Energy labeling
Introduction
The Heating Energy Label for buildings is a means of educating about the level of energy efficiency of a building. It is common in household appliances and to a lesser extent in buildings, since few countries have this standard and/or regulation for its application. The Hers" index for the energy rating of homes in the US is a scale similar to that implemented in Argentina.
Historical review
In Argentina, a meeting was held at the National Gas Regulation Entity [1] in February 2009 to find strategies that would allow containing the high growth curve in the demand for this fossil fuel (Natural Gas through the network).
Specialists from the University of Buenos Aires [2], the National University of La Plata [3], the ENARGAS, the Ministry of Energy of the Nation") [4] and the INTI participated in the meeting. [5] Archived March 28, 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Several strategies were discussed and it was found that a viable path was one energy labeling for new buildings and another for existing buildings. In July 2009, Eng. Paul Bittner, representing several business chambers, presented the first precedent. In the month of August, the IRAM created the Building Energy Efficiency Subcommittee and began. the construction and debate of Scheme 1 of Standard IRAM 11900. For the month of December, consensus is reached and Scheme 1 is approved. It is put up for public discussion and approved as Project 1 in March 2010 and sent for final approval to the General Standards Committee during the course of the month.
Labeling Implementation
Newly built buildings that request natural gas service through the network must previously process the Heating Energy Label in compliance with the IRAM 11900 Standard. This standard was requested by the National Energy Secretariat and had the collaboration and consensus of national universities (UNLP[6], UBA[7], UNR), national technological institutes (INTI Archived on March 28, 2010 at the Wayback Machine., IVBA), thermal insulator manufacturing companies, real estate and construction chambers and NGOs.