Vocational Retraining Course on Energy Certification in Constructions
Starting from July 2009 an obligation to provide a statement of “Energy Certification for Buildings” came into force for any kind of against-payment transaction of a property, consequently for simple purchases, even for single property units. Even though the Law n° 133/08 cancelled the obligation of enclosing this statement upon the buying and selling deed, previously established by the Legislative Decree n° 192/05, it is anyhow required to prepare it; actually, the European Directive 2002/91 “Energy Performance in Buildings”, at article 7 clarified that the statement of “energy performance of buildings” must be at the buyer’s availability who has a right to know about the energy performance of the building.
The decree, the Decree of the President of the Republic n° 59/09 laying down the Decree of the Ministry of Economic Development of the 26th June 2009 including the “national guidelines for the energy certification of buildings” (G.U. 10/7/2009 n° 158 – in force since 25/7/2009), establishes the criteria, calculation methods and minimal requirements for the energy efficiency of the buildings to be applied both to public and private constructions, even in the case of renovation of existing buildings, aimed an homogeneous, coordinated and immediately operation application of the energy certification of the buildings over the entire national territory; the provisions of the decree must be applied to the Regions or Provinces that have not already adopted provisions of their own through special regional laws in application of the 2002/91 EC Directive
Specificities
The ENERGY CERTIFICATION statement is a document having a ten-year validity accompanying the energy path of the building (flat, building unit in general) assessing its energy performance.
The ENERGY CERTIFICATION is compulsory since the 1st July 2009 (Legislative Decree n° 192/2005, Legislative Decree n° 311/2006, Decree of the President of the Republic n° 59/2009, Ministerial Decree 26/06/2009) for all buildings being sold or bought; the seller is obliged to prepare the statement before the buying and selling deed of the building.
Beforehand:
- Since the 1st July 2007 for all buildings bigger than 1,000 sqm and only in case of transfer of the whole building;
- From the 1st July 2009 for all building units, regardless of their size and quality, in case of against-payment transaction.
The ENERGY CERTIFIER can be a professional technician, regularly enrolled in the professional Association, that has specific skill in the field of energy efficiency of buildings. The knowledge of the certifier are recognized by some regions, such as Lombardy, through accreditation exams and further enrolment to a regional association of certifiers.
REFERENCE NATIONAL REGULATIONS
Guidelines of the Ministry of Economic Development, Min. Decree 26th June 2009
They define the system of energy certification of building at national level.
Law of the 9th January 1991 n° 10
Rules for the implementation of a national energy plan as regards the national use of energy, energy saving and development of renewable energy sources.
Decree of the President of the Republic of the 26th August 1993 n° 412
Regulations laying down the rule for the design, installation, exercise and maintenance of thermic plants in buildings aimed at controlling energy consumptions in compliance with art. 4, Law of the 9th January 1991, n° 10
Directive of the European Parliament and Council of the 16th December 2002 n° 91
On energy performance in buildings
Legislative Decree of the 19th August 2005 n° 192 (as amended by the Legislative Decree of the 29th December 2006 n° 311)
In compliance with the 2002/91/EC Directive related to energy performance in buildings
Directive of the European Parliament and Council of the 5th April 2006 n. 32
Related to the efficiency in the final uses of energy and of energy services laying down the abrogation of the EEC 93/76/ EEC Directive of the Council (2006/32/EC)
Law of the 27th December 2006 n° 296
Provisions for drafting the annual and plurennial budget of the State (2007 Financial Law)
Decree of the Ministry of Economics and Finances of the 19th February 2007
Provisions as regards tax deductions for expenses incurred for energy requalification of the existing building assets as per art. 1, paragraph 349 of the law of the 27th December 2006, n° 296
Decree of the Ministry of Economics and Finances of the 26th October 2007
Provisions as regards tax deductions for expenses incurred for energy requalification of the existing building assets as per art. 1, paragraph 349 of the law of the 27th December 2006, n° 296
Law of the 24th December 2007 n° 244
Provisions for drafting the annual and plurennial budget of the State (2008 Financial Law)
Decree of the Ministry of Economic Development of the 11th March 2008
In compliance with art. 1, paragraph 24, letter a) of the Law of the 24th December 2007, n° 244 aimed at establishing the upper limits of annual primary energy demand and of thermic
transmittance in compliance with the application of paragraphs 344 and 345 of art. 1 of the Law of the 27th December 2006, n° 296
Ministry of Economics and Finances on the 7th April 2008
Provisions as regards tax deductions for expenses incurred for energy requalification of the existing building assets as per art. 1, paragraph 349 of the law of the 27th December 2006, n° 296
Legislative Decree of the 30th May 2008 n° 115
In compliance with the 2006/32/EC Directive related to energy performance of the final uses of energy and of energy services and abrogation of the EEC 93/76 Directive
Law-Decree of the 29th November 2008 n° 185
Urgent measures in support of families, employment and industry and to redesign the national strategic framework as a response to the crisis (excerpt)
Decree of the President of the Republic of the 2nd April 2009 n° 59
Regulation to comply with art. 4, paragraph 1 letters a) and b) of the Legislative Decree of the 19th August 2005 n° 192 concerning the implementation of the EC 2002/91 directive on energy performance in buildings
Teaching activities structuring
The course is a self-comprehensive one and is available based on delivery periods every three months.
Learning tools: The course delivery will follow the teaching model patented by “UNINETTUNO” and will take place based on the tutored learning mode by means of online tracing of the study path and of the attendance of the video lessons.
For each course participant, they will create a username and password by means of which the access to the learning system is allowed. Upon completion of the individual learning path the requirements for the delivery of the Attendance Certificate will be assessed and they will entail the control of the learning progress and attendance.
From a theoretical and experiential standpoint the following thematic issues will be deepened:
Module I – Forms and sources of energy
Module II – Thermo-hygrometric comfort
Module III – Heat balance of a building
Module IV – Energy renewable sources
Module V – Regulatory framework
Module VI – The certification procedure, the certifier
Module VII – Spreadsheets and operation software package, examples included
Teaching activities
The teaching activities take place on the Internet, in the section “Vocational Re-Training Courses” of the portal www.uninettunouniversity.net, the first learning portal across the world in four languages: Italian, English, French and Arabic.
The psycho-pedagogic model being adopted maximizes the shift:
- From the central role of the student to the central role of the student;
- From knowledge transfer to knowledge creation;
- From a passive and competitive learning to an active and collaborative learning.
The participants will be able to play an active role in their learning process and will have the possibility to study at any time and in any place. The computer system of UNINETTUNO platform will be able to acknowledge the individual user and get the tracing of his learning activities through a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the learning process of each individual student.