What is BS EN 15316-4-1-Energy performance of buildings about?
BS EN 15316 discusses the energy performance of buildings. BS EN 15316-4-1 belongs to BS EN 15316 multi-series and discusses space heating and DHW generation systems combustion systems (boilers, biomass). BS EN 15316-4-1 is part of a series of standards on the method for calculation of system energy requirements and system efficiencies of space heating systems and domestic hot water systems.
BS EN 15316-4-1 specifies required inputs, a calculation method, resulting outputs, a method to take into account the energy performance of heat generation devices based on fuel combustion for space heating generation by combustion sub-systems (boilers, biomass), including control. BS EN 15316-4-1 is also applicable to heat generators for heating or for combined service as domestic hot water, ventilation, cooling, and heating. Generators for domestic hot water only are taken into account in part M8-8.
BS EN 15316-4-1 is the general standard on generation by combustion sub-systems (boilers, biomass) and is also intended for generation for domestic hot water production and/or space heating. These values are input data for calculation of the overall energy use according to EN ISO 52000-1 and EN 15316-1.
Who is BS EN 15316-4-1-Energy performance of buildings for?
BS EN 15316-4-1 on the energy performance of buildings (space heating and DHW(domestic water heaters) generation systems) is useful for:
- Architects
- Heater manufacturers
- Civil engineers
- Design engineers
- HVAC (Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) engineers
- Builders
- Plumbers
- Constructors/contractors who install plumbing systems
Why should you use BS EN 15316-4-1-Energy performance of buildings?
The energy efficiency of a building is the extent to which the energy consumption per square meter of the floor area of the building measures up to established energy consumption benchmarks for that particular type of building under defined climatic conditions. BS EN 15316-4-1 is part of a series of standards aiming at international harmonization of the methodology for the assessment of the energy performance of buildings, called the “set of EPB standards.
BS EN 15316-4-1 provides you methods of calculation of thermal losses from the heating and the domestic hot water generation system, recoverable thermal losses for space heating from the heating and the domestic hot water generation system, auxiliary energy of the heating, and the domestic hot water generation systems.
BS EN 15316-4-1 provides you with the energy performance calculation of water-based heat generation sub-systems including control based on combustion of fuels (“boilers”), operating with conventional fossil fuels as well as renewable fuels. BS EN 15316-4-1 helps you to determine the energy requirements and energy efficiency of space heating and DHW generation systems, combustion systems (boilers, biomass) which are important aspects for operational cost.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 15316-4-1:2017 supersedes BS EN 15316-3-3:2007, BS EN 15316-4-7:2008 and BS EN 15316-4-1:2008, which are withdrawn. It includes some technical changes. These include:
- The typology method was removed
- The boiler cycling method has been added for existing boilers to get the input parameters for the case-specific boiler efficiency method
