Seminar 8. Building Energy Labeling and Certification Initiatives
2009 ASHRAE Winter Conference (Chicago)
Building energy labeling and certification is becoming widely recognized as an important part of building energy performance improvement policy toolkits. Initiatives have evolved more rapidly in Europe in recent years with the implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, and most European Member States have developed building energy labels and certification programs in response to that Directive. Other major economies, including China, where more building construction takes place than any other country, also have energy labeling programs underway. California and Washington, DC are requiring mandatory building benchmarking and a form of labeling, and several other states and/or cities in North America are also considering such requirements. ASHRAE is developing a program that will be rolled out over the coming year.
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Overview of Global Building Energy Certification and Labeling Initiatives
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ASHRAE's Building Energy Labeling Program
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A View from Europe: Energy Labeling Across the Atlantic