Act on Improvement of Energy Consumption Performance of Buildings (Building Energy Conservation Act) (Act No. 53 of 2015)

Meta Data

Title in national language:

建物のエネルギー消費性能向上法（建物省エネ法）（2015年法律第53号）

Draft:

Revision of previous policy?:

Effective Start Year:

2015

Scope:

National

Document Type:

Act

Economic Sector:

Power, Building

Energy Types:

Power, Other

Issued by:

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT)

Notes:

No official English version available

Source:

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) (JP)

Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) (EN)

File:

Building Energy Conservation Act (Overview) (EN)

Overall Summary:

The Act on Improvement of Energy Consumption Performance of Buildings (Building Energy Conservation Act) (Act No. 53 of 2015) provides for regulatory measures for mandatory compliance with energy efficiency standards for large-scale non-residential buildings, as well as incentive measures such as a labeling system displaying compliance with energy efficiency standards and exception of floor-area ratio regulation for certified building.

Efficiency

EE building standards:

After the implementation of the regulatory measures, large-scale non-residential building (more than 2000 sqm) that is not compliant with energy efficiency standards become ineligible for certification of Building Standards Law.

Governance

National policy structure:

This Act provides for 1) regulatory measures for mandatory compliance with energy efficiency standards for large-scale non-residential buildings, and 2) incentive measures such as a labeling system displaying compli- ance with energy efficiency standards and exception of floor-area ratio regulation for certified building.