Jean-Yves Blanc of Schneider Electric has been elected as the new president of eu.bac, the European Building Automation Controls Association. As eu.bac president, Jean-Yves Blanc will place a special focus on enhancing the visibility of eu.bac as a leading platform for energy efficiency, in order to secure new members in related industry sectors and to widen the scope of activities of the association, especially for residential buildings and energy services. 

In addition to electing new leadership and a new board of directors, eu.bac’s annual General Assembly in Brussels earlier this summer was focused on the future development of eu.bac and work on European energy legislation such as the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The progress of such directives was discussed with invited representatives from the Directorate-General for Energy and Transport of the European Commission, whom requested that eu.bac support the implementation of the new energy regulations.

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