Minergie is a registered quality label for new and refurbished low-energy-consumption buildings. This label is mutually supported by the Swiss Confederation, the Swiss Cantons and the Principality of Liechtenstein along with Trade and Industry. The label is registered in Switzerland and around the world and is thus protected against unlicensed use. The Minergie label may only be used for buildings, services and components that actually meet the Minergie standard.
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Building to Minergie standards means providing high-grade, air-tight building envelopes and the continuous renewal of air in the building using an energy-efficient ventilation system. Specific energy consumption is used as the main indicator to quantify the required building quality. In this way, a reliable assessment can be assured. Only the final energy consumed is relevant.
At present around 13% of new buildings and 2% of refurbishment projects are Minergie certified. These are mostly residential buildings. The goals of the Swiss national SwissEnergy#Infrastructure and environment programme call for 20% of new construction and 5-10% of refurbishment projects to be Minergie certified.
The Minergie standard is somewhat comparable to German KfW40 (new buildings) and KfW60 (refurbishment) standards.
The Minergie idea was developed in 1994 by Heinz Uebersax and Ruedi Kriesi, and the first two Minergie houses were realized in that same year. Minergie was registered as a trademark to prevent misuse. In 1997 it was acquired by the Swiss Cantons Zurich and Berne. In 1998 the present Minergie Association was founded, and its first standard, the Minergie label for low-energy-consumption buildings, was published. At the end of 2001, a further, more stringent standard for so-called passive housing was introduced, Minergie-P. Since then, further applications of the label have been defined, such as those for specific building components.
CertificationEdit
Certification is done on the basis of planning values and thus offers no guarantee that these values are actually met. Research by the University of Applied Sciences, Business and Social Work in St. Gallen, Switzerland, has proven that refurbishment projects and single-family homes are better than the standard. Larger residential buildings sometimes do not quite meet the standards.
Mainly, Minergie recommends the construction of compact, well-insulated and air-tight buildings in order to attain good energy consumption standards. The buildings must be fitted with an automatic air-renewal system with heat recovery. A fee is charged for certification. (These are: 900 Swiss Francs for houses that are less than 500m2; 1100 Francs for equivalently-sized commercial projects; and 1600, 3500 and 10,000 for projects between 500 and 2000 metres squared, 2000 and 5000, and over 5000 metres squared, respectively.)
System audit and verificationEdit
For all categories of building except newly built single-family homes the expected energy consumption per surface area must be declared and verified. For new single-family homes and apartment blocks 38 kWh/m2/annum must not be exceeded. For refurbishment projects the limiting value is 60 kWh/m2/annum. For reasons of simplicity, energy consumption for hot water preparation is included in these figures. For buildings at altitudes above 800 m, the limit values are increased. New buildings must also leak less than or equal to 0.9 air changes per hour at 50 pascal.[1] Depending on the building's category, various additional requirements are made: For single-family homes and apartment blocks, restaurants and indoor pools a ventilation system with heat recovery is compulsory. In this way, it can be guaranteed that Minergie buildings are not only energy-saving, but also are considered comfortable by their residents. For offices, schools and sales premises, an energy-efficient lighting concept according to the Swiss SIA 380/4 standard is prescribed.
Standard solutionsEdit
Five simplified standard solutions are available for single-family homes. These are:
Heating and hot water preparation over the whole year using heat pump with a ground-probe as energy source
Wood-fired heating and hot-water preparation using solar collectors
Automatic pellet-fired heating and hot-water preparation
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External linksEdit
Minergie International Website
Addressing Climate Change with Energy Efficient Buildings: Best Practices from Switzerland
August 25, 2023
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Minergie news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Minergie is a registered quality label for new and refurbished low energy consumption buildings This label is mutually supported by the Swiss Confederation the Swiss Cantons and the Principality of Liechtenstein along with Trade and Industry The label is registered in Switzerland and around the world and is thus protected against unlicensed use The Minergie label may only be used for buildings services and components that actually meet the Minergie standard MinergieBuilding to Minergie standards means providing high grade air tight building envelopes and the continuous renewal of air in the building using an energy efficient ventilation system Specific energy consumption is used as the main indicator to quantify the required building quality In this way a reliable assessment can be assured Only the final energy consumed is relevant At present around 13 of new buildings and 2 of refurbishment projects are Minergie certified These are mostly residential buildings The goals of the Swiss national SwissEnergy Infrastructure and environment programme call for 20 of new construction and 5 10 of refurbishment projects to be Minergie certified The Minergie standard is somewhat comparable to German KfW40 new buildings and KfW60 refurbishment standards Contents 1 History 2 Certification 3 System audit and verification 4 Standard solutions 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe Minergie idea was developed in 1994 by Heinz Uebersax and Ruedi Kriesi and the first two Minergie houses were realized in that same year Minergie was registered as a trademark to prevent misuse In 1997 it was acquired by the Swiss Cantons Zurich and Berne In 1998 the present Minergie Association was founded and its first standard the Minergie label for low energy consumption buildings was published At the end of 2001 a further more stringent standard for so called passive housing was introduced Minergie P Since then further applications of the label have been defined such as those for specific building components Certification EditCertification is done on the basis of planning values and thus offers no guarantee that these values are actually met Research by the University of Applied Sciences Business and Social Work in St Gallen Switzerland has proven that refurbishment projects and single family homes are better than the standard Larger residential buildings sometimes do not quite meet the standards Mainly Minergie recommends the construction of compact well insulated and air tight buildings in order to attain good energy consumption standards The buildings must be fitted with an automatic air renewal system with heat recovery A fee is charged for certification These are 900 Swiss Francs for houses that are less than 500m2 1100 Francs for equivalently sized commercial projects and 1600 3500 and 10 000 for projects between 500 and 2000 metres squared 2000 and 5000 and over 5000 metres squared respectively System audit and verification EditFor all categories of building except newly built single family homes the expected energy consumption per surface area must be declared and verified For new single family homes and apartment blocks 38 kWh m2 annum must not be exceeded For refurbishment projects the limiting value is 60 kWh m2 annum For reasons of simplicity energy consumption for hot water preparation is included in these figures For buildings at altitudes above 800 m the limit values are increased New buildings must also leak less than or equal to 0 9 air changes per hour at 50 pascal 1 Depending on the building s category various additional requirements are made For single family homes and apartment blocks restaurants and indoor pools a ventilation system with heat recovery is compulsory In this way it can be guaranteed that Minergie buildings are not only energy saving but also are considered comfortable by their residents For offices schools and sales premises an energy efficient lighting concept according to the Swiss SIA 380 4 standard is prescribed Standard solutions EditFive simplified standard solutions are available for single family homes These are Heating and hot water preparation over the whole year using heat pump with a ground probe as energy source Wood fired heating and hot water preparation using solar collectors Automatic pellet fired heating and hot water preparation Use of district heating with waste heat Air water heat pump based heating and hot water preparation In addition a high level of insulation is recommended A ventilation system with heat recovery is also called for See also EditEffinergie in France Passivhaus in GermanyReferences Edit Minergie MINERGIE Archived from the original on 2015 04 06 Retrieved 2014 01 16 External links EditMinergie International Website Minergie Congressional Briefing Addressing Climate Change with Energy Efficient Buildings Best Practices from Switzerland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minergie amp oldid 1105873120, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
