Shaping the Energy Efficiency in New Buildings - Building Energy ...

JAP 1. Criteria for Clients on the Rationalization of Energy Use for Buildings 1999(CCREUB)2. Design and Construction Guidelines on the Rationalization of Energy Use forHouses 1999 (DCGREUH)3. Criteria for Clients on the Rationalization of Energy Use for Houses 1999(CCREUH)KOR Building Design Criteria for Energy Saving 2008 (BDCES)Rules for Building Facility Criteria & Otherwise 2008 (RBFCO)USA 1. International Energy Conservation Code 2006 (IECC)2. ASHRAE Standard 90.1 - Energy Standard for Buildings except Low-riseResidential Buildings 2007 (ASHRAE 90.1)1.6 Residential and Commercial BuildingsAustralia, Canada, China, Japan and the United States have separate building energycodes for commercial and residential buildings. India and South Korea’s building energycodes focus on buildings with large energy demands (Table 5).Broadly speaking, the residential codes in Australia, Canada and the United States coversingle-family homes and small multi-family residences, but not large, multi-familyresidences; the latter are covered under the commercial codes. China’s residentialbuilding energy codes refer to multi-family apartment buildings. Japan’s residential codecovers both large and small residential buildings. The commercial building energy codesin Australia, Canada and the United States cover large, conditioned buildings, regardlessof use, while the commercial or public building codes in China and Japan only coverlarge buildings used for non-residential purposes.Table 5 Definition of Residential and Commercial Buildings in APP CountriesResidential BuildingsCommercial BuildingsAUS The Australian codecovers all building issuesso it applies to a widerange of structures. Theresidential energyefficiency provisions ofthe code apply primarilyto: detached and attachedsingle-family houses, andboarding houses, guesthouses and hostels with atotal area not exceeding300 m 2 (BCA 2007).CANCHNSingle-family houses ofthree stories or less(MNECH 1997).Multi-family apartmentbuildings.The commercial energy efficiency provisions of the codeapply primarily to: large residential buildings, officebuildings, retail buildings, schools and health carebuildings as well as laboratories and production buildings(BCA 2007).New buildings and additions, including:1) Buildings more than three stories in height,2) Buildings of three stories or less having a buildingarea of more than 600 m 2 , and3) Buildings of three stories or less in building heightthat contain non-residential space (MNECB 1997).Educational, governmental, commercial and industrialbuildings.18