Display Energy Certificates
01 June 2009
Display Energy Certificates will be located in or near the entrances/foyers/reception areas of our buildings over the next two weeks.
The building sector typically accounts for 40% of the European Unions' energy requirements and offers potential for energy efficiency. Display Energy Certificates (DEC) are being introduced by the European Commission through the Energy Performance in Buildings Directive (EPBD).
DECs are being used to raise public awareness of the energy use and the energy efficiency in buildings. This is based on the available annual energy consumption data. The DECs include an A-G energy rating for the building, where A has the lowest CO2 emissions and G the highest CO2 emissions. The certificate is similar to those that are required for fridges and many other new white goods. An illustration of the Energy Rating is shown below:
The provision of Display Energy Certificates is a mandatory requirement for those public buildings which have a floor area of over 1000 m2. The certificates are required to be displayed at or near the entrances of the buildings. A Display Energy Certificate rating of “D” for a building is deemed to be typical against the benchmark for the various categories of building type. Over 70% of LJMU’s estate has an energy efficiency rating that is higher than that which would be considered typical.
Further general information can be found on the European Commission’s EPDB website.
Details on the university’s DEC’s will be included on LJMU’s sustainability website.
