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2. The revised EPBD and the need for a tool to verify
BACS compliance
Simone Alessandri, Deputy Managing Director – Head of Brussels office at eu.bac, European Building
Automation and Controls Association
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“Building automation and control systems requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check
compliance?”
BACS Academy webinar, 10 December 2020

3. ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS
DIRECTIVE (Directive 2018/844)
 Presented in 2016, as part of the Clean Energy Package
 New relevant amendments:
• Creates a clear path towards a low and zero-emission building stock in the EU by 2050 underpinned by national roadmaps to decarbonise buildings (LTRS)
• Encourages the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and smart technologies to ensure buildings operate efficiently for example by
introducing automation and control systems.
• Introduces a "smart readiness indicator" which will measure the buildings' capacity to use new technologies and electronic systems to adapt to the needs of the
consumer, optimise its operation and interact with the grid.
 Entered into force on 9th July 2018
 Deadline for Member States to transpose the text into national legislations expired on 10th March 2020
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4. An ambitious transposition of the BACS measures included in the
revised EPBD could lead to:
• 64 Mt CO2 annual savings (peak in 2030)
• 450 TWh annual final energy savings (peak in 2035)
• Savings corresponding to 14% of total building primary
energy consumption (by 2038)
• €36 billion energy bill savings triggered (peak in 2035)
• Value of energy savings exceeds the value of investments
by a factor of 9 (comprised of a factor of 8.1 for
residential buildings and 10.4 for non-residential
buildings)
Waide study “The impact of the revision of the EPBD on energy savings from the use
of building automation and controls”
REVISED EPBD
THE NEW MEASURES AND THEIR IMPACT
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5. THE EU.BAC GUIDELINES: KEY POINTS ON
TRANSPOSITION OF ART. 14/15 PAR.4
“Member States shall lay down requirements to ensure that,
where technically and economically feasible, non-residential
buildings with an effective rated output for heating (Art.14)/air-
conditioning (Art.15) systems or systems for combined space
heating/air-conditioning and ventilation of over 290kW are
equipped with building automation and control systems by 2025.”
“The building automation and control systems shall be capable of:
(a) continuously monitoring, logging, analysing and allowing for
adjusting energy usage;
(b) benchmarking the building’s energy efficiency, detecting losses
in efficiency of technical building systems, and informing the
person responsible for the facilities or technical building
management about opportunities for energy efficiency
improvement;
(c) allowing communication with connected technical building
systems and other appliances inside the building and being
interoperable with technical building systems across different
types of proprietary technologies, devices and manufacturers.”
ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY: parameter clearly
identified, framed and justified (e.g. France:
payback time < 6 years?)
BACS CAPABILITIES: class B EN 15232
Further requests from Member States:
 How to identify compliance with BACS
requirements?
 Are manufacturers supplying information on BACS
compliance according to EN 15232 and, if so, how is
this information communicated to building owners?
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6. EU.BAC EPBD BACS COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION
PACKAGE
 In response, eu.bac decided to develop a tool that could ensure compliance check with the requirements in the easiest and
most effective way, and created a dedicated Task Force with Industry experts
 Internal workshops from June to October 2020 + external consultations with consultants, policymakers and peers
 2 November 2020 published eu.bac Compliance Verification package: Checklist + Self-declaration + Introductory notes + Press
Release
 Communicated to:
 Member States – policy officers in the ministries in charge of EPBD transposition (in November: Ireland, Latvia, Sweden, Lithuania, Estonia,
etc.)
 European Commission, DG Energy
 Study Team of the “Technical assistance study for ensuring optimal performance of technical building systems under the Energy Performance
of Buildings Directive”
 Complementary to eu.bac guidelines: tool to serve the transposition and make sure the BACS measures are implemented
properly and deliver the expected results
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7. The EPBD BACS Compliance Verification Package
Bonnie Brook, Chair of eu.bac EPBD BACS Compliance Verification Task Force, co-chair SRI Topical
Group C
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“Building automation and control systems requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check
compliance?”
BACS Academy webinar, 10 December 2020

