FACT SHEET #31 | Summer thermal comfort requirements and compliance...
Summer thermal comfort is somehow addressed in most of the building codes. As it is quite a new issue, it is not fully established and more effort is needed for successful implementation. This fact...
View ArticleFACT SHEET #32 | Requirements and compliance related to thermal bridges
Thermal bridges calculation rules are addressed in the building codes of all studied countries. Main approach seems to be some kind of simplified system where calculations of thermal bridges is not...
View ArticleFACT SHEET #33 | Building air leakage rate in energy calculation and...
Building air leakage rate is taken into account in energy calculations, but mainly with default tabulated values. With tabulated values, there is an option to use measured values instead of more...
View ArticleFACT SHEET #35 | QUALICHECK Study Spain – Different data/tools for getting EPCs
The Spanish scheme of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) is based on the asset energy performance. The calculations can be carried out by at least three methods, one detailed and two simplified....
View ArticleREPORT | Overview of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) compliance, and...
In this report, QUALICHeCK gives an overview of the building energy performance related quality and compliance situation in 9 focus countries: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Greece,...
View ArticleFACT SHEET #38 | Compliance assessment studies in focus countries
The main objective of the QUALICHeCK project is to respond to the concerns regarding the reliability of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) declarations and the quality of the works. In order to...
View ArticleNew Study Report | Spain – Different data/tools for getting EPC (New field...
The EPC for existing buildings in Spain can be obtained through several software tools, all of them equally valid for calculating the EPC. There is one reference tool, one detailed tool, and three...
View ArticleFACT SHEET #59 | Quality of the works in a sample of buildings in Spain
In Spain there is a general regulation, which pays attention to the quality of the construction process, from the design to the end of the construction process when the building is handed over to the...
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