Thermal performance and energy use in the built environment
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Scope EN
<html><head></head><body>Standardization in the field of building and civil engineering works <UL> <LI>of thermal and hygrothermal performance of materials, products, components, elements and systems, including complete buildings, both new and existing, and their interaction with technical building systems; <LI>of thermal insulation materials, products and systems for building and industrial application, including insulation of installed equipment in buildings;</ul> <P>covering and including: <UL> <LI>test and calculation methods for heat and moisture transfer, temperature and moisture conditions;<LI>test and calculation methods for energy use in buildings, including the industrial built environment;<LI>test and calculation methods for heating and cooling loads in buildings;<LI>test and calculation methods for daylighting, ventilation and air infiltration;<LI>in-situ test methods for thermal, hygrothermal and energy performance of buildings and building components, input data for calculations, including climatic data;<LI>specifications for thermal insulation materials, products and systems with related test methods and conformity criteria;<LI>terminology; and<LI>general review and coordination of work on thermal and hygrothermal performance within ISO.</UL><P>Excluded:<UL><LI>building environment design (ISO/TC 205);<LI>methods of testing and rating the performance of building environmental equipment for application in the design of new buildings and retrofits (ISO/ TC 205); and<LI>design methods and criteria for daylighting, ventilation and air infiltration (ISO/TC 205)</UL><P>Covering also:<P>Standardization of the holistic assessment of the energy performance of new and existing buildings as well as building retrofits, in close collaboration with ISO/TC 205 by means of the ISO/TC163/WG4 <I>Joint working group TC 163 & TC 205 Energy performance using holistic approach</I>, including:<UL><LI>terms and definitions;<LI>system boundaries for buildings and technical systems;<LI>assessment of the overall energy performance of buildings, taking into account<UL><LI>the energy performance of building elements;<LI>building related systems (heating, cooling, domestic hot water, ventilation, lighting, system controls, transport, and other energy related systems);<LI>indoor and outdoor conditions;<LI>local energy production (on site and at district level);<LI>(use of) energy sources (including renewable);<LI>building commissioning;<LI>assessment of overall energy efficiency; and<LI>means of expressing the energy performance and energy performance certification of buildings.</UL></UL></body></html>
