Improving EE in Buildings: Inter-Agency Working Group
Inter-Agency Working Group (IAWG) was established by ordinance of Minister of Urban Development of the RA (#125 of November 11, 2010).
IAWG implements support activities for forming an enabling of supportive evironment for developing construction norms and regulations for the use of modern energy-efficient construction technologies and construction materials and their mandatory enactment, as well as building professional skills and capacities for introducing the construction principles in the design of energy efficient buildings (from the design phase up to the construction and exploitation phase).
The activities of the working group are as follows:
1) discuss and provide consultancy on recommendations for opportunities and removing barriers to the introduction of new energy efficiency norms and standards;
2) discuss the list and the timetable for the development, revision and localization of construction norms and standards;
3) discuss drafts of construction norms and/or standards developed/amended by international and national experts within the framework of the project and present recommendations;
4) present recommendations for improving the application and control mechanisms for construction norms and standards;
5) discuss the design and construction process of pilot energy efficient residential apartment buildings, and present recommendations for work quality control and exploitation.
Ordinance of the RA Minister of Urban Development (#125 of November 11, 2010)
Members
Improving EE in Buildings: IAWG Members
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A. Karapetyan
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Deputy Urban Development Minister of Armenia
(head of the working group)
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S. Srapyan
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Head of housing stock management and communal infrastructures division of the housing policy and communal infrastructures department of the staff of the Ministry of Urban Development of Armenia
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O. Karapetyan
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Head of technical regulation and standardization division of the scientific-technical policy of the administration of the Ministry of Urban Development of Armenia
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H. Tsughunyan
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Head of the development department of the staff of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia
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M. Tsarukyan
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Head of atmospheric air policy division of the staff of the Ministry of Nature Protection of Armenia
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A. Yeganyan
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Head of the SME development department of the staff of the Ministry of Economy of Armenia
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G. Minasyan
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Director of Constructors Union of Armenia (with consent)
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Ye. Vardanyan
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Head of the staff of the Rector of National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia Foundation (with consent)
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T.Babayan
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Director of the renewable energy energy-saving fund of Armenia (with consent)
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H. Abrahamyan
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Representative of Glendale hills CJSC (with consent)
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A. Karapetyan
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Expert of construction norms and standards of the project “Improving energy efficiency in buildings” (Secretary) (with consent)
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Meetings
Improving EE in Buildings: IAWG Meetings
During 1st meeting of IAWG, it was decided to request the subcontractor company to submit "Analysis of legal, normative and institutional framework for elaboration and adoption of energy efficient building codes and standards" report being elaborated to the attention of the Group and organise a session to discuss the report; to request the Group members to submit their comments and recommendations on the Group’s charter.
IAWG 1st meeting minutes, November 12, 2010 (in Armenian)
During 2nd meeting of IAWG, it was decided - per the 1st component of the Project - to envisage proposition of amendments to legal and normative acts for strengthening of "Thermal physics fo builidng envelope" RA norm enforcement; to contribute to renewal of ICP "Thermal protection of buildings" based on both mandatory and integrated approach, including improved incentives to abide by the norms.
IAWG 2nd meeting minutes, November 19, 2010 (in Armenian)
IAWG 3rd meeting minutes, December 22, 2011 (in Armenian, upcoming)
Presentation by the Project's International Expert on Localization of the Revised MSN 2.04-02-2004 "Thermal Protection of Buildings" and on Elaboration of Technical Regulations Ms. Nina Umniakova (rus_1.9MB.pdf). Draft technical regulation on safety of buildings, structures, construction materials and pre-fabricates was also presented and discussed.
During 4th meeting of IAWG, it was decided to recommend the Project to draft amendments to concrete legal acts as per the presented draft set of measures (arm_1.2MB.pdf) for legal and institutional improvements required for strengthening and development of energy efficiency approaches in urban development sector. The draft legal amendments should then be submitted to the discussion of the RA Ministry of Urban Development, the RA Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and other stakeholders.
IAWG 4th meeting minutes, October 12, 2012 (in Armenian)
The Advisory Handbook proposing certain technical solutions for insulation of building envelopes was endorsed for submission to the Ministry of Urban Development of the RA for approval and further enactment. The Project's endeavors were supported towards improving the circulating draft of the RA law "On Urban Development of the Smaller Center of Yerevan City" per the energy saving impact.
IAWG 5th meeting minutes, August 28, 2013 (in Armenian)
The IAWG highly appreciated the draft of “Technical regulations on energy efficiency in buildings” and recommended to pay specific attention to the terminology used in the document so that it was consistent with the legislation currently in effect and strongly substantiated for further submission for the approval of the RA Ministry of Justice. The members and other participants agreed upon the timelines for making necessary amendments.
IAWG 6th meeting minutes, July 29, 2014 (in Armenian)
