Labelling system for Energy Efficiency

Country / jurisdiction: Japan · Year: 2016 · Status: In force · Level: National · Type: Voluntary

(1) Labeling to display energy efficiency performance for buildings

Labeling to display energy efficiency performance for buildings are regulated by the Act on the Improvement of Energy Consumption Performance of Buildings (Building Energy Efficiency Act) at the article 7, which obliges those entities engaged in buildings sales and rental business to make efforts to display energy efficiency performance. Labeling can show the validated information by a third party or self-evaluation.

The labeling includes information such as (1) building name, (2) validation year, month and date, (3) third party validation or self-evaluation, (4) name of third party certified entity, (5) energy efficiency ratio calculated as follows: (Standard value – Design value)/Standard value *100, (6) energy efficiency performance of the building in comparison with standard value and incentive value, (7) whether the building complies with primary energy standard, (8) whether the building complies with insulation standard, (9) indication on whether the labeling represents energy efficiency performance of a part of building , (10) third party validation mark – if it is validated by a third party organization

(2) Labeling to display compliance with Energy Efficiency Standards

Labeling to display compliance with Energy Efficiency Standards are regulated by the Act on the Improvement of Energy Consumption Performance of Buildings (Building Energy Efficiency Act) at the article 36, which can allow buildings’ owners to display the compliance on Energy Efficiency Standards.

Information included in the labeling includes (1) building name, (2) building location, (3) certified number, (4) certified date, (5) certified administrative agency and (6) applicable standard.

see resources attachement (2)

Official source: http://www.mlit.go.jp/common/001134876.pdf