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Report: Guide for a building energy label - Promoting bioclimatic and solar construction and renovation

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Technically speaking, building experts have the knowledge to deal with thermal inertia of buildings, solar gains, insulation, efficient ventilation, and daylighting - to get low energy buildings that provide comfort for the users. Buildings should always be designed according to the specificities of the local climate, according to a "solar and bioclimatic construction" approach.

It is not always possible to fully apply these principles, particularly in urban areas with high density. However, this is unacceptable to keep building with such errors as insufficient insulation and direct electrical heating, single glazing, thermal bridges, low efficiency heating systems !

This guide aims at encouraging the building experts to take into account the energy efficiency. Implementing a building energy label will allow general public to be aware of this issue and then, and will then lead to develop better practices.

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Bioclimatics : Buildings : Energy Efficiency : Heat/Heating : PREDAC : Solar Thermal

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BELGIUM

APERe - Association pour la Promotion des Energies Renouvelables

FRANCE

ADEME - Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie French Environment and Energy Managment Agency

CEP - ARMINES, Centre for Energy and Processes

CLER - Comité de Liaison Energies Renouvelables

GERMANY

ZREU - Zentrum für rationelle Energieawendung und Umwelt GmbH Centre for Rational Use of Energy and Environment Limited

UNITED KINGDOM

BRE - Building Research Establishment Ltd

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