New regulations for the building sector cooperation between ministry of environment and spatial planning, Serbian sector experts, Serbian sector association and institutions of the EU-countries

Energy efficiency in household and buildings leads to most important energy savings. In order to promote energy-efficient buildings, and declaration of energy efficiency and application of minimum requirements to energy performance of buildings, in Serbian laws and regulatory documents will see more changes, which leads to new laws and proposals (rules) as well as new global approach into field of reduction of energy consumption. Each project in this way shall be essentially supported by EPBD-requirements. This Directive with set of standards must be a basis. But the technical work has to be supported by new ways of cooperation between the public and private sector. Organization of problem solving was very important. In this Project, the main objective was to define necessary energy efficiency measures on the level of a building, in all phases of urban planning (where applicable) and architectural designing process. This includes: determination of technical conditions for the design of urban systems; determination of technical conditions for the design of buildings; determination of recommendations to be included in other building regulations which would be affected by the need of implementation of energy efficiency in the building practice; determination of glossary of terms regarding energy efficiency in the field of architecture and urban planning; definition of methodology for energy consumption calculation; definition of methodology to arrive to planned levels. The used methodology includes identification of relevant EU standards (i.e.: EN standards), directives and other regulatory documents which should set criteria that should be posed and achieved in the future EE regulations in Serbia, as well as a thorough research of present Serbian building regulations and norms and pointing out parts that should be changed or adjusted according to the future Serbian energy efficiency regulations. The main technical support was made through study tours to institutions and industrial companies in Germany, workshops and presentations. The first three Proposals (i.e.: Rules) - drafts are: Rule on energy efficiency of buildings; Rule on certification of buildings; Rule on certification of subjects, which participate in certifications processes. The first draft - recast of our standard SRPS U.J5.600, Part 1- Thermal technique and energy efficiency in buildings - Technical conditions for the design and construction of buildings, is prepared for Serbian Institute for Standardization (ISS - Belgrade). The final planned deadline for all works in this Project-Phase is stated with the end of 2010.