Energy-efficiency supervision systems for energy management in large public buildings: Necessary choice for China

Buildings are important contributors to total energy consumption accounting for around 30% of all energy consumed in China. Of this, around two-fifths are consumed within urban homes, one-fifth within public buildings, and two-fifths within rural area. Government office buildings and large-scale pub...

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Published in:Energy policy 2009-06, Vol.37 (6), p.2060-2065
Main Authors: Yan-ping, Feng, Yong, Wu, Chang-bin, Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Buildings
China
China (People's Republic)
Consumption
Energy consumption
Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency Public buildings Supervision
Energy management
Energy policy
Energy sector
Management
Monitoring
Office buildings
Public buildings
Public sector
Studies
Supervision
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Summary:Buildings are important contributors to total energy consumption accounting for around 30% of all energy consumed in China. Of this, around two-fifths are consumed within urban homes, one-fifth within public buildings, and two-fifths within rural area. Government office buildings and large-scale public buildings are the dominant energy consumers in cities but their consumption can be largely cut back through improving efficiency. At present, energy management in the large public sector is a particular priority in China. Firstly, this paper discusses how the large public building is defined, and then energy performance in large public buildings is studied. The paper also describes barriers to improving energy efficiency of large public buildings in China and examines the energy-efficiency policies and programs adopted in United States and European Union. The energy-efficiency supervision (EES) systems developed to improve operation and maintenance practices and promote energy efficiency in large public sector are described. The benefits of the EES systems are finally summarized.
ISSN:0301-4215
1873-6777
DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2008.12.033