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🎉Great news for the future of buildings and citizens in the EU! ✔ The European Parliament has voted in favour of a significant revision to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), recognising the critical role of smart building solutions in achieving decarbonisation goals. eu.bac applauds this crucial step forward! 📎 Read our full press release for more details and eu.bac's initiatives to support a smooth implementation: https://lnkd.in/eCiB_vJE #EPBD #BACS #Decarbonization #SmartBuildings

🖊 eu.bac, with 17 other industry organisations, have co-signed a letter prompting national and EU stakeholders to prioritise systemic skills and labour shortages in the next mandate. 📜 This letter highlights how the trends of #reindustrialisation #digitalisation, #energytransition and supply chain resilience are reshaping the market and creating new jobs. It is imperative that we recruit a workforce with the necessary skills to adjust and move with these megatrends. 📣 We call on all EU and national policymakers to ensure that Europe delivers on the megatrends mentioned above. This will be achieved through measures like the thorough implementation of the skills provision under the Energy Efficiency Directive and the acquiring of sufficient funding to support the rollout of awareness campaigns. 💡 To build on the achievements of the past 5 years, it is crucial that policymakers re-invigorate the labour market with secure, fulfilling job opportunities for European citizens and residents. Read the full letter here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dp8NQqCp AVERE - The European Association for Electromobility, #CECAPI, EPB Center, European Heat Pump Association, EBC Construction, EUEW - European Union of Electrical Wholesalers, Efficient Buildings Europe, Europacable, EuropeOn - The European Electrical Contractors Association, GCP EUROPE, International Copper Association Europe, REHVA, SolarPower Europe, WindEurope

🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Hans Smid of Schneider Electric has been re-elected as President of the European Building Automation and Controls Association (eu.bac) for a second term! 🤝 During the recent General Assembly in Berlin, we also elected a new board of industry leaders: Alfred Gottlieb Freitag (Belimo); Bonnie Brook (Siemens); Peter Schoenenberger (SAUTER); Brad Hill (Honeywell); Mario Lieder (Johnson Controls) and Miha Bobic (Danfoss) welcomed by our Managing Director Gusts Kossovics. We thank our working group chairs, who continue to serve as the seeded Board members, Gaia Balzarini (Danfoss); Klaus Waechter (Siemens); Martin Zährl (Siemens) and Björn Brecht (Kieback&Peter), for the work of the Board. 🔗 Full press release: https://lnkd.in/eBNJzRDn 🌿🔧💡 Their extensive expertise will be crucial in driving our continuous efforts to build a world where anyone lives in buildings that are smart, decarbonised and efficient. #BuildingAutomation #EnergyEfficiency #DigitalTransformation #BACS #Industry

We recently visited Danfoss headquarters in Denmark to witness firsthand their innovative work on decarbonization solutions. 🔗 Read the full press release for a deeper dive into these showcase projects: https://lnkd.in/egdimagR Our visit included: 🛒A Smart Shop Testing Ground: We toured the energy-efficient "Smart Store" supermarket, a real-world environment for developing and testing new energy-saving technologies. ⛵ Sønderborg: A Model for Carbon Neutrality: We explored Sønderborg's inspiring journey towards carbon neutrality by 2029 through ProjectZero, a local initiative promoting sustainable growth. 🏗 Renovated Housing Project: We saw a renovated housing complex showcasing a staged deep renovation approach, highly relevant to the eu.bac mission and the new EPBD. This visit provided further inspiration for our advocacy efforts for smart and integrated solutions for a decarbonized Europe. Thank you for hosting us Danfoss, Gaia Balzarini, Torben Funder-Kristensen, Jan Eric Thorsen, Paola Carreón Gonzalez, Brian Seeberg, Ejnar Luckmann, Torben Esbensen #decarbonization #energyefficiency #EPBD #Sønderborg #ProjectZero #BACS #EPBD

✔ eu.bac Updates its BACS Compliance Verification Checklist for 2024 EPBD 🔗 Download the checklist package and learn more here https://lnkd.in/ejVHSH9W ⚡ Our experts have acted quickly to align with the revised 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. Key changes include: 🔭 Expanded Scope: Now covers smaller non-residential buildings with outputs above 70 kW, effective from December 31, 2029. 🌡 New Monitoring Requirement: By May 29, 2026, indoor environmental quality monitoring is mandatory. 📜 Our updated checklist ensures compliance with EPBD Article 13, paragraphs 9 and 10, supporting stakeholders like national compliance inspectors, building owners, BACS designers, and policymakers. 🍏 To achieve the 2030 emissions reduction target and carbon neutrality by 2050, Member States must act now to ambitiously apply these measures and capture this low-hanging and cost-effective fruit. #EnergyEfficiency #BuildingAutomation #EPBD #BACS #Checklist #Compliance ACR Union; AFEC; AIBACS ; AVR - ANIMA Confindustria; ADENE - Agência para a Energia; Fachverband der Elektro- & Elektronikindustrie; Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI); ANIE Federazione; FHI Gebouw Automatisering; ROENEF; Svensk Automation (The Swedish Automation Trade Association); Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA)

