SPONSOR CPD PROGRAMME Continuing professional development (CPD) is the regular maintenance, improvement and broadening of your knowledge and skills, to maintain professional competence. It is a requirement of CIBSE and other professional bodies. This Journal CPD programme can be used to meet your CPD requirements. Study the module and answer the questions on the final page. Each successfully completed module is equivalent to 1.5 hours of CPD. Modules are also available at www.cibsejournal.com/cpd Moving UK air conditioning beyond the first decade of the Ecodesign Directive This module considers the development of EU directives and their continued impact in a post-Brexit UK As the UK moves towards a potential departure from the EU, the rules that have been developed under the EC Ecodesign Directive for energy-related products which include the most significant technologies that contribute to the environmental control of buildings are set to live on, and continue to develop for UK users and suppliers. This article will consider the progression of the directives that have matured into their current form and looks forward to the continued impact of Ecodesign in the UK. The EU began to develop regulation and legislation in product ecodesign in the 1990s. And now, at the 10th anniversary of the inception of the Ecodesign Directive,1 there is a dynasty of standards in place that has resulted from the consolidating Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU, setting a framework that aimed to lower the EUs 2020 final energy consumption by 20% roughly equivalent to turning off 400 power stations. The directives that furthered the objectives advanced by the Energy Efficiency Directive, in terms of buildings and building services, are notably: Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) 2010/31/EU amended by 2018/844/EU (formerly 2002/91/EC) Energy Labelling Directive 2017/1369/EU (formerly 2010/30/EU and 92/75/EEC) Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC (formerly 2005/32/EC). The Ecodesign Directive covers all energy-related products sold in the domestic, commercial and industrial sectors, with the exception of transport, that is covered by other legislation. The Energy Labelling Directive complemented the Ecodesign Directive, and the requirements for product energy labelling are often adopted alongside Ecodesign measures. Broadly, the Ecodesign Directive can be considered as addressing the supply side, while the Energy Labelling Directive focuses on the demand side. The current Ecodesign Directive entered into force on 20 November 2009 and replaced the previous Ecodesign Directive 2005/32/ EC, and in so doing extended its scope from the former energy-using products (EuP) to the more encompassing energy-related products (ErP), with a view to expanding the number of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly products available in the marketplace. The lifetime environmental impact of a product is practically determined during the design and construction phase, so it is particularly important to consider life-cycle impacts at the earliest stages of a products development. So, the directive does not only cover the energy use of products, but also aims to reduce the overall environmental impact. The manufacturer or importer has the responsibility of ensuring that a product conforms to requirements, and then the national market surveillance authorities check the compliance of the products through random tests, which are overseen by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) in the UK. There have been, to date, three progressive Ecodesign workplans that have agreed groups of products (originally referred www.cibsejournal.com October 2019 71 CIBSE Oct19 pp71-74 CPD.indd 71 20/09/2019 16:23