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Aid for municipal infrastructure for Just Transition
Under the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, the Ministry for the Ecological Transition launched an aid program for local entities. The aim is to finance, among other things, environmental infrastructures, sustainable mobility, biomass storage and collection. The aid…
Sustainable growth agenda - Fossil fuel phase-out
The Finnish Sustainable Growth Programme supports ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable growth and to meet its target of carbon neutrality by 2035. Within the first pillar of the plan, this sub-area is composed of the following measures: - Reform of the Land…
2021-27 Strategic Plan - Promoting energy efficiency and reducing GHG emissions
As part of this 2021-27 strategic plan, Estonia will support the renovation and construction of district heating systems and non-fossil fuel boiler equipment to reduce carbon emissions. The programme will make use of the development of energy storage planned under the RRF to…
2021-27 Strategic Plan - Energy Efficiency of Residential Buildings
According to the Estonian Strategic Plan, €3.37 billion in cohesion policy grants will be allocated for the period 2021-2027. One of the objectives is to improve the energy efficency of residential buildings. Public investments aimed at improving the housing's energy…
Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution - Point 7: Greener Buildings
As part of the ten point plan, the UK will develop increase buildings' energy efficiency. The plan will increase funding by 1 billion GBP by: - extending the Green Homes Grant for another year, - increasing spending within the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme, -…
Sustainable growth agenda / Pillar 1 / 2- Supporting the green and digital transition of the industry
The European Commission has approved Finland's recovery plan on October 4th, 2021. Finland's target is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. Within the first pillar of the plan, this sub-area is divided into the following initiatives: - Low-carbon industry reform: reduce…
Subsidy scheme for energy savings in public buildings
The measure supports a subsidy scheme of DKK 315 million, which is a targeted energy savings in public buildings. The subsidy will focus on energy renovations in regional and municipal buildings with the lowest energy performance certificate standards (D-G) as well as buildings…
Investment in Alberta construction industry for energy efficiency and green building practices
The Federal Government is investing CAD 3 million in Alberta's construction and engineering industry through Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD). This investment will help small and medium-sized businesses adopt new products and technologies that improve the energy…
Sustainable growth agenda / Pillar 3 / Research & innovation
The European Commission has approved Finland's recovery plan on October 4th, 2021. Within the third pillar of the plan is the Research and Development (R&D) sub-area. The investments will be directed to R&D projects focusing on the priorities set by the first pillar of the…
Green conversion package - Circular economy
The government allocates NOK 100 million to measures to promote a more circular economy and better utilization of resources. The money will be distributed to research on circular economy (NOK 40 million), increased basic funding for the environmental institutes (NOK 30…
Environmental Fund program - Sustainable Buildings
The Minister for the Environment and Climate Action presented the Environmental Fund Program, which will provide a dedicated amount to support more sustainable buildings, through a set of incentives that promotes buildings' energy efficiency and their decarbonization. The…
Interest-free loans for deep home retrofits
Canada's Budget 2021 outlines a proposal to provide CAD 4.4 billion over five years from 2021-22 to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to support deep home retrofits. The programme is expected to help over 200 000 homeowners complete deep home retrofits…
German Development and Resilience Plan (DARP) / 1.3 Climate-friendly buildings and renovation
In the framework of the EU Recovery and resilience facility, Germany submitted its national Development and Resilience plan to the European Commission. The component 1.3 of the German development and resilience plan tackles the buildings sector and includes three…
Tax deductions for building renovations
Since January 2020, Germany provides homeowners with tax incentives for energy efficient renovations, allowing them to deduct 20% of the costs for renovations of up to EUR 40,000 from their taxes. Insulation measures, new windows and exterior doors, the replacement or…
Community Buildings Retrofit (CBR) initiative
In April 2021, the Canadian Government launched the Community Buildings Retrofit initiative. Funded by a $167-million federal investment in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Green Municipal Fund, this programme will support Canadian municipalities and not-for-profit…
Infrastructure projects in the energy and water economies: 5. Action plan for an energy-efficient urban space
In response to the Covid-19 crisis, Israel's Ministry of Energy has identified 10 project areas to accelerate investment and support the economic recovery through ILS 25 billion of investment. Among these policies, the fifth identified project area is an ILS 300 million…
