Application of the European Directive for the Energy Performance of Βuldings in Cyprus
Date Issued
June 2007
Abstract
It is a fact that today in Cyprus there are no building-regulations concerning thermal
insulation of the building envelope and consequently no restriction exist regarding energy
performance. After joining the EU in May 2004, Cyprus has to comply with various directives
of the Union. One of them is the Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings
2002/91/EC. In order to comply with this requirement, a special committee was formed for
the development of the required methodology and software to be used for this purpose. The
objective of this paper is to present the methodology and program developed and its
characteristics together with the type of output the user is expected to get. Considering that
Cyprus is fully dependant on imported energy, it is believed that this new directive will lead
to energy efficient buildings, and in the long run it will benefit the economy of the island.
insulation of the building envelope and consequently no restriction exist regarding energy
performance. After joining the EU in May 2004, Cyprus has to comply with various directives
of the Union. One of them is the Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings
2002/91/EC. In order to comply with this requirement, a special committee was formed for
the development of the required methodology and software to be used for this purpose. The
objective of this paper is to present the methodology and program developed and its
characteristics together with the type of output the user is expected to get. Considering that
Cyprus is fully dependant on imported energy, it is believed that this new directive will lead
to energy efficient buildings, and in the long run it will benefit the economy of the island.
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