ENE 08 - Energy Display Devices

Compliance: Manufacturer/supplier does not comply - KBCN0571

Where equipment is required to meet specific criteria to achieve compliance it is important to ensure the client seeks out manufacturers/suppliers that provide equipment which meets these criteria. If the chosen product / supplier cannot meet the criteria then the credit cannot be awarded. BREEAM seeks to recognise the use of equipment which offers the latest sustainable solutions.

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Display Energy Devices – Alternative to Criterion 5 - KBCN1822

As an alternative to meeting the published requirements of criterion 5 for the exemplary credit in Ene 08, assessors now have the option to follow criterion 6 as indicated below: Exemplary performance requirements The following outlines the exemplary level criteria to achieve an innovation credit for this BREEAM issue: 4. Where criterion 2 or 3 have been achieved 5. Where any specified energy display devices are capable of recording consumption data OR 4. Where criterion 2 or 3 have been achieved 6. Accessible smart home devices or systems have been installed at no additional cost to the occupant (such as subscription fees) that:

a. Monitor, control and report energy use of individual devices via a smartphone app in at least the principal rooms, using smart plugs or sufficient energy disaggregation methods.

b. Monitor and display the operational status and availability of LZC technologies where these are installed (such as where solar PVs are installed).

  This KBCN has been created to create an alternative route to compliance. If following Criterion 6, please reference this KBCN in your assessment.  

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Dwellings connected to a communal primary heating system - KBCN0160

Where a dwellings primary heating source is a communal system, it may not be possible to measure the energy consumption based on the incoming mains supply with the EDD (Energy Display Device) alone. Where heat is supplied to the dwelling as hot water, for example, a compatible heat meter will be required to calculate the energy consumption in kilowatt hours (kWh), which can then be transmitted to the EDD. The EDD must report on all applicable energy uses.

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Energy and water monitors located outside the dwelling - KBCN0781

Credits can be awarded if the energy monitor is located outside of the dwelling provided it is connected to a display within the dwelling. The occupant needs to see at regular intervals their energy and water use. 

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Use of a tablet or smart phone - KBCN0769

A tablet or smart phone can be used instead of a stand-alone device provided the following conditions are met:

1. There is broadband available to the home
2. The developer is certain that the residents will have a device on which the app can be used.  If it is a possibility that residents do not have a device on which the app can be used, then a compatible device should be included in the dwelling
3. The app is capable of displaying the information listed in the criterion.
4. The residents will be informed of the existence of the app

This compliance note has been added because of the increase in the number of homes that have access to internet and due to the increase in ownership of smart phones and tablets

08/05/2019 Wording amended to make applicable to the requirements for both energy display devices and smart water meters.

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