Abstract
In 2018, the European Commission adopted the Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) concept in the recast of the directive on the energy efficiency of buildings. The set of SRIs is a measure of the intelligence of buildings systems, and its promotion is expected to contribute to the energy savings of the building sector. These indicators are relatively new and were developed only at the beginning of last decade, within European standards. This study introduces and elaborates on these indicators, as delivered in the final report of the European Commission. Some first results, which are obtained using a tool developed by the European Commission, are also presented. The work identifies gaps and perspectives for improvement of this system, as well as predicting the evolution of its implementation in the coming years, through specific numerical scenarios.
Highlights
The efforts to save energy in the building sector are numerous and date back to the 1970s, with the issuance of the first relevant EU directives [1]
Methodologies have been developed that examine the impact of building intelligence on energy savings, and the ability of smart buildings to integrate into smart cities [3]
The rationale of intelligent design of the built environment extended to special cases, such as insular systems [5]; at the same time, the management [6] and financing [7] of all these efforts are considered crucial for the successful establishment of smart buildings and smart cities
Summary
The efforts to save energy in the building sector are numerous and date back to the 1970s, with the issuance of the first relevant EU directives [1]. The first reference to these indicators was found in the Clean Energy for All Europeans package [9] According to this reference, SRIs should allow the technological readiness evaluation of a building’s ability to adapt to the needs of its users as well as to the energy environment. SRIs should allow the technological readiness evaluation of a building’s ability to adapt to the needs of its users as well as to the energy environment This set of indicators should be a way of evaluating the capacity of the building to become more efficient, as well as to define the readiness of the interaction of a building with regard to its response to the district infrastructure. Janhunen et al [18] tested the applicability of SRI for countries with a cold climate, concluding that the SRI methodological framework is not applicable under such conditions
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