This folder contains low energy building demonstration projects that showcase the latest developments in sustainable design in an applied, real-world setting. Where possible, construction costs and energy savings are included to help evaluate projects.
APEC economies boast various rating systems to ensure environmentally-responsible decision-making throughout a building’s life-cycle. These rating systems come from third party non-government agencies as well as government agencies.
Buildings account for one-third of all the energy use in the APEC region; hence, it is important to investigate cost-effective ways to bolster energy efficiency in both new and existing buildings. Many APEC economies have low-net-energy buildings that combine innovative technologies for energy efficient walls, roofs, windows, heating, cooling and ventilation systems with solar hot water heating and solar cells for electricity generation.
This folder contains electric and hybrid-electric demonstration vehicles that showcase the latest developments in personal transportation design.
In order to encourage widespread use of electric vehicles throughout the Asia Pacific region, it is necessary to develop charging infrastructure that allow consumers to keep their batteries charged and their vehicles on the road. This folder contains examples of just such charging stations.
In order to encourage more widespread use of electric vehicles throughout the Asia Pacific region, there is a need for wider dissemination of electric vehicle technology. This folder contains projects pertaining to the infrastructure necessary to widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles.
In order to encourage more widespread use of electric vehicles throughout the Asia Pacific region, there is a need for wider dissemination of electric vehicle technology. By showcasing the technologies that will highlight the increased driving range, reduced charging times, enhanced performance and improved energy efficiency of these vehicles, APEC economies can better educate consumers, in order to create a heightened demand for electric vehicle infrastructure.
The Electromobility Survey and Road Map initiative aims to harness the various ideas and efforts already underway in various APEC economies. This folder contains plans to prepare current highway and transportation infrastructure to accommodate increased adoption of plug-in electric vehicles.
The Electromobility Survey and Road Map initiative aims to harness the various ideas and efforts already underway in various APEC economies. This folder contains profiles of organizations involved in advancing highway and transportation infrastructure to accommodate increased adoption of plug-in electric vehicles.
In order to effectively create a large-scale network of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV’s) and reap the benefits of the reduced greenhouse gas emissions such a network would provide, a significant amount of infrastructural, regulatory and consumer awareness efforts are needed. These efforts must go beyond simply adding more charging stations in cities.
