BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: How to check compliance?

2. The revised EPBD and the need for a tool to verify BACS compliance Simone Alessandri, Deputy Managing Director – Head of Brussels office at eu.bac, European Building Automation and Controls Association 2 “Building automation and control systems requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance?” BACS Academy webinar, 10 December 2020

3. ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS DIRECTIVE (Directive 2018/844)  Presented in 2016, as part of the Clean Energy Package  New relevant amendments: • Creates a clear path towards a low and zero-emission building stock in the EU by 2050 underpinned by national roadmaps to decarbonise buildings (LTRS) • Encourages the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and smart technologies to ensure buildings operate efficiently for example by introducing automation and control systems. • Introduces a "smart readiness indicator" which will measure the buildings' capacity to use new technologies and electronic systems to adapt to the needs of the consumer, optimise its operation and interact with the grid.  Entered into force on 9th July 2018  Deadline for Member States to transpose the text into national legislations expired on 10th March 2020 3

4. An ambitious transposition of the BACS measures included in the revised EPBD could lead to: • 64 Mt CO2 annual savings (peak in 2030) • 450 TWh annual final energy savings (peak in 2035) • Savings corresponding to 14% of total building primary energy consumption (by 2038) • €36 billion energy bill savings triggered (peak in 2035) • Value of energy savings exceeds the value of investments by a factor of 9 (comprised of a factor of 8.1 for residential buildings and 10.4 for non-residential buildings) Waide study “The impact of the revision of the EPBD on energy savings from the use of building automation and controls” REVISED EPBD THE NEW MEASURES AND THEIR IMPACT 4

5. THE EU.BAC GUIDELINES: KEY POINTS ON TRANSPOSITION OF ART. 14/15 PAR.4 “Member States shall lay down requirements to ensure that, where technically and economically feasible, non-residential buildings with an effective rated output for heating (Art.14)/air- conditioning (Art.15) systems or systems for combined space heating/air-conditioning and ventilation of over 290kW are equipped with building automation and control systems by 2025.” “The building automation and control systems shall be capable of: (a) continuously monitoring, logging, analysing and allowing for adjusting energy usage; (b) benchmarking the building’s energy efficiency, detecting losses in efficiency of technical building systems, and informing the person responsible for the facilities or technical building management about opportunities for energy efficiency improvement; (c) allowing communication with connected technical building systems and other appliances inside the building and being interoperable with technical building systems across different types of proprietary technologies, devices and manufacturers.” ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY: parameter clearly identified, framed and justified (e.g. France: payback time < 6 years?) BACS CAPABILITIES: class B EN 15232 Further requests from Member States:  How to identify compliance with BACS requirements?  Are manufacturers supplying information on BACS compliance according to EN 15232 and, if so, how is this information communicated to building owners? 5

6. EU.BAC EPBD BACS COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION PACKAGE  In response, eu.bac decided to develop a tool that could ensure compliance check with the requirements in the easiest and most effective way, and created a dedicated Task Force with Industry experts  Internal workshops from June to October 2020 + external consultations with consultants, policymakers and peers  2 November 2020 published eu.bac Compliance Verification package: Checklist + Self-declaration + Introductory notes + Press Release  Communicated to:  Member States – policy officers in the ministries in charge of EPBD transposition (in November: Ireland, Latvia, Sweden, Lithuania, Estonia, etc.)  European Commission, DG Energy  Study Team of the “Technical assistance study for ensuring optimal performance of technical building systems under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive”  Complementary to eu.bac guidelines: tool to serve the transposition and make sure the BACS measures are implemented properly and deliver the expected results 6

7. The EPBD BACS Compliance Verification Package Bonnie Brook, Chair of eu.bac EPBD BACS Compliance Verification Task Force, co-chair SRI Topical Group C 7 “Building automation and control systems requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance?” BACS Academy webinar, 10 December 2020

8. ART. 14/15 PAR.4: Mandatory requirements for BACS capabilities in non-residential buildings “Member States shall lay down requirements to ensure that, where technically and economically feasible, non-residential buildings with an effective rated output for heating (Art.14)/air-conditioning (Art.15) systems or systems for combined space heating/air-conditioning and ventilation of over 290kW are equipped with building automation and control systems by 2025. The building automation and control systems shall be capable of: 8 continuously monitoring, logging, analysing and allowing for adjusting energy usage; benchmarking the building’s energy efficiency, detecting losses in efficiency of technical building systems, and informing the person responsible for the facilities or technical building management about opportunities for energy efficiency improvement; and allowing communication with connected technical building systems and other appliances inside the building, and being interoperable with technical building systems across different types of proprietary technologies, devices and manufacturers. A B C

9. ART. 14/15: Technical Building Systems in scope 9

10. EU.BAC COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION PACKAGE 10 TARGET USERS: BUILDING INSPECTORS – a simple mechanism to verify compliance BUILDING OWNERS – an effective tool to inform about the requirements and prepare for the inspection BUILDING DESIGNERS – a clear requirements specification for new and renovation projects NATIONAL POLICYMAKERS a helpful practical tool for the legislator to clarify details about what the capabilities mean in practice

11. BACS Academy webinar – 10 December 2020 Building automation and control systems requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance? Compliant BACS: prerequisite to the digital transformation of EU’s built environment

12. 12 Glad to be here with you today! Andrei Vladimir Lițiu Project Consultant PhD Candidate REHVA KTH avl@rehva.eu litiu@kth.se Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance?

13. 13 About REHVA Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance? Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Associations International professional association founded in 1963 representing 120.000+ building services engineers of national associations in 26 European countries https://www.rehva.eu/

14. 14 REHVA’s mission and strategic activities Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance? • Advocating health, well-being, comfort, and energy efficiency in all buildings and communities; • Promoting economical, energy efficient, safe and healthy technology for mechanical services of building; • Serving its members and the field of building engineering (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) by facilitating knowledge exchange, supporting the development of related EU policies and their national level implementation; • Supporting the EPBD-related (including SRI and set of EPB standards) national and international strategic planning and research initiatives, and on related education and training programmes; • Promoting European engineering knowledge, HVAC technologies, and European standards at a global scale; • Supporting the education of young HVAC engineers, and the continuous professional development of building service designers and practitioners; • Acting as the single voice of European building service engineers.

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16. 16 Contents • EPBD implementation • BACS compliance verification • Technical support • Bridging the skills gap • Quality management • Relation to Smart Readiness Indicator • EPCertificates are instrumental in the Renovation Wave Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance?

18. 18 EPBD implementation Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance? EPBD EU EPBD national transposition EPBD national implementation EPBD market surveillance EPBD review

20. 20 BACS compliance verification Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance? Easy to use tools Unambiguous Coherent Coordinated Correct Harmonized

22. 22 Technical support Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance?

23. 23 Technical support Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance?

25. 25 Bridging the skills gap Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance?

32. 32 Quality management Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance?

36. 36 Relation to Smart Readiness Indicator Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance?

38. 38 EPCertificates instrumental Renovation Wave Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance?

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BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: How to check compliance?