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

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ContentsForeword ....................................................................................................................... 12Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................... 131 Introduction and Background ............................................................................... 141.1 Importance of Build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Energy</strong> Codes ............................................................. 141.2 Economics, <strong>Energy</strong> and Carbon Emissions ...................................................... 141.3 Build<strong>in</strong>g Sectors ................................................................................................ 151.4 Build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Energy</strong> Use ......................................................................................... 161.5 Build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Energy</strong> Codes and Standards ............................................................. 171.6 Residential and Commercial Build<strong>in</strong>gs ............................................................ 181.7 Construction Trends .......................................................................................... 191.8 Climate Zones ................................................................................................... 212 Development History .............................................................................................. 222.1 Australia ............................................................................................................ 242.2 Canada............................................................................................................... 242.3 Ch<strong>in</strong>a ................................................................................................................. 252.4 India .................................................................................................................. 262.5 Japan ................................................................................................................. 272.6 South Korea ...................................................................................................... 282.7 The United States .............................................................................................. 292.8 Summary ........................................................................................................... 303 Comparison of <strong>the</strong> Structure and Requirements of Build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Energy</strong> Codes .... 303.1 Structural Comparison ...................................................................................... 303.2 Size Threshold for Compliance <strong>in</strong> <strong>New</strong> Build<strong>in</strong>gs ........................................... 333.3 Build<strong>in</strong>g Envelope ............................................................................................ 343.4 HVAC ............................................................................................................... 463.5 Service Water Heat<strong>in</strong>g ...................................................................................... 493.6 Light<strong>in</strong>g ............................................................................................................. 523.7 Electric Power ................................................................................................... 533.8 Trade-off and Build<strong>in</strong>g Performance Approach ............................................... 543.9 Renovations............................................................................................................. 563.10 Operations and Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance................................................................................. 578

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