What is BS EN 15316-1-Energy performance of buildings about?
BS EN 15316 discusses the energy performance of buildings. BS EN 15316-1 is the first part of BS EN 15316 multi-series and discusses space heating and DHW (domestic hot water system) generation systems, combustion systems.
BS EN 15316-1 is the general frame for the calculation of the energy use and the energy performance of heating and domestic hot water systems. BS EN 15316-1 is only dealing with the heat, provided by water-based systems, needed for heating, domestic hot water, and cooling (e.g., absorption chiller).
BS EN 15316-1 specifies how to perform the calculation of the entire installation using the calculation modules corresponding to the methods defined in the respective standards.
Note 1: The modules represent EPB standards, although one EPB standard may cover more than one module and one module may be covered by more than one EPB standard, for instance, a simplified and a detailed method respectively
Who is BS EN 15316-1-Energy performance of buildings for?
BS EN 15316-1 on the energy performance of buildings is (space heating and DHW (domestic hot water system)) useful for:
- Architects
- Heater manufacturers
- Civil engineers
- Design engineers
- HVAC (Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) engineers
- Builders
- Plumbers
- Constructors/contractors who install plumbing systems
Why should you use BS EN 15316-1-Energy performance of buildings?
The energy efficiency of a building is the extent to which the energy consumption per square meter of the floor area of the building measures up to established energy consumption benchmarks for that particular type of building under defined climatic conditions.
BS EN 15316-1 is part of a series of standards aiming at international harmonization of the methodology for the assessment of the energy performance of buildings, called the “set of EPB standards.
BS EN 15316-1 helps you with common issues like operating conditions calculation and energy performance indicators. It standardizes the inputs and outputs in order to achieve a common European calculation method.
BS EN 15316-1 guides you with the energy analysis of the heating and Domestic hot water systems and sub-systems including control (emission, distribution, storage, generation) by comparing the system losses and by defining energy performance indicators. The performance analysis in BS EN 15316-1 allows the comparison between systems and sub-systems and makes it possible to evaluate the impact of each sub-system on the energy performance of a building.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 15316-1:2017 supersedes BS EN 15316-1:2007, which is withdrawn. BS EN 15316-1:2017 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 15316-1:2007. These include:
- Reference and coordination of all other modules (a module corresponds to a subsystem standard)
- Inclusion of operating conditions calculation and load dispatching related to building automation control (BAC) and systems design (e.g., connection of distributions)
- Inclusion of a monthly method based on BIN