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| BATF-06-01 | Harmonization of Test Procedures for Electric Motors |
| BATF-06-02 | Harmonization of Test Procedures for Motor Systems |
| BATF-06-03 | Phase-out of Inefficient Lighting |
| BATF-06-04 | Harmonization of Test Procedures for HVAC |
| BATF-06-05 | Harmonization of Test Procedures for Household Refrigerators |
| BATF-06-06 | Harmonization of Test Procedures for Electronics |
| BATF-06-07 | Alignment of National Standby Power Approaches |
| BATF-06-08 | Market Transformation Policies in APP Countries: Handbook and Mapping Tool |
| BATF-06-09 | Workshop on government procurement best practices |
| BATF-06-10 | Support for implementation of an energy efficiency endorsement labeling program for India |
| BATF-06-11 | Pilot US-China energy efficiency endorsement labeling harmonization |
| BATF-06-12 | Evaluate policy and management systems for building certification and encourage adoption where appropriate |
| BATF-06-13 | Pilot projects on building energy labeling |
| BATF-06-14 | Establish information exchange network for continuous revision and improvement |
| BATF-06-15 | Provide green building guides and related training materials to APP countries - (Cancelled) |
| BATF-06-16 | Share U.S. experiences on building data and benchmarking |
| BATF-06-17 | OOBER (Office Operational Building Energy Rating) - (Cancelled) |
| BATF-06-18 | Training workshops on energy management and low-cost EE in existing buildings |
| BATF-06-19 | Pilot implementation of no-cost and low-cost EE measures in existing buildings |
| BATF-06-20 | Proposed framework screening tool for evaluating potential for retrofits - (Cancelled) |
| BATF-06-21 | Retrofit of Existing Building Chillers in India |
| BATF-06-22 | Develop a guide to retrocommissioning of existing buildings |
| BATF-06-23 | Energy efficiency upgrade: low energy high rise project (including international extension) |
| BATF-06-24 | Survey building energy codes and Develop Scenarios for reducing energy consumption through energy code enhancement in APP countries |
| BATF-06-25 | Develop/harmonize window rating procedures and/or labels |
| BATF-06-26 | APP web portal for information on high-performance buildings and developments |
| BATF-06-27 | Green building flagships in China* |
| BATF-06-28 | SB08 - 6th World Sustainable Building Conference - (Completed) |
| BATF-06-29 | Good practices and lessons learned in the APP region to promote financing and the implementation of energy efficiency programs in utilities |
| BATF-06-30 | Technical support for China and India |
| BATF-06-31 | Smart Meters |
| BATF-06-32 | Green Leases |
| BATF-06-33 | Commercial Financing: Share Approaches - (Cancelled) |
| BATF-06-34 | India Public Sector Market Assessment |
| BATF-06-35 | Commercial Financing: Joint Projects - (Cancelled) |
| BATF-07-36 | Quality Assurance Program and harmonization of CFLs* |
| BATF-07-37 | Mitigating climate change via implementation of India’s energy efficiency standards and labeling program |
| BATF-07-38 | The urban climate project - building clean and efficient cities (joint project with Theme, Market Transformation) |
| BATF-07-39 | Australian-Indian building tune-ups |
| BATF-07-40 | Energy management program in India |
| BATF-07-41 | Tianjin green office building retrofit - (Cancelled) |
| BATF-07-42 | High performance commercial buildings in India |
| BATF-07-43 | Regional energy efficiency centers in India |
| BATF-07-44 | Promotional framework for passive design and solar energy technologies in energy-efficient buildings |
| BATF-07-45 | Indian high tech buildings initiative: Data centers pilot |
| BATF-07-46 | China Building Energy Rating Tool (CBERT) |
| BATF-08-47 | US-India Cities Partnership for Sharing Best Practices on Energy and Environment |
| BATF-08-48 | Existing Building Renovation in China |
| BATF-08-49 | GreenSpacesTM- IT / ITeS Special Economic Zone* |
| BATF-09-50 | Building Energy Performance Certification Proposal |
| BATF-09-51 | Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings through Improved Operations |
| BATF-09-52 | Implementation of Building Energy Codes in China - From Local Partnership to National Building Energy Efficiency |
| BATF-09-53 | International NZEH Coalition / Dialogue* |
| BATF-09-54 | Harmonization of Testing Procedures - Energy Recovery Ventilator |
| BATF-09-55 | Role Enhancement of Building Energy Codes Through Development of Building Envelope Component Energy Performance Labeling and Certification |
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Project 1. Harmonization of Test Procedures for Electric Motors
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In an effort to eliminate a major barrier to developing successful standards and labeling programs, this project works to compose harmonized test procedures of electric motors among Partner countries. Activities include creating a “Government” forum to facilitate dialogue between government officials responsible for or interested in sharing experience and data of using a particular testing methodology and performance requirements; creating a “Technical Exchange” forum where experts can oversight comparative testing or “round robin” testing of motors in each of the participating APP countries, comparing these two commonly used test methodologies); and facilitating APP member countries engaging with International Electrotechnical Commission Working Groups to ensure outcomes of the standard development process are suitable for use in their countries. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 2. Harmonization of Test Procedures for Motor Systems
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This project works to compose harmonized test procedures of motor systems among Partner countries, in an effort to eliminate major barriers to developing successful standards and labeling programs. Activities include creating a forum for dialogue between governments to share information on the benefits and barriers to legislating improved efficiency for motor driven systems; creating a forum for technical exchange to compare test data that is currently available; and creating a prioritized list of products that could practically be the subject of energy efficiency performance requirements. Participating APP countries will also look to share experience on working elements and liaise with other regional groups undertaking similar tasks in the area of motor systems. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 3. Phase-out of Inefficient Lighting
