Enigin Update - Almost All New Buildings in China Fall Short on Energy Efficiency
A CHINESE Senior Government Planner claims that over 95 percent of new buildings that are erected annually are energy inefficient and the country needs to promote energy efficient construction projects.
Xinhuanet.com report Tang Kai, Chief Planner of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development as stating that China builds around 2 billion square meters' of new buildings space annually, with under 100 million square meters actually built to be energy-efficient.
He explained that China has 40 billion square meters' worth of buildings, with only a "very small share" described as energy efficient. He pointed out that with energy consumption in buildings accounting for at least 30 percent of the country's total energy use with the proportion still rising.
"We have to be aware that the promotion of energy-efficient buildings is imperative and extremely urgent for the national economy to achieve sustainable development," he said.
Tang added that as China is a developing nation it has plenty of room for improvement of energy efficiency. He wishes to see more done to promote the building of energy efficient buildings, which will also ease potential energy shortages, helping China to achieve its targets for emission reductions.
The Chinese Government has pledged to reduce energy intensity by 16 percent and drastically cut CO2 emissions by 17 percent by the end of 2015, compared to 2010 levels.
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Picture of Lounge bridge in Chengdu by George Lu reproduced under CCL.
