Building for the future?

Jeffries, Elizabeth

Building for the future? - 2008 - Environment Information Bulletin (178) May 2008,10-12(3) .

Reports that the rating commercial buildings for their energy efficiency may not result in more energy-efficient buildings. Uses Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 as an example. Comments on the limitations of the information in the label. Discusses a number of alternative ways to present the certificate and measure a building's energy performance more comprehensively.


COMMERCIAL ENERGY PERFORMANCE CERTIFICATES
EUROPEAN ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS DIRECTIVE 2002/91/EC
ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS (CERTIFICATES AND INSPECTIONS) (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2007


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