📃 Our second session of the IEQ event commenced with a report on France's and the Netherlands' respective approaches to implementing the EPBD’s #IEQ provisions. 💡eu.bac member Tyler Smith travelled from the USA to speak on the importance of demonstrating IEQ’s value to the building owners and users in order to see it as a benefit, not a burden. Tyler has spent 19 years with Johnson Controls in roles focused on leveraging building management systems and HVAC to drive improvements in energy efficiency, health and productivity. ✅ eu.bac leaves today feeling confident that all stakeholders in the building sector have to cooperate on IEQ. This collective spirit will prove to be crucial during the transposition of the recast EPBD. Thank you to the panellists of the second session Tyler Smith, atze boerstra, Valerie Leprince, Pierre Cruveillé, Thomas Schielke, Adam Taylor & our co-organisers REHVA, EVIA, LightingEurope & GCP EUROPE

💡 We are at the Sustainable Energy Day event on IEQ today in Brussels, where the eu.bac vice-chair of the Advocacy Working Group, Loïc Delorme (Schneider Electric) is contributing to a panel discussion, highlighting the importance of monitoring and control of Indoor Environmental Quality. 🏠 #IEQ is intrinsic to the recast EPBD. Loic emphasised how the integration of BACS is essential for allowing building users and managers to monitor and optimise various aspects of the indoor environment, such as heating, ventilation, lighting and acoustics. ✅ We at eu.bac are committed to supporting the Member States in implementing the new EPBD requirements and are working on guidelines and Checklists to provide assistance. Thank you to the panellists of the first session Loïc Delorme, Pau Garcia Audi, Pawel Wargocki, Elena Scaroni, Jelle Laverge, Adam Taylor and our co-organisers REHVA, EVIA, GCP EUROPE & LightingEurope

eu.bac travelled to Nordborg, Denmark this week to visit the HQ of its member, Danfoss. Danfoss gave us a detailed insight into their history, ongoing projects and future ambitions for decarbonisation. During our visit, eu.bac got to experience the Danfoss smart and efficient solution applications in a smart shop, data centre, residential buildings, hotel and their expansion valve production facility. It was particularly inspiring to see sector coupling and grid solutions on such a scale.  The neighbouring city of Sønderborg aims to become carbon neutral by 2029 with the support of the Danfoss foundation. Labelled ProjectZero, their goal is based on sustainable growth and creating green jobs in the process. Lighthouse initiatives such as this will be essential to inspire Europe as we march toward our decarbonisation goals and the implementation of the revised EPBD.  Thank you for having us Danfoss, Gaia Balzarini, Torben Funder-Kristensen Jan Eric Thorsen Paola Carreón Gonzalez Brian Seeberg 

🏡 Join us for Breathing Life into Efficiency 👉 Register https://lnkd.in/edtet9w5 📅 June 10, 2024, 14:00 - 20:00 CEST 📍 Comet Louise in Brussels & live-streamed Are you interested in creating healthy, energy-efficient buildings? This impactful event will bring together leading experts to discuss how to achieve a balance between indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and energy efficiency in building policy. 📑 See the full agenda attached 💡 Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the best! Join Valerie Leprince (Cerema); Pawel Wargocki (DTU - Technical University of Denmark); Pau Garcia Audi (European Commission); Loïc Delorme (Schneider Electric, eu.bac); Jelle Laverge (UGent, EVIA); Elena Scaroni (LightingEurope), Adam Taylor (GCP EUROPE); atze boerstra (Delft University of Technology); Tyler Smith (Johnson Controls, eu.bac); Pierre Cruveillé (EVIA); Thomas Schielke (ERCO, LightingEurope) #EPBD #IEQ #BACS #energyefficiency

🗓️ June 10th, 2024 event on IEQ & EPBD, 🔗 Register today https://lnkd.in/edtet9w5 🕒 14h00 - 20h00 CEST 📍 @Comet Louise, Brussels & live-streamed   ☑️ Renovating buildings without compromising Indoor Environmental Quality is crucial for occupant health and productivity. ☑️ The two sessions tackle the challenge of enhancing Indoor environmental quality as a central pillar of building performance. ☑️ Most Europeans spend their time in unhealthy buildings, and the revised Energy Performance of Buildings provides an opportunity to remedy this.  Keynote speakers Stefan Moser (European Commission) | Valerie Leprince (Cerema) | Pawel Wargocki (DTU - Technical University of Denmark) will be joined by Tyler Smith and Loïc Delorme representing eu.bac and other industry speakers   🤝We are happy to co-organise this #EUSEW2024 event together with REHVA | #EVIA | GCP EUROPE | LightingEurope