The Role of Labelling and Certification Schemes in Renovation Policy Packages: Key Lessons from Global Best Practices
18 September 2014
The Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with the Global Buildings Performance Network (GBPN), hosted this webinar on the importance of labelling and certification schemes in renovation strategies that target energy consumption reductions. It was the third webinar in a GBPN series called “How to Save Energy Using Renovation Policy Measures”, which is based on the findings from the Policy Tool for Renovation, which compares and analyzes 12-best practice renovation policy packages for residential buildings in Europe and the United States. The series features four “how-to” webinars that explore how specific best-practice elements of a policy package play a role in driving energy renovations such as energy saving targets and regulatory measures, labelling and certification schemes, and financial and economic instruments. The 18 September webinar invited representatives from best-practice jurisdictions in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States to present their stories on implementing successful labelling and certification schemes as part of their own renovation strategies so that other jurisdictions can learn from their experiences.
Panelists
Sophie Shnapp, Policy Analyst, Global Buildings Performance Network
Presentation
Sophie Shnapp is working for the GBPN as a Policy Analyst. Prior to this, she graduated from the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) with a Master’s Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. During her studies, she made a strong contribution to several teams and committees in the fields of climate change and sustainability, educating peers and schoolchildren on food, transport, water and waste. Her passions for energy efficiency, reducing greenhouse (GHG) emissions, the construction of buildings and creating change have brought her to the GBPN. Here she runs global and regional research, data analysis and reporting of the state-of-the-art building performance and supporting policies.
Adrian Joyce, Secretary General, EuroACE
Presentation
Adrian Joyce, Secretary General of EuroACE, the European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings. His role involves the day-to-day management of the affairs of EuroACE, bringing support to the working structure, preparing documentation, advising the Members, the General Assembly and the Board of Directors on issues that affect the energy efficiency of buildings. This includes monitoring the work of the EU Institutions, with a view to distilling those aspects that are of importance to the energy efficiency sector and to the establishment of the market conditions that will encourage, among other things, a significant increase in energy-related renovations to existing buildings. He also takes particular responsibility for technical issues including projects and the management of surveys, studies and reports. He is also the Campaign Director of the Renovate Europe Campaign, which has been initiated by EuroACE in order to bring about a threefold increase in renovation rates of existing buildings by 2020 and to ensure that, by 2050, all existing buildings are at least 80% more energy efficient than they were in 2005. Adrian M Joyce is a professionally qualified architect who, having graduated from University College Dublin in 1984, spent 17 years in private practice (working in the UK, France, and Belgium and in his native country, Ireland) before getting involved full-time in architectural policy. He also holds a part-time post teaching Construction Technology at the Catholic University of Louvain-le-Neuve, Faculty of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Urbanism – LOCI. He is also a Board Member of eceee (the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy) and a Member of the Steering Committee of the European Coalition for Energy Savings.
Roger Hitchin, Private Consultant and Part-Time Associate, UK BRE/Building Research Establishment
Presentation
Roger Hitchin is a private consultant and part-time Associate with the UK Building Research Establishment (BRE), having previously been a Technical Director at BRE dealing with building energy issues. A physicist by initial training, before joining BRE he worked in a variety of areas relating to energy use in buildings: in university research, as a consultant design engineer, in industrial research and in the assessment of overseas energy markets. He has worked in technical research and development areas covering theoretical, laboratory and field studies of energy use in buildings and the performance of novel heating systems, and on policy-related and economic issues. This often involved international collaboration. At BRE, he has worked on the implementation of Energy Performance Certificates in the UK and several other European Union countries, and he is currently involved on supporting implementation in a number of non-EU countries. He continues to be involved with Europe-wide EPBD implementation issues through a number of projects, and the revision of supporting European standards. He has also worked on the development of Ecodesign product performance criteria to support the European Energy-related Products and Energy Labelling directive.
Chris Hughes, Programme Manager, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Presentation
Chris Hughes is the programme manager with Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) with responsibility for the implementation of all aspects of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). Chris is a member of the EPBD Implementation Group. Oversight and co-ordination of EPBD implementation is through an EPBD Implementation Group, comprising of senior officials from Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and SEAI. The enforcement authorities for both the building regulations and Building Energy Rating (BER) are the Building Control Offices within the local authorities/municipalities. BER is the term used in Ireland for Energy Performance Certificates. Chris also works on major SEAI events including the Energy Show and the Sustainable Energy Awards. Prior to joining SEAI he held a number of positions in energy management. Chris holds a Master in Business Administration from Dublin Institute of Technology, Master of Engineering Science (Mechanical Engineering) and is a mechanical engineering graduate from National University of Ireland Galway.
Stacy Lee, Policy Advisor, Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, New York City Mayor’s Office
Presentation
Stacy Lee serves as a Policy Advisor for the New York City Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability. She coordinates building energy and water data collection, analysis, and policy implementation in relation to citywide energy efficiency efforts and PlaNYC, New York City’s sustainability plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Stacy holds a Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and is LEED Green Associate accredited with the U.S. Green Building Council. She also received an Executive Education Certificate in Urban Informatics and City Analytics from New York University Center for Urban Science and Progress. Prior to her master’s program, Stacy earned Bachelors of Arts and Science degrees in English and Conservation and Resource Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.