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BS EN 15603:2008

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Energy performance of buildings. Overall energy use and definition of energy ratings
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

19-07-2023

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-09-2008

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols, units and subscripts
5 Assessment of energy performance of buildings
   5.1 Energy uses
   5.2 Assessment boundaries
   5.3 Types and uses of ratings
6 Calculated energy rating
   6.1 Calculation procedure
       6.1.1 General
       6.1.2 Calculation step
       6.1.3 Calculation principles of the recovered gains
             and losses
       6.1.4 Effect of integrated control
   6.2 Building thermal needs
   6.3 Technical building systems
       6.3.1 Technical system thermal losses, electrical and
             auxiliary energy without building generation devices
       6.3.2 Thermal energy generation systems
7 Measured energy rating
   7.1 General requirements
   7.2 Assessment period
       7.2.1 General
       7.2.2 Extrapolation to an integral number of years
   7.3 Assessing the used amounts of all energy carriers
       7.3.1 General
       7.3.2 Metered fuels (electricity, gas, district heating
             and cooling)
       7.3.3 Liquid fuels in tanks
       7.3.4 Solid fuels
       7.3.5 Energy monitoring
   7.4 Correction for weather
8 Weighted energy ratings
   8.1 Types of ratings
   8.2 Types of factors or coefficients
       8.2.1 General
       8.2.2 Average factor or coefficient
       8.2.3 Marginal factor or coefficient
       8.2.4 End use factor or coefficient
   8.3 Primary energy rating
       8.3.1 General
       8.3.2 Primary energy
       8.3.3 Primary energy factors
   8.4 Carbon dioxide rating
       8.4.1 Carbon dioxide emissions
       8.4.2 CO[2] emission coefficients
   8.5 Policy energy rating
9 Validated building calculation model
   9.1 Introduction
   9.2 Procedure - validation of the building calculation model
   9.3 Climatic data
   9.4 Occupancy data
       9.4.1 Internal temperature
       9.4.2 Air infiltration and ventilation
       9.4.3 Internal heat sources
       9.4.4 Hot water use
       9.4.5 Artificial lighting
   9.5 Ratings based on the validated calculation model
10 Planning of retrofit measures for existing buildings
11 Report
Annex A (informative) Methods for collecting building data
      A.1 Data on building envelope
          A.1.1 General
          A.1.2 Assessment of thermal transmittance of opaque
                building elements
          A.1.3 Assessment of thermal transmittance and total
                solar energy transmittance of transparent elements
          A.1.4 Assessment of thermal characteristics of thermal
                bridges
          A.1.5 Assessment of air flow rates and infiltration
      A.2 Thermal capacity
      A.3 Heating systems
      A.4 Ventilation systems
          A.4.1 Assessment of airflow rates
          A.4.2 Thermal efficiency of heat recovery systems
          A.4.3 Assessment of auxiliary energy use
      A.5 Cooling systems
      A.6 Building operation
Annex B (informative) Energy monitoring
      B.1 Energy signature
      B.2 H-m method
Annex C (informative) Other uses of energy
      C.1 General
      C.2 Residential buildings
      C.3 Office buildings
Annex D (informative) Calorific values of fuels
      D.1 General
      D.2 Solid and liquid energy carriers
      D.3 Gaseous fuels
Annex E (informative) Factors and coefficients
Annex F (informative) Confidence intervals
      F.1 Definition
      F.2 Assessment of confidence interval
      F.3 Examples
          F.3.1 General
          F.3.2 Indications on confidence intervals
Annex G (informative) Example
      G.1 Building description
      G.2 Standard calculated rating
Bibliography

Specifies the energy services to be taken into account for setting energy performance ratings for planned and existing buildings.

Committee
B/540
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
66
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
EN 15603:2008 Identical

ISO 13789:2017 Thermal performance of buildings — Transmission and ventilation heat transfer coefficients — Calculation method
EN 15193:2007/AC:2010 ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS - ENERGY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIGHTING
ISO 10211:2017 Thermal bridges in building construction — Heat flows and surface temperatures — Detailed calculations
EN 673:2011 Glass in building - Determination of thermal transmittance (U value) - Calculation method
EN 410:2011 Glass in building - Determination of luminous and solar characteristics of glazing
EN 15241:2007/AC:2011 VENTILATION FOR BUILDINGS - CALCULATION METHODS FOR ENERGY LOSSES DUE TO VENTILATION AND INFILTRATION IN BUILDINGS
ISO 10077-2:2017 Thermal performance of windows, doors and shutters — Calculation of thermal transmittance — Part 2: Numerical method for frames
EN ISO 13790:2008 Energy performance of buildings - Calculation of energy use for space heating and cooling (ISO 13790:2008)
EN ISO 10077-2:2017 Thermal performance of windows, doors and shutters - Calculation of thermal transmittance - Part 2: Numerical method for frames (ISO 10077-2:2017)
EN ISO 6946:2017 Building components and building elements - Thermal resistance and thermal transmittance - Calculation methods (ISO 6946:2017, Corrected version 2021-12)
ISO 12569:2017 Thermal performance of buildings and materials — Determination of specific airflow rate in buildings — Tracer gas dilution method
EN 15232:2012 Energy performance of buildings - Impact of Building Automation, Controls and Building Management
EN ISO 10211:2017 Thermal bridges in building construction - Heat flows and surface temperatures - Detailed calculations (ISO 10211:2017)
EN 12412-2:2003 Thermal performance of windows, doors and shutters - Determination of thermal transmittance by hot box method - Part 2: Frames
ISO 9869:1994 Thermal insulation Building elements In-situ measurement of thermal resistance and thermal transmittance
EN 13187:1998 Thermal performance of buildings - Qualitative detection of thermal irregularities in building envelopes - Infrared method (ISO 6781:1983 modified)
EN 15243:2007 Ventilation for buildings - Calculation of room temperatures and of load and energy for buildings with room conditioning systems
ISO 6946:2017 Building components and building elements — Thermal resistance and thermal transmittance — Calculation methods
ISO 10077-1:2017 Thermal performance of windows, doors and shutters — Calculation of thermal transmittance — Part 1: General
ISO 13790:2008 Energy performance of buildings Calculation of energy use for space heating and cooling
EN 15242:2007 Ventilation for buildings - Calculation methods for the determination of air flow rates in buildings including infiltration
EN ISO 13789:2017 Thermal performance of buildings - Transmission and ventilation heat transfer coefficients - Calculation method (ISO 13789:2017)
ISO 6781:1983 Thermal insulation — Qualitative detection of thermal irregularities in building envelopes — Infrared method
ISO 7345:1987 Thermal insulation Physical quantities and definitions
EN ISO 12569:2017 Thermal performance of buildings and materials - Determination of specific airflow rate in buildings - Tracer gas dilution method (ISO 12569:2017)
EN 15217:2007 Energy performance of buildings - Methods for expressing energy performance and for energy certification of buildings
EN ISO 10077-1:2017 Thermal performance of windows, doors and shutters - Calculation of thermal transmittance - Part 1: General (ISO 10077-1:2017, Corrected version 2020-02)

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