Community Efficiency Financing Initiative (second phase)
The CAD 300 million Community Efficiency Financing initiative is designed to help municipalities and their partners implement innovative local financing programs to improve energy efficiency, cut greenhouse gas emissions and make homes more comfortable and affordable in low-rise…
Energy Conservation Building Code for residential buildings 2017 (DRAFT DUE TO BE FINALISED IN 2019)
The code aims at limiting heat gains/loss from building envelope and for ensuring adequate natural ventilation and day lighting. To limit the heat gain/loss from the building envelope, the code specifies: • Maximum value of Residential Envelope Transmittance Value (RETV) for…
Minimum Energy Performance Standards for air conditioners
This standard applies to air conditioners that, according to the ISO 5151:1994 standard, are: single phase direct expansion of refrigerant gas divided type or unit type without distribution of air by ducts up to a thermal power of 12 kW (42000 Btu/h) condensed by air…
Building Code of Australia (Class 2 to Class 9 Buildings)
The goal of the National Construction Code (NCC) is to enable the achievement of nationally consistent, minimum necessary standards of relevant safety (including structural safety and safety from fire), health, amenity and sustainability objectives efficiently. This goal is…
Building Regulations 2018 (BR18)
The 2018 version of the Danish building regulations - codes (BR18) update regulations from 2015 (BR15) and specify detailed requirements for building construction under the Building Act. The requirements of the building regulations are primarily designed to ensure building…
Building Code of Australia (Multi-Occupancy Buildings)
The National Construction Code (NCC) is an initiative of the Council of Australian Governments developed to incorporate all on-site construction requirements into a single code. The NCC is produced and maintained by the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) on behalf of the…
KS 2463 Non-ducted air conditioners - Testing and rating performance
This Kenya Standard specifies the standard conditions on which the ratings of single-package and split-system non-ducted air conditioners employing air cooled condensers are based, and the test methods to be applied for determination of the various ratings. This standard is…
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Standards Guide for the Public Sector
While this guide is not a handbook of codes or standards, it is based on the Jamaica Application Document for the International Energy Conservation Code (JS 309:2009) published by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). This document seeks to effectively enhance the capacity of…
Windows Energy Rating Scheme (WERS) and Technical Guide
The Window Energy Rating Scheme (WERS) provides a scientifically based, fair and credible rating system for the assessment of fenestration products for their energy efficiency performance. WERS is accredited by the Australian Fenestration Rating Council (AFRC) and adheres to…
Performance Evaluation of Eco-friendly Home
This program was designed to develop standards for the construction of energy-saving and eco-friendly housing and construct 2 million of such housings by 2020 in order to meet the challenges of climate change and achieve low-carbon green growth. Owners of more than 30…
National settlement planning and construction requirements
Energy Requirements: U-Values (W/m2.K) Roof Insulation --> 0.25 Walls Insulation --> 0.45 Floor Insulation --> 0.45 Windows --> 1.6 Door --> 1.6 Performance C1ompliance path: 110.0 - 230.0
Mandatory Construction Material Standard - Top Runner Program
The Top Runner Program is a mandatory standard programme based on the Energy Conservation Act targeting manufacturers and importers of energy-consuming products. Energy efficiency of construction material has been recognized as the important measure to facilitate energy…
Luxembourg Building Code (2017 update)
U values for new buildings whose building permit is asked starting from 1st of January 2017: walls: 0.13 roofs: 0.11 floors: 0.17 windows: 0.9 doors:
The Green Investment Fund
Earlier the National Energy Conservation Programme was the main equipment to support energy efficiency projects in Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Improvement Action Programme. After this program the Green Investment System (GIS) (ZBR in Hungarian) has operated since…
Labelling system for Energy Efficiency
(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…
Conservation of Fuel and Energy: Buildings other than Dwellings (1991)
Technical Guidance Documents are published to accompany each part of the Building Regulations indicating how the requirements of that part can be achieved in practice. Adherence to the approach outlined in a Technical Guidance Document is regarded, as evidence of compliance…
Energy Conservation Regulations (EnEV) 2009
The EnEV is a performance-based code that requires a mandatory (equivalent model building) energy frame calculation to establish the expected primary energy consumption of residential and non-residential buildings. The regulation addresses thermal envelope requirements and…
Danish Building Regulations 2015 (BR15)
