BS EN 15378-1:2017

What is BS EN 15378-1 - Energy performance of buildings about?  

BS EN 15378 discusses the energy performance of buildings. BS EN 15378-1 is the first part   BS EN 15378 series and discusses inspection of boilers, heating systems, and DHW (domestic hot water system), modules M3-11, M8-11. 

BS EN 15378-1 specifies inspection procedures for the assessment of energy performance of existing boilers and heating systems. Heat generator types covered by BS EN 15378-1 are:  

• Boilers for heating, domestic hot water, or both 
• Gas, liquid, solid fuel-fired combustion boilers  
• Electrically driven and gas driven heat pumps 
• Thermal solar systems for domestic hot water, heating, or both 
• Other heat generator types, such as cogeneration units   

Parts of heating systems covered by BS EN 15378-1 are: 

• Heat generators, including generation control 
• Heating distribution network, including associated components and controls 
• Heating emitters, including components and controls 
• Space heating control system  
• Heat storage and associated components 
• Domestic hot water production system 

BS EN 15378-1 covers issues related to energy conservation and environmental performance 

Who is BS EN 15378-1 - Energy performance of buildings for? 

BS EN 15378-1 on energy performance of buildings (inspection of boilers, heating systems, and DHW, Module M3-11, M8-11) is useful for: 

• Architects 
• Heater manufacturers  
• Civil engineers 
• Design engineers  
• Builders  

Why should you use BS EN 15378-1 - Energy performance of buildings?  

BS EN 15378-1 is part of a series of standards aiming at international harmonization of the methodology for the assessment of the energy performance of buildings, called the “set of EPB standards. BS EN 15378-1 provides you with procedures to be used for the inspection and assessment of energy performance and sizing of heat generators and accessible parts of heating systems to provide advice to you on the replacement of heat generators, other modifications to the heating system, and on alternative solutions. 

BS EN 15378-1 provides you with inspection procedures, calculation procedures, sample reports, and advice criteria. BS EN 15378-1 helps you in support the identification of areas of possible improvements. BS EN 15378-1 helps you to define criteria to produce reliable advice on possible improvements of the energy performance of heat generators and heating systems through the replacement of components or other measures. BS EN 15378-1 also helps you with support advice on the sizing of the boiler and heating system.