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The new building energy law

In today’s blogpost we would like to present you the since valid since 01 November 2020 GEG (Building Energy Act) and which new requirements there are for the building automation with itself brings.

The building energy law is the Essence from the following regulations: Energy Saving Ordinances (EnEV for short), Energy Saving Act (EnEG) and the EEWärmeG (Renewable Energies Heat Act).. It is Germany national implementation of the requirements adopted at European level for future buildings via the EPBD (European Performance of Buildings Directive).

The goal is essentially the lowering the greenhouse emissions by at least 40% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. The new law is intended to also play an important role in achieving the of the Paris climate protection agreement of 2015. contribute.

But how are these goals to be achieved? How can you customize your home?

The JIT provides for among other things to promote sustainable energy systems more strongly in the future and thus to even further development. Buildings play a key role in CO2Emmissions, as they contribute almostas they contribute almost 40% of total emissions.

In order to improve this, new agreements have been reachedwhich also finally put more focus on our industry.. Adoption of the implementing regulation is expected later this year.

Residential houses or functional buildings equipped with a smart home system, get then for example a more positive energy certificate. The so-called “SRI – Smart Readiness Indicator” classifies buildings in their intelligence and gives the degree of automation as a value. It shows the technical equipment in terms of smart meters and the degree of automation.ization level. As a result, self-regulatedulating smart home applications more strongly into focus..

And that’s where we come in! With our products we have long fulfilled all the requirementsrequirements that have to be met with the new GEG for building installations.

With the help of our Professional Smart Homesystem and for example our battery- and maintenance-free EnOcean-switches, you can make your home intelligent and sustainable . At open windows, for example, no heating energy is wasted, as we recognize this detect this and automatically turn down the heating circuit. Dith our central OFF-functionwhich turns off all your lighting with one click, do not burn light anywhere when you leave your home. And so there are many more great Solutions, with which save electricity and moneybut at the same time also reduce CO2 emissions. This does both the environment as well as yourselves.

Building energy code? With us by your side, you can customize your home in the best way possible!

Application examples

Castlehill Wood. Belfast UK
Professional Smart Home

Castlehill Wood. Belfast UK

SCHADOW-ARKADEN IN DÜSSELDORF
Room climate

SCHADOW-ARKADEN IN DÜSSELDORF

Family house in Uehlfeld
Smart home control

Family house in Uehlfeld

Grand Hotel Vienna
Lighting

Grand Hotel Vienna

Baienfurt Church
Lighting

Baienfurt Church

Single family house Aachen
Lighting

Single family house Aachen

Condominium Viehofstraße Aachen
Professional Smart Home

Condominium Viehofstraße Aachen

Chocolaterie Ghent
Lighting

Chocolaterie Ghent

Office building and warehouse in Ghent
Lighting

Office building and warehouse in Ghent