8. ART. 14/15 PAR.4: Mandatory requirements for
BACS capabilities in non-residential buildings
“Member States shall lay down requirements
to ensure that, where technically and
economically feasible, non-residential
buildings with an effective rated output for
heating (Art.14)/air-conditioning (Art.15)
systems or systems for combined space
heating/air-conditioning and ventilation of
over 290kW are equipped with building
automation and control systems by 2025.
The building automation and control systems
shall be capable of:
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continuously monitoring, logging, analysing and allowing
for adjusting energy usage;
benchmarking the building’s energy efficiency, detecting
losses in efficiency of technical building systems, and
informing the person responsible for the facilities or
technical building management about opportunities for
energy efficiency improvement; and
allowing communication with connected technical
building systems and other appliances inside the building,
and being interoperable with technical building systems
across different types of proprietary technologies, devices
and manufacturers.
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B
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9. ART. 14/15: Technical Building Systems in scope
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10. EU.BAC COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION PACKAGE
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TARGET USERS:
BUILDING INSPECTORS – a simple
mechanism to verify compliance
BUILDING OWNERS – an effective
tool to inform about the
requirements and prepare for the
inspection
BUILDING DESIGNERS – a clear
requirements specification for new
and renovation projects
NATIONAL POLICYMAKERS a
helpful practical tool for the
legislator to clarify details about
what the capabilities mean in
practice

11. BACS Academy webinar – 10 December 2020
Building automation and control systems requirements in the revised
EPBD: how to check compliance?
Compliant BACS: prerequisite
to the digital transformation
of EU’s built environment

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Glad to be here with you today!
Andrei Vladimir Lițiu
Project Consultant PhD Candidate
REHVA KTH
avl@rehva.eu litiu@kth.se
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About REHVA
Andrei Vladimir Lițiu, Project Consultant – BACS requirements in the revised EPBD: how to check compliance?
Federation of European Heating, Ventilation
and Air-Conditioning Associations
International professional association
founded in 1963 representing
120.000+ building services engineers of
national associations in
26 European countries
https://www.rehva.eu/

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REHVA’s mission and strategic activities
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• Advocating health, well-being, comfort, and energy efficiency in all buildings and
communities;
• Promoting economical, energy efficient, safe and healthy technology for mechanical
services of building;
• Serving its members and the field of building engineering (heating, ventilation and air
conditioning) by facilitating knowledge exchange, supporting the development of
related EU policies and their national level implementation;
• Supporting the EPBD-related (including SRI and set of EPB standards) national and
international strategic planning and research initiatives, and on related education and
training programmes;
• Promoting European engineering knowledge, HVAC technologies, and European
standards at a global scale;
• Supporting the education of young HVAC engineers, and the continuous professional
development of building service designers and practitioners;
• Acting as the single voice of European building service engineers.

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REHVA during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Contents
• EPBD implementation
• BACS compliance verification
• Technical support
• Bridging the skills gap
• Quality management
• Relation to Smart Readiness Indicator
• EPCertificates are instrumental in the Renovation Wave
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Contents
• EPBD implementation
• BACS compliance verification
• Technical support
• Bridging the skills gap
• Quality management
• Relation to Smart Readiness Indicator
• EPCertificates are instrumental in the Renovation Wave
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EPBD implementation
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EPBD EU
EPBD national
transposition
EPBD national
implementation
EPBD market
surveillance
EPBD review

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Contents
• EPBD implementation
• BACS compliance verification
• Technical support
• Bridging the skills gap
• Quality management
• Relation to Smart Readiness Indicator
• EPCertificates are instrumental in the Renovation Wave
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BACS compliance verification
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Easy to use tools
Unambiguous
Coherent Coordinated
Correct
Harmonized

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Contents
• EPBD implementation
• BACS compliance verification
• Technical support
• Bridging the skills gap
• Quality management
• Relation to Smart Readiness Indicator
• EPCertificates are instrumental in the Renovation Wave
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Technical support
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Technical support
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Contents
• EPBD implementation
• BACS compliance verification
• Technical support
• Bridging the skills gap
• Quality management
• Relation to Smart Readiness Indicator
• EPCertificates are instrumental in the Renovation Wave
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Bridging the skills gap
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Bridging the skills gap
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Bridging the skills gap
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Bridging the skills gap
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Bridging the skills gap
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Bridging the skills gap
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Contents
• EPBD implementation
• BACS compliance verification
• Technical support
• Bridging the skills gap
• Quality management
• Relation to Smart Readiness Indicator
• EPCertificates are instrumental in the Renovation Wave
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Quality management
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Quality management
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Quality management
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Contents
• EPBD implementation
• BACS compliance verification
• Technical support
• Bridging the skills gap
• Quality management
• Relation to Smart Readiness Indicator
• EPCertificates are instrumental in the Renovation Wave
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Relation to Smart Readiness Indicator
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Contents
• EPBD implementation
• BACS compliance verification
• Technical support
• Bridging the skills gap
• Quality management
• Relation to Smart Readiness Indicator
• EPCertificates are instrumental in the Renovation Wave
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EPCertificates instrumental Renovation Wave
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EPCertificates instrumental Renovation Wave
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EPCertificates instrumental Renovation Wave
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EPCertificates instrumental Renovation Wave
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