BUILDING ENERGY CODES

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Questions
  1. New residential and commercial buildings EE
    1. Is there a national standard or regulation for "near zero energy buildings"?
    2. Is there a national heating or cooling strategy in place?
    3. Are there targets or incentives in place for green buildings?
    4. Are there energy efficiency codes for new residential buildings?
    5. Are there energy efficiency codes for new commercial buildings?
  2. Existing buildings EE incentives and mandates
    1. Residential sector
    2. Is there a mandatory standardized rating or labeling system for the energy performance of existing buildings?
    3. Commercial sector
    4. Are the building energy efficiency standards required to be updated on a regular basis to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for building energy efficiency?
    5. Are renovated buildings required to meet a building energy code, in residential and commercial sectors?
    6. Are large commercial and residential buildings required to disclose property energy usage annually?
    7. Are commercial and residential buildings required to disclose property energy usage at the point of sale or when leased?
  3. Building EE verification and compliance
    1. Is verification carried out by "credible verification scheme" (such as an independent third party)?
    2. Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance with building energy efficiency requirements?
    3. Is commission testing for energy efficiency required for final building acceptance documentation?
    4. Are building energy efficiency standards required to be updated on a regular basis to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for building energy efficiency?