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HomeEcodesign preparatory study for Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS)
Implementing the Ecodesign Working Plan 2016 -2019 : final report
Ecodesign preparatory study for Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS)
Implementing the Ecodesign Working Plan 2016 -2019 : final report
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This study was done under a framework contract (ENER/C3/2015-619 LOT1) for preparatory studies on specific product groups listed in the Ecodesign Working Plans adopted under the Ecodesign Directive (2009/125/EC) and involved analysing the technical, economic, environmental, market and societal aspects of Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) on behalf of the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy – Directorate C3: Renewables, Research and Innovation, Energy Efficiency. According to the principle of better regulation, preparatory studies will collect evidence, explore all policy options and recommend the best policy mix, if any, to be deployed on the basis of the evidence and stakeholder input. For some of the identified product groups, there is the possibility that overlaps exist with a number of on-going preparatory studies and regulations due for review. In this context, an exploratory scoping study was undertaken to confirm that from the energy and environmental perspective, BACS offer an impressive, cost-effective potential to reduce building energy consumption through the provision of improved management of the Technical Building System (TBS). The exploratory study recommended that this preparatory study should follow a BACS function-oriented approach with a focus on the TBS related functions for which the standard EN 15232 can serve as an appropriate starting point. The definitions of BACS functions could cover various hardware, including those that implement a single function or a set of functions, and those bundled with a TBS or sold as standalone units. The exploratory study concluded that Ecodesign product regulation could play an important role in ensuring that product information allows optimal BACS solutions to be specified.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Energy (European Commission) , Guidehouse , Ricardo , Vito , Waide Strategic Efficiency
- Personal author(s): Van Tichelen, Paul ; Verbeke, Stijn ; Ma, Yixiao ; Ectors, Dominic ; McCullough, Alan ; Nuttall, Chris ; Waide, Paul
- Themes: Technical regulations , Energy
- Subject: building , building services , eco-label , energy consumption , energy efficiency , energy saving , product design , technical specification , technical standard
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| ISSN | ISBN 978-92-68-03126-1 | DOI 10.2833/03626 | Catalogue number MJ-04-23-436-EN-N |
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