The Building Regulations 2015 contains the rules for construction of buildings in Denmark, both private and commercial. Regulation is primarily based on functional requirements. The Building Regulations 2015 (BR15) are divided into two columns. The column on the left…
Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering (OIB) Guideline
The OIB Guidelines serve to harmonise the construction engineering regulations in Austria. They are issued by the Austrian Institute for Construction Engineering upon decision in the General Assembly and are thus available to the federal states. The federal states may declare…
Thermal Insulation in Buildings Regulation
Thermal Insulation in Buildings Regulation” which was published on 08.05.2000 is considered as the first main regulation dealing with building energy performance issue in Turkey. This regulation required buildings to be insulated according to rules explained in “TS 825: Thermal…
2013 IECC - Residential Building Code (Alaska)
Fenestration (IECC Sections R303.1.3, R402.3, R402.5) Fenestration (including all windows and doors) and skylight U-factors are maximum acceptable levels. The glazed fenestration SHGC mximums apply to all windows, skylights and glazed doors. Upto 15 square feet of glazed…
IECC 2009 - Residential Code (Kentucky)
Governance Development Authority: International Code Commission and Kentucky Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction Implementation Authority: Local authorities Verification Authority: Code official Prescriptive Compliance path Occupiable space, excluding crawl spaces…
IECC 2011 - State Building Code (Louisiana)
Governance Development Authority: International Code Commission Implementation Authority: Municipal or county governments Verification Authority: Code officials Prescriptive Compliance path The horizontal projection of that portion of interior space which is contained within…
2018 North Carolina Residential Building Code (based on the 2015 IECC with amendments)
Compliance Projects shall comply with one of the following: 1. Sections R401 through R404. 2. Section R405 and the provisions of Sections R401 through R404 labelled "Mandatory." 3. An energy rating index (ERI) approach in Section R406. Building Thermal Envelope The building…
Wisconsin Uniform Residential Code (based on the 2009 IECC)
Air leakage: Window and door assemblies: (a) General. Except as specified in par. (b), windows, skylights and sliding glass doors shall have an air infiltration rate of no more than 0.3 cfm per square foot, and swinging doors no more than 0.5 cfm per square foot, when tested…
2011 Wisconsin Commercial Building Code (based on the 2009 IECC)
Policy Requirement Level Model Code Governance Development Authority: International Code Council Implementation Authority: Local authorities Prescriptive Compliance path Occupiable space, excluding crawl spaces and garages Energy Requirements: Insulation U-Values (Btu/h.ft2)…
2009 IECC State Residential building Code (West Virginia)
Notable requirements in the 2009 IECC: · Building envelope must be caulked and sealed. · Slab-on-grade insulation is R-10 to a depth of 2 feet. · Supply ducts in attics must be insulated to R-8. Return ducts in attics and all ducts in crawlspaces, unheated basements, garages, or…
ASHRAE 90.1-2007 Commercial Code (West Virginia)
Standard 90.1-2007 sets requirements for the cost-effective use of energy in commercial buildings. Certain buildings that have very low energy use, such as buildings with no heating or cooling, are exempt. Standard 90.1-2007 applies to new buildings and to alterations and…
2012 IECC Building Code (Washington, DC)
The DC Green Code covers: ü All commercial projects (10,000 SF and larger) ü Multi-family residential 4 stories and larger (and 10,000 SF and larger) Service Water Heating (404) ü Coverage üRestrooms, showers, laundries, kitchens, pools and spas, defrosting of sidewalks and…
2009 IECC Building Code (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Policy Requirement Level Model Code Governance Development Authority: International Code Council Implementation Authority: Local authorities Prescriptive Compliance path Occupiable space, excluding crawl spaces and garages Energy Requirements: Insulation U-Values (Btu/h.ft2)…
2009 IECC South Dakota (Residential)
The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is a model code that regulates minimum energy conservation requirements for new buildings. The IECC addresses energy conservation requirements for all aspects of energy uses in both commercial and residential construction,…
IECC 2009 - State Building Code (South Carolina)
The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is a model code that regulates minimum energy conservation requirements for new buildings. The IECC addresses energy conservation requirements for all aspects of energy uses in both commercial and residential construction,…
IECC 2009 - Uniform Energy Code (Michigan)
Governance Development Authority: International Code Commission Implementation Authority: Local authorities Verification Authority: Code official Prescriptive Compliance path Occupiable space, excluding crawl spaces and garages Energy Requirements: Insulation U-Values…
IECC 2014 - State Building Code (Delaware)
Governance Development Authority: International Code Commission Implementation Authority: Local authorities Prescriptive Compliance path Occupiable space, excluding crawl spaces and garages Energy Requirements: Insulation U-Values (Btu/h.ft2) Floor Roof Walls Windows Climate…