The Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance (Cap. 610) had been enacted in November 2010 (please click here for the brief account of the Ordinance).

Two subsidiary regulations under the Ordinance, namely Buildings Energy Efficiency (Fees) Regulation (Cap. 610A) and Buildings Energy Efficiency (Registered Energy Assessors) Regulation (Cap. 610B) had also been enacted in March 2011. The subsidiary regulations provide detailed requirements on the fees and registration of Registered Energy Assessors (REAs) under the Ordinance.

The Ordinance will come into full operation on 21 September 2012. The core parts (Parts 2 to 6) of the Ordinance are now within the grace period. These parts are concerning the requirements for compliance with the Building Energy Code in new construction of specified types of buildings and in major retrofitting works of relevant building services installations, as well as the requirement for carrying out energy audit in commercial buildings. Hence, submissions in accordance with these parts of the Ordinance are not required before 21 September 2012. If, however, building owners wish to carry out energy audit in advance before 21 September 2012, please click here for the transitional arrangement.

Application for registration as Registered Energy Assessor (REA) commenced

With the Buildings Energy Efficiency (Registered Energy Assessors) Regulation put in operation on 21 March 2011, applications for registration as REAs were opened up immediately (please click here for how to apply and click here for the Register of REA).

The Codes

EMSD has established a Technical Taskforce with the relevant trade parties, professional institutions, academics and government departments to formulate the new Building Energy Code (BEC) and Energy Audit Code (EAC) for the Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance. The BEC [PDF format (513KB)] and EAC [PDF format (347KB)] 2012 Edition have been gazetted pursuant to he Ordinance. Some energy efficiency design standards stipulated in the BEC 2012 Edition are more stringent than the voluntary BEC 2007 Edition with reference to the latest development of the relevant technology and practices in other regions. Please click here for the major amendments between the BEC 2012 and 2007 Edition [PDF format (53KB)]. The building services installations should comply with the BEC 2012 Edition and the energy audit should be carried out in accordance with the EAC 2012 Edition under the Ordinance.

The Technical Forms

The technical forms for the BEC and the EAC 2012 Edition are available at this website for download. The REAs are required to duly complete these technical forms to provide the necessary technical data in order to certify the compliance with the BEC or the EAC. After the full operation of the Ordinance, these technical forms should be submitted along with the above-mentioned forms for the implementation of the Ordinance.

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The Forms for the implementation of the Ordinance

The Energy Audit Form (Form EE5) is now available at this website for download.

The draft of other major forms for the implementation of the Ordinance, including Stage One Declaration (Form EE1), Stage Two Declaration (Form EE2), Application for Renewal of Certificate of Compliance Registration (Form EE3), Form of Compliance (Form EE4), etc. are uploaded here for public's advance reference only. The draft forms may be subject to change. The official version of these forms will be uploaded to this website for public's use in due course.

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Enquiries

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