{"id":6853,"date":"2017-03-06T14:52:50","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T03:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/?p=6853"},"modified":"2019-09-27T13:58:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T03:58:25","slug":"building-energy-rating-schemes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/2017\/03\/06\/building-energy-rating-schemes\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes a Successful Building Energy Rating Scheme?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"What-Makes-a-Successful-Building-Energy-Rating-Scheme\"<\/p>\n

Some would say it’s good science, others would say it’s good knowledge-sharing \u2013 we say it’s a mix of both.\u00a0The\u00a0International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC)\u00a0promotes global best practice\u00a0in the field, providing frameworks for\u00a0government policies and schemes that shape the way buildings are designed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s no surprise\u00a0that buildings can play an important role in reducing carbon emissions. However, the challenge for many governments is designing the right policies to capitalise on this opportunity.\u00a0The Building Energy Efficiency Taskgroup<\/a> (BEET) is a group of 21 countries (organised by IPEEC) that share best practices in energy efficiency policies for buildings.<\/p>\n

Australia’s Department of the Environment and Energy recently commissioned Edge Environment to prepare BEET’s fifth report (BEET 5). BEET 5 \u2013 an\u00a0International Review of Residential Building Energy Efficiency Rating Schemes<\/span><\/a> \u2013\u00a0aims\u00a0to assist countries that\u00a0are considering updating or creating new residential energy efficiency ratings schemes.<\/p>\n

The best minds in the biz<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The report was based on a series of interviews with operators of schemes around the world. Why were interviews an important method for this work? Because much of the knowledge about policy and program development is embedded within the minds of those involved. It is often not documented or not shared publicly.<\/p>\n

While we had many questions within the interview, they boil down to this one: what makes a successful building energy efficiency scheme?<\/p>\n

What makes a successful building energy efficiency scheme?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the findings from the project are common sense: be clear on the objectives, gather data on performance and use it to monitor progress, set timelines for review and communicate your plans clearly to all stakeholders.<\/p>\n

Other findings were more specific and are essential to achieving\u00a0the energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reduction potential of the built environment:<\/p>\n