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Taipei’s electric and diesel-powered hybrid buses to help the Greater Taipei area address pollution.

The biggest fleet of hybrid buses, which run on electricity and diesel fuel, with more than 1,000 in all five boroughs, most in Manhattan.

According to the Ministry of Science and Technology’s (MOST) 12th Five-Year Plan for Electric Vehicles and the State Council’sEnergy-saving and New Energy Automotive Industry Development Plan released in 2012, 500,000 EVs and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) are to be deployed by 2015, along with 400,000 charging piles and 2,000 charging or battery-switching stations. The […]

Taiwan High-Speed Rail is an efficient transport in time saving, energy saving, and CO2 reduction.

This case study presents the lessons learned from incorporating energy efficiency in the rebuilding and renovating of New Orleans K-12 schools after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The experiences of four new schools—Langston Hughes Elementary School, Andrew H. Wilson Elementary School (which was 50% new construction and 50% major renovation), L.B. Landry High School, and Lake Area High School—and one major renovation, Joseph A. Craig Elementary School—are described to help other school districts and design teams with their in-progress and future school building projects in hot-humid climates.

The Sukhothai Heritage Resort buildings were constructed with open-air high ceiling to let light and air flow through. Guest accommodation buildings, restaurant and conference room have open-air corridor to reduce heat effect. There are several ponds within and around the resort with evergreen tree to reduce the heat.

Park Venture Ecoplex is a building that combines a modern design with the concept of energy conservation features. The shape of the building resembles the shape of hand and lotus, which refer to greeting or “Wai” in Thai. This reflects the unique beauty of Thailand and high modern design. The structure of the roof is based on the character of the lotuses by surrounding area for 33 levels.

SCT building is a part of SCG, the largest conglomerate in Thailand, campus. Situated in Bangsue area, SCT building was built for more than 30 years old with the total floor area of 2,772 sq.m. In 2007, the management team set out a plan to renovate the building to be energy-saving one with the intent […]

Laungphor Khoon Patisutho technical college offers vocational certification and vocational diploma level. This college mainly focuses on raising the awareness of energy conservation to all staffs and students. In order to demonstrate of energy conservation in the college, a library building was built to be a learning center of new modern energy conservation for students in the future.

The shape of the library building is closed COURT. The center is SPACE. Stairs were designed to add light through the roof using advanced materials and construction processes. The building shape was designed to correspond with the environment and sun, wind and rain protection in mind. The building has a skywalk connected with the second floor of the administration building. A square shape was designed to correspond with the designed roof to gain air and light. The side of building is spherical which was designed as a ramp for the disabled. The height of the building from the ground floor to the roof is 26.80 meters. The total area is 3,811 square meters. The wall of the third floor has an 80 degree tilt angle to avoid the heat from the sun.

Central Changwattana Shopping Plaza buildings are designed to reduce energy consumption. The walls of building are mainly arranged in the North. Also, the environment is conducive to energy conservation by planting trees around the building to reduce the temperature of the surrounding buildings. The walls are designed with lower heat transfer to the walls and roofs to reduce the burden of the air conditioning system by using the glass areas is only 9.8 percent. Moreover, the buildings use the glass with low radiation (Low-E Glass). The colors of outside of the walls are light colors which benefits to the total heat transfer through the walls (OTTV) is 33.84 W/m2 better than the legal limit (not more than 40 W/m2)