Key Elements The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has until now taken several measures to promote building energy efficiency. The Tokyo Cap-and-Trade Program (TCTP) implemented on the 1st of April 2010 is one such initiative, also being the world’s first urban cap-and-trade scheme. The programme is a stepped-up measure of the Tokyo Carbon Reduction Reporting Program […]
“Ang Mo Kio, one of the most established housing estates in Singapore has become the first ‘walking and cycling’ town. The first phase of the Ang Mo Kio Cycling network, which includes a 4km cycling path that loops around Ang Mo Kio Ave 1, 3 and 8 was officially opened on 9th July 2016. Cyclists […]
"A group of 174 students from more than 10 provinces and municipalities gathered in Beijing to compete in the Vehicles for Sustainable Energy Challenge (VSE) on July 30-31. It was a race for model cars, the electrics modules of which had been purely charged by wireless power transfer. These students, coming from primary schools to […]
“With the number of US solar jobs more than doubling over the last six years, and the solar industry adding workers at a rate almost 12 times faster than the economy in general, the need for skilled solar workers is high. However, as a relatively new field, training opportunities and employment infrastructure in the solar […]
To investigate how private sector apartment buildings can contribute to a vision of Sustainable Sydney 2030, the City piloted the Smart Green Apartments programme with 30 buildings between 2011 and 2013. This sought to guide multi-apartment buildings to decrease energy and water consumption and waste outputs through free audits and information on government rebates. With […]
The legislation to green existing buildings (EB legislation) was passed in September 2012 as part of a strategy by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) under the 2nd Green Building Master Plan (GBMP) to achieve the national target of greening at least 80% of the building stock by 2030. The implementation of this legislation signals […]
About 90% of total electricity consumption in Hong Kong is contributed by buildings. Through enhancement of building energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions can be effectively reduced. In October 1998, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has launched the voluntary Hong Kong Energy Efficiency Registration Scheme for Buildings to promote the application of the Building Energy […]
The Securities Commission building was judged the most energy efficient new building at the ASEAN Energy Awards for Energy Efficient Buildings (AEA) 2001. The award presentation was held in Brunei Darussalam yesterday, in conjunction with the 19th Senior Officials Meeting on Energy/ASEAN Ministers of Energy Meeting. The Securities Commission building, which houses the commission and […]
GEMP Goal The Government shall aim to reduce its monthly consumption of electricity (in kilowatt-hours) and petroleum products (in liters) by at least ten percent (10%) through the implementation of the GEMP for a minimum period of three (3) years starting January 2005. Methodology a. Electricity Efficiency and Conservation Each government entity is mandated to […]
The Building Sector Energy Efficiency Project (BSEEP) is a national project to reduce the annual growth rate of greenhouse gas emission from the building sector in Malaysia. The project is supported by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF). Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR), an agency under the Ministry of Works […]
