The energy certification of buidings through the dynamic simulation of variable consumption

Abstract

The problem of energy quality control in buildings was officially recognised for the first time at a European level in the EEC directive no. 93/76 of 1993. This directive represented the formal act of an undertaking to promote actions that would lead to a reduction in global carbon dioxide (CO2)emissions. Article 2 of this directive established that states should carry out programmes concerning the energy certification of buildings, which were consistent in the description of their energy parameters, so as to allow future users of a building to know and understand its energy efficiency. Italy acknowledged this directive, along with the subsequent European directive 2002/91/CE on energy efficiency in the building industry, with the Legislative Decree 192 of 2005.