CEN/TR 15615 is not a standard, but a technical report and therefore the definitions (annex C) are not mandatory. However, most of the definitions are adopted also in the European standard EN 15603, which is one of the key standards in the set of standards to support the EPBD. It is intended that the annexes C and D of CEN/TR 15615 will form the basis of a future trilingual standard covering common definitions and symbols for energy calculations. Most Member States are planning to adopt the CEN standards in one way or another within a few years.

Question submitted by: Dick van Dijk (TNO, The Netherlands)
Anwered by: Dick van Dijk, TNO and Jaap Hogeling, ISSO (The Netherlands)
Date: 29/04/2009