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The goal of this project is to promote efforts to phase-out inefficient lighting, which is widely acclaimed as one of the most important short term initiatives in combating climate change. Phase-Out 2008 was an international forum for key stakeholders to meet and exchange information on the initiatives taking place around the globe. It was an opportunity to share experience and lessons learned, consider key challenges to the phase-out and implications for industry, and identify how the move towards efficient lighting can benefit from cooperation at the regional and international level. Phase-Out 2008 brought together the lighting industry, government regulators and international organizations. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 4. Harmonization of Test Procedures for HVAC
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This project works to compose harmonized test procedures of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) appliances among Partner countries. Manufacturers of HVAC equipment have been making an effort to make the systems they manufacture more efficient, driven by rising energy costs, and increased awareness over environmental concerns. The goal of this project is to encourage the growth of international markets for more energy-efficient products and new energy-saving technologies, by reducing the burden and discouragement of multiple tests to manufacturers. The project includes an evaluation of existing test procedures followed by revisions and/or the development of new testing measures. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 5. Harmonization of Test Procedures for Household Refrigerators
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The goal of this project is to compose harmonized test procedures of refrigerators among Partner countries. Partners will cooperate on new test methods for refrigerators that can be applicable in different parts of the world. Partner countries will encourage APP to be active in the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and encourage the growth of international markets for more energy-efficient products and new energy-saving technologies, by reducing the burden and discouragement of multiple tests to manufacturers. The project includes an evaluation of existing test procedures followed by revisions and/or the development of new testing measures. This project will also ensure cooperation between ISO and APP on refrigerators. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 6. Harmonization of Test Procedures for Electronics
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The goal of this project is to compose harmonized test procedures of electronics among Partner countries. Four priority electronic products have been identified as key areas of this project - TVs, computers, monitors, and set-top boxes, which are the biggest energy consumers. The deliverables for each of the four priority product categories will documents market and industry research and analysis in each key area, including projected energy consumption, environmental impacts, energy savings potential, usage patterns and industry partners. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 7. Alignment of National Standby Power Approaches
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Without any significant policy action, standby power could account for around 375 TWh/year of household electricity consumption in 2030 in Partner countries (based on IEA projections and data). Experts have demonstrated across a wide range of products that waste standby power can be significantly and cost-effectively reduced without affecting product functionality and performance. In this project, participating countries will build on existing national and international initiatives and focus on better understanding market trends and cost-effective technical opportunities to reduce standby power levels in a range of devices. This work will also encourage actions by each Partner country to accelerate market acceptance of new energy conserving technologies that can help reduce unnecessary standby power usage. Australia, Canada, China, India, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 8. Market Transformation Policies in APP Countries: Handbook and Analysis
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In an effort to encourage market transformation, Partner countries with a wide-range of market-oriented policies/programs dealing with energy-efficient appliances intend to share experiences to extract lessons learned and highlight best practices. This project aims to present a “Good Practices Handbook - brochure” on market transformation policies. Areas of focus include, but are not limited to: voluntary labeling and recognition programs for energy efficient products, utility rebates and tax incentives to both consumers and manufacturers, training and information campaigns, and combing buyer demand to create a “market pull” for energy-efficient products. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 9. Government procurement best practices
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This project aims to encourage government procurement best practices within APP Partner countries and share experiences, extract lessons learned and highlight best practices. Through this project, all Partners are committed to reduce energy consumption and its environmental burdens by seeking to innovate and make the production of energy-efficient products economically viable. Partner countries will also work to facilitate the penetration of energy-efficient products within their domestic markets. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 10. Support for implementation of an energy efficiency endorsement labeling program for India
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In an effort to encourage market transformation, Partner countries will support implementation of an energy efficiency endorsement labeling program for India. Partner countries will also work to facilitate the penetration of energy-efficient products within their domestic markets. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 11. Pilot US-China energy efficiency endorsement labeling harmonization
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Energy labeling is a key mechanism for ensuring effective energy-saving management and has a broad, positive, and important effect on economy-wide energy savings. The goal of this project is to conduct a pilot US-China energy efficiency endorsement labeling harmonization program. Through this project all Partners are committed to reduce energy consumption and its environmental burdens by seeking to innovate and make the production of energy-efficient products economically viable. Partner countries will also work to facilitate the penetration of energy-efficient products within their domestic markets. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 12. Evaluate policy and management systems for building certification and encourage adoption where appropriate
