Energy performance of buildings directive in Egypt : a new direction

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The Egyptian community in its path for rapid development is endeavouring to make all necessary and appropriate measures to enhance the efficiency of energy utilisation and increase the beneficiation of the energy resources, The energy production, transmission, distribution and utilisation efficiency becomes a vital factor and measure of national development.

Governmental organisations were established earlier to be responsible for energy planning and efficient utilisation, information dissemination and capacity building as well as devising the necessary codes and standards.

Throughout the Nation Energy resources are widely used and consumption rates are in general exceeding the International accepted values.

Energy rationalisation and audit exercises were developed and monitored by OEP, Universities and Research centres through the past two decades with a definitive positive energy reduction and beneficiation.

The development of the relevant codes for Residential and Commercial Energy Efficiency in Building is underway.

The Housing & Building Research Center HBRC is a governmental Body responsible for the research and development in the building Technology sector and is the umbrella under which the Egyptian National Codes are developed and issued.

A proposed new Energy Performance in Buildings Directive would fulfil the following main targets of Energy Performance Directive : 1.

"Legestilative authorities shall ensure that, when buildings are constructed, sold or rented out, an energy performance certificate is made available to the owner or by the owner to the prospective buyer or tenant, as the case might be.

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The energy performance certificate for buildings shall include reference values such as currant legal standards and benchmarks in order to make it possible for consumers to compare and assess the energy performance of the building.

The certificate shall be accompanied by recommendations for cost-effective improvement of the energy performance...

" The following steps are required for the energy certification : 1.

Develop methodologies for energy declaration of the buildings 2.

Develop reference values (key numbers) and / or systems for benchmarking 3.

Provide a labelling system for selected buildings