Annual Report GCI UICP - ceetb

Pem Kubbe
Standardisation in the field of energy
service companies (ESCO’s)
In autumn 2006, CEN established a Sector
Forum Energy Management to co-ordinate
the activities of technical committees and
task forces working in this area and define
new standardisation needs.
In addition, a new joint task force 189 was
created dealing with Energy Management -
General requirements and qualification
procedures”. It will deal with energy management
systems and, more importantly for
GCI-UICP, with the definition of Energy
Service Companies (ESCO) including
requirements and qualification procedures.
The work on ESCO’s will start in early 2007.
GCI-UICP action:
GCI-UICP is represented on the Sector
Forum Energy Management by Oliver Loebel
(secretariat), who attended the kick-off
meeting on 28 November 2006. He criticised
the Commission’s intention to mandate CEN
to develop new standards for so-called
investment grade building audits, as this
could harm the credibility of the building
certification under the Energy performance
of buildings directive.
Udo Wirges (ZVSHK, D) represents mechanical
contractors in the CEN/CENELEC task force
189 (PT on ESCO’s). The GCI-UICP participated
in the kick-off meeting on ESCO’s on 19
February 07 (Milan).
The GCI-UICP works in close co-operation
with the CEETB and the AIE.
Udo Wirges
Integrated environmental performance
of buildings
Based on a Commission mandate, TC 350 will
develop voluntary horizontal standardised
methods for the assessment of sustainability
aspects of new and existing construction
works and standards for environmental
product declarations. The work will also
include aspects relating to the building life
cycle and comfort.
GCI-UICP action:
GCI-UICP has established liaison to this TC
without directly sending an expert.
Following a consultation of the technical
working group, the GCI-UICP opposed the
NORMAPME position according to which all
supply chain members would have to contribute
to the sustainability calculations for
construction products. Further discussions
with NORMAPME members will take place
on 5 February 2007.
Others
As part of a study commissioned by DG
Enterprise and Industry, the GCI-UICP position
was requested as to whether the
European Commission should continue to
provide financial support for the translation
of European harmonised standards into the
national languages of Member States.
GCI-UICP action:
GCI-UICP strongly supported continued public
financing for harmonised standards. Their
references are published in the EU official
journal, which gives them a status close to
legislation. Furthermore, businesses in most
Member States find it extremely difficult to
cope with standards that only exist in
English, French and German. The GCI-UICP
also recommended the development of training
tools translated into all official languages,
summarizing the contents of standards and
giving recommendations on their application.
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