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In order to overcome institutional, market and other barriers to building certification, Partner countries intend to collect information on current certification activities, promote their use, and work toward strengthening their efficacy in generating energy-savings. The project seeks to encourage adoption where appropriate of policy and management systems for building certification and to improve market transparency, which can be a catalyst for greater energy efficiency in buildings. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 13. Pilot projects on building energy labeling
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The goal of this project is to conduct pilot projects on building energy labeling, evaluating institutions to determine whether they stand on energy efficiency using various testing and evaluation methods. The energy evaluation and labeling of buildings will not only demonstrate their potential to save energy but also improve market transparency, which can be a catalyst for greater energy efficiency in buildings. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 14. Establish information exchange network for continuous revision and improvement
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This project will establish information exchange networks for market transformation initiatives, and establish fenestration energy performance labeling mechanisms. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 15. Provide green building guides and related training materials to APP countries - (Cancelled)
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This project will provide green building guides and related training materials to APP countries. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 16. Share U.S. experiences on building data and benchmarking
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This project involves the sharing of U.S. experiences on building data and benchmarking with other Partner countries. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 17. OOBER (Office Operational Building Energy Rating) - (Cancelled)
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This project includes development of energy performance benchmarks and building energy ratings for office building operations. The energy evaluation and labeling of buildings will not only demonstrate their potential to save energy but also improve market transparency, which can be a catalyst for greater energy efficiency in buildings. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 18. Training workshops: on energy management, low-cost EE in existing buildings, tools, standardization, technical issues
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Partner countries will explore the potential for buildings to achieve measurable energy savings as policies and programs are initiated and/or enhanced to advance energy efficiency improvements, and address barriers to the installation of more efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment. Specifically, Partner countries will conduct training workshops on energy management and low-cost energy efficiency in existing buildings and work with the India Green Buildings Council (IGBC) chapters to support chapter-led initiatives to promote energy efficiency in existing buildings in India. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 19. Pilot implementation of no-cost and low-cost EE measures in existing buildings
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This project will seek to implement reports summarizing no-cost and low-cost recommendations for improving energy performance in existing buildings in China and India. Partner countries will further seek to demonstrate and implement no-cost and low-cost measures to achieve measurable energy savings and address barriers to the installation of more efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 20. Proposed framework screening tool for evaluating potential for retrofits - (Cancelled)
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This project aims to employ best practice and market transformation strategies to improve energy efficiency in existing commercial and residential buildings, specifically establish a proposed framework screening tool for evaluating the potential for retrofits. This approach exploits the abundant opportunities that exist to cost-effectively make energy-saving improvements by sharing Partner countries’ experiences and implementing proven program approaches. In this project, Partner countries will explore the potential for buildings to achieve measurable energy savings as policies and programs are initiated and/or enhanced to advance energy efficiency improvements, and address barriers to the installation of more efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 21. Retrofit of Existing Building Chillers in India
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This project aims to employ best practice and market transformation strategies to improve energy efficiency in existing commercial and residential buildings, specifically retrofit existing building chillers in India. This approach exploits the abundant opportunities that exist to cost-effectively make energy-saving improvements by sharing Partner countries’ experiences and implementing proven program approaches. In this project, Partner countries will explore the potential for buildings to achieve measurable energy savings as policies and programs are initiated and/or enhanced to advance energy efficiency improvements, and address barriers to the installation of more efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 22. Develop a guide to retrocommissioning of existing buildings
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This project aims to employ best practice and market transformation strategies to improve energy efficiency in existing commercial and residential buildings, specifically develop a guide for the retrocommissioning of existing buildings. This approach exploits the abundant opportunities that exist to cost-effectively make energy-saving improvements by sharing Partner countries’ experiences and implementing proven program approaches. In this project, Partner countries will explore the potential for buildings to achieve measurable energy savings as policies and programs are initiated and/or enhanced to advance energy efficiency improvements, and address barriers to the installation of more efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 23. Energy efficiency upgrade: low energy high rise project (including international extension)
