Jul 4, 2013
An Introduction to U.S. Policies to Improve Building Efficiency
The United States has had a variety of programs to encourage improved energy efficiency in residential and commercial buildings for about 40 years. This report summarizes many of the major efforts.
Jun 30, 2013
Study on Energy Conservation Potential and Promotion Mechanism for Civil Buildings in Beijing
Development goals, main work subjects and guarantee measures for energy conservation work of civil buildings in Beijing are formulated by Energy Conservation Plan for Civil Buildings in Beijing during the 12th Five-Year Plan Period issued in 2011. With important change in work situation of building energy conservation, the demand on thought of building energy efficiency during 13th Five-Year plan is increased increasingly, the potential study on building energy conservation until 2020 is required to be developed urgently in order to provide the reference for further establishing medium and long-term building energy conservation plan.
May 30, 2013
Evaluation System on Heat Metering and Energy Efficiency Retrofit of Existing Residential Buildings in Northern China for the 12th Five-year Period
Through series of methods, such as expert consultation, field research, colloquia etc., and combining with theoretical analysis, this report analyzes some provinces, regions and cities attaining prominent effect. This report carries out examination and evaluation methods for policy mechanism, financing mode and technical measures, and then sets up a thorough examination and evaluation system. Combining with experience and lessons of acceptance work during “the 11th Five-Year Plan” period, this report improves the acceptance method and sets up rewards and punishment mechanism considering examination and evaluation system and acceptance method.
Apr 30, 2013
The Policy Research on Energy Saving and Low Carbon Action of Top-10,000 Enterprises (Hotels, Restaurants, Commercial Enterprises and Schools)
According to the requirements of Energy Saving and Low Carbon Action Implementation Program in Top-10,000 Enterprises, setting up assessment program, improving the energy utilization status report system and bringing forward policies fit of energy management system for Hotels, Restaurants, Commercial Enterprises and Schools, so that Providing references for the setup of relevant government policies.
Apr 3, 2013
Study on construction model of green eco-district
Project Discription: This program took green low-carbon eco-districts in China as a research object. Based on the spirit of Green Action Plan, with a view to the whole city, this work surveyed the domestic green eco-city (eco-district) demonstrations, specified the contents of China's low-carbon eco-district, developed eco-district relevant indicator system, drafted the guidelines of indicator system and explored the methods and measures of implementing indicators. The result will be beneficial to standardize the core content of eco-city, to enhance the level of urbanization, to change current extensive developing model, to improve urban environment, to solve series of problems in city developing progress and to lead city to the way of sustainable development, to provide supports and rational suggestions to the Chinese government in the regulation of the construction and management of green eco-district.
Apr 2, 2013
Research on Building Environment and Energy Efficiency Standard System
This project will help us understand the status and the improvement potential of the building environment and energy standard system systematically and comprehensively. And all aspects about the Chinese building environment and energy standard system will be strengthened according to this study. At the same time, it can also provide a detailed guidance for standardization work and scientific advice for standard compiling. As the achievement of this research, a list of Chinese building environment and energy efficiency, one architecture figure of the standard system, one scientific paper and one research report of the standard system on Chinese building environment and energy efficiency will be submitted.
Apr 1, 2013
Developing Routes for Large Public Buildings and Government Invested Public Welfare Buildings
This project conducted extensive investigations on the implementation status of green large public buildings (LPB) and government invested welfare buildings (GIWB), and then proposed the general objectives for the development of green building in the next several years. To achieve these goals, detailed developing routes were planned in order to effectively promote the compulsory execution of green building construction, with supplementary measures for process supervision and security management. In the end, the entire research results were presented in the form of a legislative draft for the enforcement of green LPB and GIWB construction.
Mar 30, 2013
Feasibility Study on Establishment of Carbon Trading Scheme in Building Sector in China
The Kyoto Protocol signed in 1997 caps the emissions of greenhouse gas including carbon dioxide. The move makes carbon emission rights become scarce, thus the global carbon market and trading of carbon emission allowance and credits taking shape. Under the arrangement of the framework of Kyoto Protocol during the past ten years, carbon trading scheme has gradually become the one of the preferred political instrument by many countries to address climate change issues.
Dec 5, 2012
Study on the Economics of Green Buildings in China
Green Building projects may need additional investments, but they will also generate benefits. The difference between cost and benefits are the economic profits. However, for Green Buildings of different uses, and constructed at different times, the respective costs and the benefits would vary significantly. It is important to study the cost and benefits of Green Buildings from an economics perspective and assess their economic efficiency. Through a study on selected sample projects which have attained the different "Star" Grades under the China‟s Evaluation Standard for Green Buildings, this research project looks into the economics of Green Buildings in China, provides an overall framework for the assessment of the cost and benefits associated with these projects, and proposes directions for future policy development.
Dec 5, 2012
Building China's Sustainable Cities Future
Introduction of Energy Foundation China Sustainable Cities Program
