This June 21 the European Builders Confederation (EBC) will bring together leading experts from standardisation at a preeminent seminar during the Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), the must-attend event on energy in Europe.
EBC seminar will focus on the role of standardisation towards higher energy performance of buildings. Panelists EBC will convene some of the biggest names in this sector. First up we have Vasco Guedes Ferreira, Policy Officer at the European Commission – DG ENER; Jaap HOGELING, Chair CENTC 371 Program Committee on EPBD and Eugenio Quintieri, EBC Secretary General. Adrian Joyce from Renovate Europe will moderate the panel discussion.
The seminar is organised in collaboration with Small Business Standards (SBS), the European association established with the support of the European Commission to represent SMEs in the standard making process at European and international levels. Involving SMEs in the standardisation process The construction sector has a significant influence on the environment, energy consumption and climate change. That’s why EBC is investing effort in promoting standardisation in assessing buildings’ energy performance. Standardisation is crucial for the construction sector, especially for SMEs: it creates added value for the energy retrofitting market – which is largely made of SMEs – as it creates common methods aimed at assessing buildings energy performance of buildings. This session will be focusing on the recent publication of the international standard ISO 52000-1 on Energy Performance of Buildings.
Moreover, it will be presented how CEN (Comité Européen Standardisation) and the EU are on a fast track to develop the procedures and standards for buildings, systems and products towards low energy buildings and nearly zero energy buildings. EBC is strategic partner of EUSEW17 As a strategic partner of EUSEW17, EBC is glad to welcome visitors at its stand at the 1st floor of the Charlemagne building from 20th to 22nd June.
EBC stand is hosted by the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises – EASME. Both the Charlemagne Building and the Residence Palace are located in Brussels’ Schuman district, 5 minutes walking distance from Berlaymont.