far, a common reporting approach for the Member States has not been developed. To facilitate the monitoring and reporting task of the Commission, a common approach for the reporting of national plans is therefore being developed within this project.

An integral part of the project is further to develop an analytical framework on which the Commission can assess the national plans and, if needed, issue recommendations. The project also seeks to develop benchmarks to determine cost-optimal performance levels to be used by Member States for comparison with their current regulations and to set new requirements with a view to achieving at least cost optimal performance levels. 

The project will shed light on the relationship between cost-optimality and nearly zero-energy and will develop an argumentation how to ensure a smooth transition/development of polices and markets from one system to the other.

Monday 24 September, 10:00–17:00
Venue: Centre Albert Borschette (CCAB), room 4C, rue Froissart 36 - 1040 Bruxelles
Organised by: eceee on behalf of the European Commission and the consortium
contracted by the European Commission to define common principles for nearly-zero
energy buildings under the EPBD

10:00–12:15 Part 1: Overview of project
10:00–10:30. Introduction by Paul Hodson, Head of Unit
10:30–12:00. Project overview and interim findings. Timetable for project. Presentations
by representatives from Ecofys, Politecnico di Milano and University of Wuppertal.

• Existing definitions for nearly zero energy buildings in the Member States. Eike Musall (University of Wuppertal)
• National plans for increasing the number of nearly zero-energy (or beyond) buildings, Andreas Hermelink, Thomas Boermans (Ecofys)
• Benchmarks for Nearly Zero Energy Buildings, Lorenzo Pagliano (Politecnico di Milano)
• Link between nearly zero energy and cost-optimality, Thomas Boermans, Andreas Hermelink (Ecofys)

13:30–17:30 Part 2: feedback and discussion
The purpose of the afternoon session is to gather input from all stakeholders on the draft
study findings and suggestions. The focus is on the tasks that elaborate support for the
Member States in meeting the EPBD requirements.

13:30–15:00 Draft reporting template for national plan on increasing the number of
nearly zero energy buildings. National definition and measures for increasing the
number of nearly zero energy buildings. Eike Musall (University of Wuppertal),
Andreas Hermelink, Thomas Boermans (Ecofys)
15.00–15.30 Coffee break.
15.30–16.15 Benchmarks for nZEB: the methodology for calculation of the benchmark,
relation to cost-optimal; How do workshop participants judge the methodology and its
adequateness to the reporting plans? Lorenzo Pagliano, Paolo Zangheri (Politecnico di
Milano)
16:15–17:00 Summary and outlook. Nils Borg (eceee), Thomas Boermans (Ecofys)

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