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This project aims to employ best practice and market transformation strategies to improve energy efficiency in existing commercial and residential buildings, specifically perform an energy efficiency upgrade to a high rise building. This approach exploits the abundant opportunities that exist to cost-effectively make energy-saving improvements by sharing Partner countries’ experiences and implementing proven program approaches. In this project, Partner countries will explore the potential for buildings to achieve measurable energy savings as policies and programs are initiated and/or enhanced to advance energy efficiency improvements, and address barriers to the installation of more efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 24. Survey building energy codes and Develop Scenarios for reducing energy consumption through energy code enhancement in APP countries
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Building codes can help maximize energy conservation in buildings through application of available technologies and policies. For this project, every Partner country will work together to facilitate their exchange of information on building codes and related issues, such as policy systems, evaluation and rating systems, and lessons learned through implementation. These actions will build a foundation to develop new markets by reducing the amount of time and expenditures necessary to improve codes, enhancing international trade of building materials and systems, and improving international cooperation between building-related companies. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 25. Develop/harmonize window rating procedures and/or labels
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Partner countries will work together to develop and harmonize window rating procedures and labeling. Partners will seek to establish a fenestration rating and labeling program in China, and conduct training workshops in using the EnergyPlus, THERM, and WINDOW building simulation programs programs in Australia, India, and China. These actions will build a foundation to develop new markets by reducing the amount of time and expenditures necessary to improve codes, enhancing international trade of building materials and systems, and improving international cooperation between building-related companies. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 26. APP web portal for information on high-performance buildings and developments
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The APP Sustainable Buildings Database Portal aims to provide information about exemplar sustainable buildings in APP countries, and is located at www.asiapacificpartnership.org/sustainable-buildings.html. 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. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 27. Green building flagships in China*
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In Beijing, several high-performance buildings are being constructed or enhanced, resulting in energy and cost savings, as well as reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. These include the Mayor's Training Center, which will demonstrate high-performance building technologies to mayors during their semi-annual training meetings; the Olympic Village Micro-Energy Building that housed 17,000 athletes during the Olympics; and the Center of Excellence in Sustainable Design and Technology. These green buildings provide an opportunity to disseminate high-performance building principles throughout China and to other APP countries, and to increase trade in materials used to make and service these buildings. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 28. SB08 - 6th World Sustainable Building Conference - (Completed)
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The World Sustainable Building (SB) Conference series, held every three years, is the peak gathering of the world's leading technical experts and researchers on sustainable built environments. At SB08, Partner countries conducted a joint meeting with the World Green Building Council, took part in the APP Plenary Session and had a Special Forum on Hyper-urbanization. Partners participated in an expo which showcased energy efficiency products and services to help in identifying areas/projects for uptake of advanced building design. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 29. Good practices and lessons learned in the APP region to promote financing and the implementation of energy efficiency programs in utilities
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The participating Partners will work in a number of areas to identify lessons, good practices, and recommendations for utility regulation and incentives, and promotion of effective DSM programs. This work will allow Partners’ utility companies to shift a greater fraction of their resources to financing and implementation of energy efficiency in buildings. It will also allow them to play an expanded role as a delivery mechanism for energy efficient appliances, equipment, and services to residential and commercial customers. Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 30. Technical support for China and India
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The objective of this project is to implement technical cooperation among APP countries to promote improvements in utility regulation, incentives and programs. The participating Partners will work in a number of areas to address this issue, e.g., identifying and sharing successful models of innovative approaches for overcoming barriers to utility financing and implementation of energy efficiency programs. This work will allow Partners’ utility companies to shift a greater fraction of their resources to financing and implementation of energy efficiency in buildings. It will also allow them to play an expanded role as a delivery mechanism for energy efficient appliances, equipment, and services to residential and commercial customers. Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 31. Smart Meters
