The main beneficiaries of this project are consumers, though not constituting the main target group of the project. This is so because the good roll-out of the new energy labelling obligations for space and water heaters, including the package label, shall ultimately benefit the consumers, supporting a better informed choice on equipment that is vital for their comfort but also represents an important portion of their costs. In terms of sustainability, by inciting consumers to use more efficient heating systems, the energy/heat losses will be significantly important, and it means by “ricochet” a reduction of CO2 production and an efficient use of electricity.
Consumers willing to gather better information, can benefit directly from LabelPack A+’s, as there are resources, including the online tools, that were developed taking into account that they should be as simple as possible in order to allow non-experts to use them.
By addressing market players, installers, manufacturers and public authorities, the project helped in the implementation of these regulations. Primarily, installers as they need to consider their legal obligations but also because they can use the energy label to guide them toward finding more energy efficient solutions for their clients, when installing heating systems. It offers them the possibility to more easily prepare a package label, comprising the calculation of the energy efficiency of a solar device. These tools were built to comply with the current European legislations and to allow an open and simplified use. They are also easy to access from your phone by simply going on our website. In addition to the tools, the LabelPack A+ resources accessible on the website also provide them with extensive explanation of the energy label, from the simplest guides to the European regulations on the topic. On top of this trainings were organised in the countries involved in the project, giving installers the possibility to get more information on the package label, from the technical and regulatory perspective.
For manufacturers, such tools, materials and the training were also relevant, not only as a way to have additional resources available to their own staff but also because it allowed more information for installers, so that they would not be limited to “brand” specific materials, trainings or tools, which is particularly relevant in the case of SMEs.
Furthermore, the LabelPack A+’s work can also benefit to Public Authorities, through a set recommendations for the implementation of the “package label”, providing a comprehensive set of solutions to efficiently deploy this label, can assist public authorities in the identification of push and pull measures for an improved roll-out of these obligations in Member States.
