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Introduction
The Energy Smart Building Labelling Programme aims to grant recognition for building energy efficiency best practices in Singapore. The Energy Smart Building Label serves as a sign of excellence and can create value to buildings. It enables facility managers to set target and work towards improving energy efficiency by effectively employing the resources.
Benefits
The benefits of having the label for a building are given below.
- It can assist in tracking the building progress over time;
- It enables facility managers to set target and work towards improving energy efficiency in the long run by effectively employing the resources;
- It creates value for buildings. The label can be displayed prominently in the buildings. This will signify lower operating energy costs and project an environmentally responsible image for the occupant organizations;
- It helps to reduce CO2 emission and consumption of fossil fuels within the building sector through improved energy efficiency. This also results in lower pressure on infrastructural demand and cost;
- It helps to achieve tremendous energy savings at the national level.
Labelling Method
The label will be granted on a scientific and objective basis. Buildings whose energy performance are among the nation top 25% and maintain a healthy and productive indoor environment can qualify to attain the label. However, the labelling scheme also serves to work as a benchmark and checking scheme for buildings which may not completely fulfill the criteria.
Detailed requirements for Energy Smart Label can be found in the technical guide for Building Facility Owners, Managers and Energy Auditors.
Energy Smart Office is the first scheme launched, which is followed by Energy Smart Hotel. Labelling schemes for other types of buildings are still under development and will be launched in the near future.
[Click to download Technical Guide Towards Energy Smart Office]
[Click to download Technical Guide Towards Energy Smart Hotel]
[Click to download Brochure for Energy Smart Hotel]
Benchmarking Tool
An "Energy Smart Tool" developed by ESU is a benchmarking tool which can be used to track the building energy performance. It helps to review consumption pattern within a building and compare them with the industry norms. This provides representative values for common building types, against which a building actual performance can be compared. The benchmarking system developed is based on a comprehensive database derived from the surveys of 95 commercial office buildings and a detailed study of 16 buildings in Singapore.
[Click here for Energy Smart Tool]
Accredited ESCOs
An applicant commences by engaging an accredited energy service company (ESCO) to evaluate and certify the building physical and operating characteristics, energy consumption and conformance to current indoor environmental standards.
The ESCOs employed by the building owners for this Label application shall be accredited as in the ESCO Accreditation Scheme administered by ESU. The ESCOs shall provide an objective assessment about the building and are bound to uphold standards of ethics. They are required to visit the building, measure and verify the physical, operational and environmental parameters as mentioned herein.
[Click here for the detail of the ESCO Accreditation Scheme]
Applications
The complete application package must be submitted to the Evaluation Committee. Formal applications must be made at the prescribed application forms and sent to the following address.
Energy Smart Building Labelling Programme
c/o Energy Sustainability Unit,
Department of Building,
School of Design and Environment,
Block SDE1 Level 3,
National University of Singapore,
4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566
[Click to download Application Form for Energy Smart Office]
[Click to download Application Form for Energy Smart Hotel]
[Click to download Office Occupant Survey Form]
[Click to download Hotel Occupant Survey Form]
The applicant will be notified in writing upon receipt of the application and also the results. An official ceremony will be conducted every year to honour the award winners and a designer plaque will be presented to them. The Label will be reviewed after 3 years.
Re-certification of Energy Smart Building Labels-for Buildings awarded in 2005
Energy Smart label has a validity period of three years. For buildings that are awarded as the Energy Smart Office in 2005, the certification will expire in December 2008.
We encourage building owners to re-certify their buildings as the programme helps building owners to save energy costs through the active management of energy performance in their buildings.
We would also let to see that your esteemed building has made progress in the area of energy efficiency development, and further contribute to efforts in promoting energy efficiency and conservation in Singapore.
Re-certification procedure is as follows:
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