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“Smart systems” are a key enabling technology that increases the knowledge, control and innovative energy efficiency options available to end users and utility system operators. These technologies allow for more sophisticated exchanges of information between suppliers and end users of electricity (or other resources such as natural gas) as well as improved electricity system operation and reduction of costs. This project will help utilities assess the business case for deployment of smart systems, and move toward critical momentum for their deployment. This project will also focus on increasing the market take-up of residential smart systems by working with utilities and industry experts to develop business case rationales and supporting tools to encourage their wider implementation. Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 32. Green Leases
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Buildings designed to achieve high levels of efficiency often operate at far below their potential without effective management of performance, sometimes doubling the energy consumption and operating costs for the building. Under typical commercial building lease arrangements the tenant pays the building energy costs yet does not have control over equipment operation and cannot guarantee, or in some cases even measure, whether they are achieving the energy efficiency outcomes they desire or have contracted for. In contrast the owner has little incentive to properly maintain or upgrade plant and equipment or to strive to achieve high levels of building energy management performance. This project will help to overcome the tenant-landlord split incentive barrier to energy efficiency in commercial building operations through increasing the use of green lease schedules in participating Partner countries. Nationally tailored green lease schedules and supporting tools will be developed and promoted through government demonstration, industry champions and investment sector involvement. Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 33. Commercial Financing: Share Approaches - (Cancelled)
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Partner countries will work with international financial institutions to enhance deployment of funds for building energy efficiency, conduct joint projects to remove barriers to private energy-efficiency investment, and demonstrate selected models. The team will also collected building energy audits for various building types to analyze the data and share among Partner countries. Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 34. India Public Sector Market Assessment
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The objective of this project is to provide first-cut estimates of market size and potential for improving energy efficiency in publicly owned or operated buildings in India and determine the prospects of GHG reductions available in the market. Partners will seek to conduct assessments of macro level data on building types, floor space, and energy use; collect building energy audits for various public building types; and complete surveys of government agencies to estimate types of public buildings and floor space. Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 35. Commercial Financing: Joint Projects - (Cancelled)
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This project aims to facilitate increased levels of private investment in building energy efficiency projects. Participating countries will identify and share successful model approaches to remove barriers to private financing and contracting for energy efficiency investment. Partner countries will also voluntarily identify and implement joint projects to remove barriers. Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 36. Quality Assurance Program and harmonization of CFLs*
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Many countries have test procedures, standards, and labeling schemes for a wide variety of products. In the majority of cases, these test procedures and resulting performance levels are different, resulting in a worldwide patchwork of testing and performance requirements for manufacturers to meet in order to sell in those markets. Harmonized test procedures are fully achievable for many products and would greatly benefit partner countries and reduce the burden on manufacturers of complying with the multitude of standards worldwide. This project will focus on the harmonization of test procedures for CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps); it is expected to cost-effectively achieve an average reduction of at least 5% in total residential and commercial energy use in partner countries at the time of peak impact. Australia, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 37. Mitigating climate change via implementation of India’s energy efficiency standards and labeling program
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In an effort to encourage market transformation, Partner countries with a wide-range of market-oriented policies and programs dealing with energy-efficient appliances intend to share experiences to mitigate climate change via implementation of India’s energy efficiency standards and labeling program. Partner countries will progress on tasks including impacts monitoring, promotion and outreach, and identification of market transformation strategies for refrigerators, air conditioning, and consumer electronics. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 38. The urban climate project - building clean and efficient cities (joint project with Theme, Market Transformation)
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The Urban Climate Project team plans to visit potential cities and sign three-party Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the effort to promote building clean and efficient cities. The steering and technical advisory group members will include members from city level voluntary advisory action groups. The working group will work on baseline emissions scenarios for progress tracking. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 39. Australian-Indian building tune-ups
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This project aims to employ best practice and market transformation strategies to improve energy efficiency in existing commercial and residential buildings, and will specifically employ building tune-ups in India. This approach exploits the abundant opportunities that exist to cost-effectively make energy-saving improvements by sharing Partner countries’ experiences and implementing proven program approaches. In this project, Partner countries will explore the potential for buildings to achieve measurable energy savings as policies and programs are initiated and/or enhanced to advance energy efficiency improvements, and address barriers to the installation of more efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 40. Energy management program in India
