Project Summary:  

This project aims to increase the proportion of new buildings and developments that incorporate cost-effective measures. The project also seeks to support the integration of efficient buildings and infrastructure into larger abatement projects (e.g., "zero net energy" areas) and identify promising areas for technical and market development to support wider uptake of advanced building design. The project participants - Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States - will collect and disseminate verified technical and economic information in a common framework. This information will be provided to Partner countries for use in building projects, policy initiatives and demonstrations. The Partners anticipate reduced energy consumption on peak electricity demand and associated CO2 emissions through the incorporation of improved building practices, building materials, equipment, controls and ongoing management, and better disaster resistance in buildings. 

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Recent Activity:

Partners involved in the High-Performance Buildings and Developments project of the Buildings and Appliances Task Force met in Beijing, China, on March 30th, 2007. The aim of this meeting was to agree on practical steps for identifying and advancing subprojects under HPBAD, including opportunities for flagship initiatives, and to determine the role of each country in HPBAD project activities. The meeting agenda is available here. 

Presentations on current country activities and potential projects were made by delegations from Australia, Japan, China, the United States, Korea, and India.  The meeting participants discussed a number of potential flagship initiatives, including:  1) creating a "Center of Excellence" on the 2nd floor of the Agenda 21 Demonstration Energy-Efficient Office Building in Beijing, 2) developing a demonstration site related to Australia's proposed sustainable community housing proposal, and 3) a number of possible high-profile buildings and developments in member countries (e.g., Athlete's reception center for the Olympic Village in Beijing, China's Sinohydro residential development project).

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Presentations are available here:  

1) AP6 High Performance Buildings and Developments: An Australian
Perspective - Michael Green, Manufacturing Engineering & Construction Division, Department of Industry, Tourism & Resources, Australia & Tony Marker, Australian Greenhouse Office David Hood, Consultant 

2) Green Micro-energy Consumption Kindergarten in Olympic Village (Beijing, China) - Zhang Shi Cong, China Academy of Building Research (representing Liang Jun Qiang of the Ministry of Construction),China

3) Xiangjiang West Residential Pilot Project:  Principle and Target of Energy Design - Song Yian, Sinohydro Zhonghuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., China 

4) Website of High-Performance Buildings
Atsuhito Oshima, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Japan 

5) US-China Collaboration on a Micro-Energy Building for the 2008 Olympic Games - Joe Huang, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA

6) High Performance Buildings, Policies, and Programs in India
Minni Mehrotra, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India
Dinesh Chandra Srivastava, India Ministry of Power 

7) Korea's Role and Approaches on High-Performance Buildings and Development Seung-Eon Lee, Korean Institute of Construction Technology

8)  High Performance Buildings:  Energy Solutions that Lead to New Prosperity Mark Ginsberg, U.S. Department of Energy, USA

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There was general agreement on the value of information sharing about example high performance buildings, their technologies, and operational performance. Japan agreed to co-ordinate an information sharing database (Web portal) containing examples of high performance buildings and developments. It was also agreed that the 6th World Sustainable Buildings Conference (Melbourne, Australia, 21-25 September 2008 (SB08)) will provide an opportunity to develop and report results of a range of HPBAD project initiatives.