Environmental and health related criteria for buildings - ANEC
Environmental and health related criteria for buildings - ANEC
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IBO - <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>and</strong> Health <strong>related</strong> Criteria <strong>for</strong> Buildings<br />
Nitrogen Oxide (NO x ) emissions<br />
Impacts associated with heating systems (<strong>for</strong> space heating <strong>and</strong> domestic hot water) are<br />
additionally assessed within the main category “Pollution (Pol)” under “reduction of NO x<br />
emissions to the atmosphere (Pol2)”. The rating refers to dry NO x levels 27 <strong>and</strong>/or boiler class<br />
of the primary <strong>and</strong> any secondary heating systems.<br />
No credits are awarded <strong>for</strong> open flue heating or hot water systems, the maximum of credits<br />
where all space heating <strong>and</strong> hot water energy requirements are fully met by systems which<br />
do not produce NO x emissions or the dry NO x level is lower than 40 mg/kWh.<br />
The emissions of heating systems based on electricity which is sourced from the national<br />
grid (e.g. electricity requirement <strong>for</strong> heat pumps) must be calculated with national NO x<br />
factors.<br />
Energy Use <strong>and</strong> CO 2 -Emissions from Construction Site Activities<br />
The objective of Management 3 (Man 3) criterion “Construction site impacts” is to lower the<br />
environmental impacts through construction site activities.<br />
Besides the reduction of dust pollution, water pollution (ground <strong>and</strong> surface), water<br />
consumption on site <strong>and</strong> the responsible sourcing of site timber, a commitment to monitor,<br />
report <strong>and</strong> set targets <strong>for</strong> CO 2 production of energy use arising from site activities <strong>and</strong> from<br />
commercial transport to <strong>and</strong> from the site is suggested as one of several improvement<br />
measures.<br />
To achieve 1 credit, two of the mentioned measures have to be implemented, to achieve 2<br />
credits 4 of the mentioned measures have to be implemented.<br />
The monitoring of the energy use must include:<br />
- “Monthly measurements of energy use<br />
- Appropriate target levels of energy consumption must be set <strong>and</strong> displayed (targets could<br />
be annual, monthly, or project targets)<br />
- As a minimum, monitoring must include checking the meters <strong>and</strong> displaying some <strong>for</strong>m of<br />
graphical analysis to show how actual consumption compares to the targets<br />
- nomination of a responsible person <strong>for</strong> the monitoring <strong>and</strong> collection of data”<br />
Site monitoring relating to commercial transport shall comprise:<br />
- “The number of deliveries<br />
- The mode of transport<br />
- The kilometres/miles travelled <strong>for</strong> all deliveries<br />
- Where applicable, calculation of CO2 emissions<br />
- confirmation that “Construction Site Transport” ‘measures <strong>for</strong> traffic movements <strong>and</strong><br />
distances’ (published April 2003) are met<br />
- nomination of a responsible person <strong>for</strong> the monitoring <strong>and</strong> collection of data”<br />
27 Dry NOx level comprises the NO x emissions (mg/kWh) resulting from the combustion of a fuel at 0% excess<br />
oxygen levels.<br />
Final Report 66 31 03 2011
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