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This project aims to employ best practice and market transformation strategies to improve energy efficiency in existing commercial and residential buildings, specifically in the area of energy management in India. This approach exploits the abundant opportunities that exist to cost-effectively make energy-saving improvements by sharing Partner countries’ experiences and implementing proven program approaches. In this project, Partner countries will explore the potential for buildings to achieve measurable energy savings as policies and programs are initiated and/or enhanced to advance energy efficiency improvements, and address barriers to the installation of more efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 41. Tianjin green office building retrofit
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This project aims to deliver the first green retrofit of an existing building in China to include geothermal AC, PV, and energy control systems. Australian partners will conduct a building commissioning and optimization study, contribute to design and schematics, install equipment, and prepare a case study. This will demonstrate Australia’s ‘sustainability’ export capabilities to assist environmental improvements in China through design, technology, education and skills transfer. Active participants include several Australian and Chinese firms, Tianjin Environment Protection Bureau, Tianjin University. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 42. High performance commercial buildings in India
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The purpose of this project is to target new commercial buildings to become high performance buildings through large scale adoption of energy efficient building design strategies and through compliance with the energy Conservation Building Code of India (ECBC); to study the impact of high performance ECBC-compliant commercial buildings on overall electricity demand reduction; and to remove identified barriers to adoption of these design strategies and the ECBC through data collection, information sharing, capacity building, and development of a policy framework. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 43. Regional energy efficiency centers in India
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The purpose of this project is to commission a pilot Regional Energy Efficient center (REEC) in India; enhance energy efficiency awareness and education among energy end-users as well as the public at large; to facilitate showcasing and demonstrations of energy efficient products; to promote technology development (incubation); to encourage research and interdisciplinary collaboration; and to catalyze the development and growth of energy efficiency market and businesses in India. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 44. Promotional framework for passive design and solar energy technologies in energy-efficient buildings
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This project aims to promote a framework for passive design and solar energy technologies in energy-efficient buildings. The project participants 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. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 45. Indian high tech buildings initiative: Data centers pilot
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This purpose of this project is to help transform the market and build capacity for energy efficiency in Indian buildings for high-tech industries, including laboratories, cleanrooms and data centers. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 46. China Building Energy Rating Tool (CBERT)
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This purpose of this project is to develop an energy and Greenhouse Gas rating tool for existing buildings in China, using the model of the Australian Geenhouse Rating (ABGR) tool. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 47. US-India Cities Partnership for Sharing Best Practices on Energy and Environment
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In an effort to encourage market transformation, Partner countries with a wide-range of market-oriented policies/programs dealing with energy-efficient appliances intend to share experiences to extract lessons learned and highlight best practices, specifically through a US-India cities partnership for sharing best practices on energy and the environment. Through this project all Partners are committed to reduce energy consumption and its environmental burdens by seeking to innovate and make the production of energy-efficient products economically viable. Partner countries will also work to facilitate the penetration of energy-efficient products within their domestic markets. Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 48. Existing Building Renovation in China
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This project aims to employ best practice and market transformation strategies to improve energy efficiency in existing commercial and residential buildings, specifically focusing on existing building renovations in China. In this project, Partner countries will explore the potential for buildings to achieve measurable energy savings as policies and programs are initiated and/or enhanced to advance energy efficiency improvements, and address barriers to the installation of more efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment. Australia, China, India, Japan, and the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 49. GreenSpacesTM- IT / ITeS Special Economic Zone*
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The GreenSpacesTM project will help to demonstrate that it is economically possible to reduce the energy use in buildings from 40% to 10% through technology, lifestyle changes and design. By demonstrating the reduction in the energy used (mainly fossil fuel derived grid power) in a commercial building using renewable sources, our collective carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced. The project will look to demonstrate that the GreenSpacesTM model is sustainable and thus can be replicated in other countries. The lead Partner Country for this project is India with the participating Partner countries of USA, Australia, Japan, Canada, & China.
