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WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS
WHEN RENOVATING?
MICHAËL GOVAERT
ENERGY DIRECTORATE, BRUSSELS ENVIRONMENT
SINCE 2 JULY 2008, THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS (EPB) WORKS
REGULATION, WHICH IMPOSES VARIOUS ENERGY PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS,
HAS APPLIED TO RENOVATION PROJECTS SUBJECT TO PLANNING PERMISSION IN
THE BRUSSELS-CAPITAL REGION
The purpose of this presentation
is to outline the energy performance requirements applicable to
renovation projects and demystify
the regulations. Indeed, there are
numerous fears circulating within
the sector that are often the result
of miscommunication.
THE CONTEXT BEHIND
THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE
OF BUILDINGS (EPB)
REGULATION
As the audience is likely already
aware, we currently face the dual
dilemma of global warming and
increasing energy prices. The
issues that we have to deal with
are therefore both environmental
and social. In Brussels, buildings
account for 70% of energy consumption; they are therefore the
main source of greenhouse gas
emissions and one of the main
sources of atmospheric pollution
in the city.
Since 2008, the Brussels-Capital
Region has had a legal instrument
at its disposal for improving the
energy performance of buildings,
namely the Ordinance on Energy
Performance and the Internal
Climate of Buildings. This ordinance transposes into Brussels
law the 2002 European Directive
on the Energy Performance of
Buildings, the measures of which
were strengthened in 2010 in light
of the deteriorating situation. In
this respect, the second draft of
this directive provides for new
buildings to be almost zero-energy
by 2021. The Brussels Air, Climate
and Energy Code (COBRACE)
has incorporated these new
European provisions in its EPB
section. They come into force on
1st January 2015. There are multiple objectives: reducing primary
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energy needs to preserve natural
resources; reducing CO2 emissions to combat climate change;
improving the energy efficiency,
internal climate and the technical
installations of buildings; as well
as informing any future owner or
tenant about the energy rating of
the desired property via the EPB
certificate.
As part of the rewriting of the
ordinance with a view to its incorporation within COBRACE, the
"EPB Works" administrative procedure has been redesigned and
simplified. I will therefore explain
the "EPB Works" Regulation as it
works in practice from 1st January
2015. It is worth noting that this
designation refers to the section
of the EPB regulation devoted to
the energy performance requirements imposed within the context
of a construction or renovation
project.
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Contents
EDITORIAL
A WORD OF WELCOME
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS WHEN RENOVATING?
ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE AND ENERGY PERFORMANCE: COMPATIBILITY CHALLENGES?
URBAN FORMS, TYPOLOGY AND IMPROVING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF OLD BRUSSELS BUILDINGS
THE LISTED HOUSES OF THE LE LOGIS AND FLORÉAL GARDEN CITIES ADAPTATIONS TO CURRENT ENERGY AND COMFORT NEEDS
FINANCIAL IMPACT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES IN LE LOGIS AND FLORÉAL
ANALYSIS OF UNCERTAINTIES IN DYNAMIC THERMAL SIMULATIONS FOR OLD HOUSING: A CASE STUDY OF ONE APPARTMENT AND ONE HOUSE IN THE PARIS REGION
RISK ANALYSIS FOR APPLYING INTERIOR INSULATION IN HISTORICAL BUILDINGS: A CASE STUDY OF THE FORMER VETERINARY SCHOOL IN ANDERLECHT
IEDER ZIJN HUIS: THE RENOVATION OF A MODERNIST SOCIAL HOUSING TOWER BLOCK
HE BRUNFAUT TOWER: PRESENTATION OF THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN CHALLENGES OF A RENOVATION
PRESENTATION AND RESULTS OF THE “PLAGE” PROJECTS LOCAL ACTION PLANS FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT
THE BELGIAN BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE: A CONTRIBUTION TO HERITAGE MAINTENANCE EXPLORING THE TRAINING OF HERITAGE ADVISORS SPECIALISING IN ENERGY
SUSTAINABLE RENOVATION OF A BRUSSELS HOUSE: A CHALLENGE FOR BUILDING TRADESMEN
CONCLUSION
COLOPHON
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