Building Energy Standards and Codes (BESC)

[Hong Kong] [Mainland China] [Worldwide] [Research Publications]


Building energy standards and codes (BESC) provide a degree of control over building design practices and encourage awareness of energy conscious design in building.  A clear understanding of the energy policy and relevant BESC is essential for architects and building designers to achieve optimal energy efficient building design.

In order to examine the characteristics of building energy standards and the factors affecting their development, research studies have been carried out to investigate the building energy standards in Hong Kong and Mainland China.  Efforts have also been made to promote a better understanding of the considerations to develop building energy codes in these places.  Experience and technology from other countries have been analysed to distill useful information for enhancing the future development of the energy standards.

Brief information about the building energy standards are provided below.
 
Hong Kong

Building energy standards, codes, regulations and guidelines developed in Hong Kong in the past few years include:

Copies of the building energy codes can be downloaded from EMSD's website or purchased from the Government Publication Office of Hong Kong. Other related activities to energy efficiency are summarised below: Typical energy consumption patterns in buildings:
Web Links:
Mainland China

Construction standards in Mainland China that are related to building energy efficiency have been studied and they include the followings. These standards can be purchased from the China Architecture & Building Press at URL: www.china-building.com.cn.

To understand the background, it is advisable to study the Energy Conservation Law and related policies in China: Web Links:
Worldwide

International

Australia

Austria

Brunei Darussalam

Canada

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Indonesia

Jamaica

Japan

Korea

Malaysia

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Philippines

Poland

Russian Federation

Singapore

Slovakia

Spain

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Taiwan

Thailand

UK

USA

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Research Publications

Selected Publications


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