China: Energy Conservation in Buildings

Within its 11th Five-Year Period, China plans to reduce residential and public buildings’ energy consumption by 50%, saving 50 million tons of standard coal. The federal plan for energy conservation in buildings formally mandates:
- the quick technical reform of heat-supply systems nation-wide;
- renewed efforts to promoting building energy efficiency technology and related products; and
- renovation of existing buildings in the nation’s cold northern regions, with particular focus on hotels. 

Date Implemented: 2006

Status: In Force; Mandatory

References: International Energy Agency

http://www.iea.org/Textbase/pm/?mode=pm&id=2522&action=detail