Increasing the energy efficiency of existing buildings

Andrei Preda1), Lelia Letitia Popescu 2) & Razvan Stefan Popescu 2)

1)
Faculty of Naval Electro-Mechanics, Constanta Maritime University, , 104 Mircea cel Batran
Street, 900663, Constanta, Romania
2)
Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest, 66 Pache Protopopescu Blv.
Bucharest, Romania

Keywords: heat transfer, buildings, energy efficiency, audit..

ABSTRACT:
One of the measures adopted widely in Europe and Romania is to increase the energy performance of buildings and to
implement thermal rehabilitation programs. Energy diagnostics of buildings have been promoted in the countries of the
Union and the Energy Certificate has become a constant presence and necessity in the technical life of buildings. The
main objective of this article is to compare the Romanian methodology with that of the advanced European countries, EU
and non-EU members, and to find an instrument - an experimental calculation formula through which the rigor of the
energy audit measures can be confirmed. Whether it is a public building or home, the Energy Situation of Buildings, is
one of the most sensitive in terms of applied research and specialists. The conclusions of the study on increasing the
energy efficiency of buildings are presented in the following ideas: Developing a realistic analysis and comparisons of
the methodologies and terms and terminology in Romania and the EU countries in the field of regulation and establishing
the energy performance of the building, highlighting the elements that differentiate us and to which Romania has to align.
Introducing the calculation of the heat demand for heating for each month relative to the reference temperature taken
from the meteorological station corresponding to the respective climatic data of the locations. Therefore, introducing the
monthly calculation and phasing out the seasonal calculation method could generate a real source and a huge potential for
energy savings, with beneficial effects to the final consumer.