Project 50. Building Energy Performance Certification Proposal
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This project aims to develop a building certification program to act as a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance energy efficient buildings in China. The buildings sector, including appliances, accounts for about 25% of total electricity use in China (about 590 TWh/year), and a similar percentage of China’s greenhouse gas emissions. China adds 2 billion square meters of buildings every year. Its largest buildings cover nearly 43 billion square meters of floor space, yet only 4% of them have adopted energy - efficiency measures. In addition, building energy consumption has increased more than 10% each year for the last 20 years. To reduce energy use and emissions in this sector, it is critical to demonstrate-and build capacity for implementing-efficient building technologies and practices throughout China. Key measures include: 1) building energy efficiency measures into the design phase of new construction through demonstration and training; and 2) reducing energy use in existing buildings through building retrofits and effective low or no-cost operations and maintenance measures, including using more efficient office equipment and appliances. China & the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 51. Improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings through Improved Operations
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The objective of this project is to reduce energy use and emissions in existing buildings in China by substantially leveraging the approach and technical resources of a market-based initiative. The project will improve energy efficiency in existing buildings in China through no-cost and low-cost operational best practices and limited technology upgrades. A second goal and expected long-term outcome of this project is to support China’s need for a large-scale practical approach in reducing energy use in buildings. These mechanisms will support China’s goal of 20% energy intensity reduction by 2010. China & the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 52. Implementation of Building Energy Codes in China - From Local Partnership to National Building Energy Efficiency
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China has the world’s second largest building energy use, which accounts for 29% of the building energy use in all APP countries and 14% of the world total. Between 1995 and 2005, the annual growth rate of China’s commercial building energy use was 7.7%, the highest among all APP countries, followed by Australia’s 3.4% and India’s 1.5% (IEA 2007). Confronting the daunting challenge to balance its energy supply and demand, China has announced its goal to make new buildings 50% more energy efficient by 2010. Building energy codes have been increasingly recognized as one of the most effective means to improve building energy efficiency in China. The objectives of this project include: 1) providing strategies to enhance compliance and enforcement of building energy codes in medium and small sized Chinese cities; 2) providing training and information to building inspectors, designers, construction companies and other key stakeholders to ensure that they have the necessary tools for greater compliance of energy codes; 3) testing two targeted, market-based incentive programs (information campaigns and bulk procurement of energy efficiency materials) to support code enforcement; and 4) scaling-up the impact of the project by distributing lessons learned and training manuals nationally. China & the United States are participating Partners in this project.
Project 53. International NZEH Coalition / Dialogue*
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This project seeks to establish the creation of an International Net Zero Energy Home Coalition (NZEH) or an International NZEH Dialogue. As part of this project, Partners will initiate a collaborative dialogue to establish a formal international partnership that will map the path to achieving NZEH. Through a series of workshops and collaborative sessions, Partners will also seek to set a precedent for housing performance optimization by bringing together the fragmented supply chain involving this sector and discuss issues and industry barriers. The workshops will prominently feature industry, case studies, R&D and demonstrations. This holistic approach will differentiate Partners as global leaders in the design and development of energy-efficient housing. Collaboration will accelerate the identification of optimal solutions and improve conditions for innovation. Participating Partners are Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Korea and the United States.
Project 54. Harmonization of Testing Procedures - Energy Recovery Ventilator
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The purpose of this project is to develop a harmonized methodology for testing energy recovery ventilators (including heat recover ventilators), including the measurement of energy efficiency and/or energy consumption that could also be adopted by other countries interested in developing labeling, regulatory standards or voluntary levels for these products - termed the Communities of Practice model. This project also seeks to share the developed new methodology, and to recommend the formal standards to a standards-setting agency or an international agency such as the International Standards Organization (ISO). Partners will work to establish a base on which mutual acceptance of accreditation of energy efficiency testing facilities and the results of test performed at these facilities can be achieved. Participating Partners are Canada, Japan, Korea, the United States.
Project 55. Role Enhancement of Building Energy Codes Through Development of Building Envelope Component Energy Performance Labeling and Certification
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To reduce energy use and emissions in the construction sector, it is critical to demonstrate - and build capacity for implementing - energy efficient building technologies and practices throughout India. Key measures include: 1) building energy efficiency measures into the design phase of new construction through demonstration and training; 2) reducing energy use in existing buildings through building retrofits and effective low or no-cost operations and maintenance measures. The project will develop a building envelope component certification program to be the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance energy efficient buildings. This will establish the minimum level of energy efficiency for the proposed building envelope components, namely fenestration, roof and wall-roof systems. The certification program will provide products' energy performance level, which will be listed on the label. Energy rated and labelled products will provide building inspectors a means to verify compliance of the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) in India. India and the United States are participating Partners.