Qiu Baoxing, vice minister of Construction, briefed the media on energy-efficient and green architecture in China yesterday at a press conference sponsored by the State Council Information Office.Qiu said that approximately two billion square meters of floor area is constructed annually, which almost accounts for a half of the annual constructed floor area all around the world. The newly constructed buildings and the 40 billion square meter floor area of existing buildings in China influence the sustainable development of China.
He said several new approaches were made in 2005, including the issuing of laws and regulations, establishing technical standards, improving the organizational system, strengthening the administrative supervision, and accelerating the public awareness. The Energy-efficiency Code of Public Construction has just been issued, which needs to now be popularized nationwide.
One of the key tasks identified in the State Council document in 2005 is the national inspection on energy-efficiency in buildings, and it was carried out by Ministry of Construction from December 5 to 25, 2005. Ten teams were sent to the four municipalities directly under the central government, 26 provinces and autonomous regions, and several major cities to inspect the enforcement of the state laws and regulations on the energy-efficiency in buildings.
Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Hebei Province, Sichuan Province, Fujian Province, Qingdao, Shenyang, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Chengdu and Yinchuan received good results in the inspection, while Gansu Province, Inner Mogolia, Anhui Province, Hainan Province, Xi’an, Lanzhou, Hefei and Haikou need to put more strength on the energy–efficiency of construction.
In the next few years, 100 energy-saving pilot projects will be carried out nationwide. Technical training of energy–efficiency shall be received by technicians, including registered architects and registered engineers.
Jointly sponsored by Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Science and Technology, State Development and Reform Commission and the State Environmental Protection Administration, the 2nd International Conference on Technologies of Intelligent and Green Buildings & the 2nd International Expo on New Tech and Products of Intelligent and Green Buildings is to be held in Beijing from March 28 to 30, 2006. Several Construction Administrations and relative organizations from the UK, the USA, Canada, France, India, Singapore and several other countries are co-hosting this meeting.
