What is PD CEN/TR 15316-6-1 - Energy performance of buildings - Explanation and justification of EN 15316-1 about?
PD CEN/TR 15316-6-1 is the first subpart of the sixth part of multi-series standard that discusses energy performance of buildings for explanation and justification of EN 15316-1. It deals with common issues like operating conditions calculation and energy performance indicators.
PD CEN/TR 15316-6-1 refers to standard EN 15316-1:2017, modules M3-1, M8-1, M3-4, M8-4, M3-9, M8-9. It contains information to support the correct understanding, use and national adaptation of standard EN 15316-1:2017. The related standard EN 15316-1:2017 is the general frame for the calculation of the energy use and the energy performance of heating and domestic hot water systems. PD CEN/TR 15316-6-1 is only dealing with the heat, provided by water-based systems, needed for heating, domestic hot water and cooling (e.g., absorption chiller).
Note-
PD CEN/TR 15316-6-1 does not contain any normative provision.
Ventilation systems are not included in this standard (e.g., balanced systems with heat recovery), but if the air is preheated or an air heating system is installed, the systems providing the heat to the AHU (Air Handling Unit) are covered by this standard.
Who is PD CEN/TR 15316-6-1 - Energy performance of buildings - Explanation and justification of EN 15316-1 for?
PD CEN/TR 15316-6-1 on the energy performance of buildings explanation and justification of EN 15316-1 are 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 PD CEN/TR 15316-6-1 - Energy performance of buildings - Explanation and justification of EN 15316-1?
Each EPB-standards follows the basic principles and the detailed technical rules and relates to the overarching EPB-standard, prEN ISO 52000-1.
PD CEN/TR 15316-6-1 provides you with basic principles, detailed technical rules, tools, procedures, explanations and recommendations that enable you that laws and regulations directly refer to the EPB-standards and make compliance with them compulsory.
Overall, PD CEN/TR 15316-6-1 helps you:
- To avoid flooding and confusing the actual normative part with informative content
- To reduce the page count of the actual standard
- To facilitate understanding of the set of EPB standards
This will help you to perform the calculation of the entire installation using the calculation modules corresponding to the methods defined in the respective standards.
