The reasons for this guide and summary

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The reasons for this guide

At the time when the first BBC–effinergie constructions are built, we thought it necessary to write a first guide allowing the share of experiences with some forerunners.

This guide is not meant to be a bible about low-consumption buildings, nor a catalogue listing the solutions or rules to achieve a project.
It aims much more at being a first tool sharing knowledge to better build together.

Summary

It successively includes:

• The performance level to reach for a building to be labelled BBC – effinergie
• A series of significant actions all along a project for a common success of the stakeholders in a BBC – effinergie building
• Widely used technical figures to get a comfort-able and efficient building
• Different economic viewpoints for a successful project
• The administrative process to follow to get the BBC–effinergie label

This guide is far from being exhaustive. This version particularly deals with new housing whereas the label applies to all the new residential and tertiary buildings and it will soon apply to existing buildings.

It was written by the reference goup of the effinergie association

In the background: H. Lahmidi (CSTB) (co-editor), P. Prevost (Legrand), J.-C. Visier (CSTB) (project coordination, editor),B. Sesolis (Tribu énergie) (consumption calculation), H. Petard (FFTB), J.-Y. Colas (CERQUAL) In the foreground: C. Plantier (ENERTECH) (summer comfort calculation),B. Burger (KNAUF), N. Barbe (FCBA), S. Charbonnier (member of the collective ‘Protecting the earth against CO2’),C. Bonduau (Effinergie), E. Bertho (Ajena) (co-editor),E. Billiotte (CNDB), D. Ider (Paris town council), Y. Jautard (SOLARTE) Absentees: O. Sidler (ENERTECH), F. Tiffanneau (CERQUAL)