Russia: Proposed requirements for the energy efficiency of buildings

Organisations that perform planning, expert assessment, construction, putting into operation and operation of heated buildings and structures (both newly built or renovated) may have to comply with a new set of requirements regulating energy efficiency of such buildings and structures.

The following parameters are to be used in order to determine compliance with energy efficiency requirements:

- specific annual consumption of energy resources for heating and ventilation for all types of buildings and structures;

- specific annual consumption of electrical energy for the common needs and the specific annual consumption of thermal energy for hot water supply for apartment blocks;

- specific annual consumption of energy resources for cooling (including air conditioning) for all types of buildings and structures, excluding apartment blocks.