Benchmark Study on Green Buildings - Royal Architectural Institute ...
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B-4 Japan……………………………………………………………..... 73 • Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ)………………. 73 • ECCJ reduced rate loans…………………………………... 74 • ECCJ commendation programs…………………………… 74 • Energy Conservation Days, Months, and general check-ups 75 • Top Runner Program……………………………………… 75 • ECCJ free energy audits…………………………………… 76 • Energy Star………………………………………………… 76 • Energy Saving Labeling Program…………………………. 76 • ECCJ Energy Efficient Product Retailer Assessment System76 • Rebates for new water heating systems……………………. 77 • Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)……………………… 77 • Home & Building Energy Management Systems…………. 77 • ECCJ guidelines, building information & “Smart Life”….. 78 • ECCJ & METI ENEX Exhibition…………………………. 78 • ECCJ Energy Conservation Education Program………….. 78 • ECCJ Energy Conservation Republic Program…………… 79 • ECCJ appliance comparison website……………………… 79 • Hybrid-Z homes & solar panel information…….………… 79 • New Energy Foundation (NEF) programs………………… 80 • Building Centre of Japan (BCJ)…………………………… 81 • MLIT Government Green Buildings Program……………. 82 • Overseas Performance Evaluation and Approval initiative.. 82 • Japanese Building Research Institute’s Department of Environmental Engineering (DEE)………………………... 82 • Environmental Activity Evaluation Program……………… 83 • Yanepita Photovoltaic Systems……………………….…… 83 • Residential geothermal heat pumps………………………. 83 • Eco Families…………………………………………….… 84 • Lifuel cogeneration systems……………………………… 84 • CO 2 calculator from Tokyo Gas…………………………... 84 • LPG fuel cell systems…………………………………….. 85 • Biomass Town Program…………………………………... 85 • METI Eco Town Program………………………………… 86 • Friends of the Earth (FoE) Japan………………………….. 87 B-5 Australia…………………………………………………………… 87 • Australian Government’s climate change strategy………… 87 • Australian Climate Change Science Program (ACCSP)…... 87 • Community Abatement Grants…………………………….. 88 • Greenhouse Gas Abatement Program (GGAP)……………. 88 • Low Emissions Technology Demonstration Fund………… 88 5
• National Climate Change Adaptation Program……………. 89 • Australian Government renewable energy programs……… 89 • Low Emissions Technology and Abatement initiative……. 90 • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)…………………………………………………… 90 • Keep Australia Beautiful (KAB) programs……………….. 90 • Futureenergy.org…………………………………………... 91 • Government funding for HVAC system improvements…... 92 • WELS Scheme & water efficiency label………………….. 92 • Energy Star & Energy Rating Label………………………. 93 • Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy……… 93 • Sustainability Victoria information & programs.…………. 94 • Australian Building Energy Council (ABEC)…………….. 96 • Mecu Bank goGreen Home Improvement Loan………….. 97 • Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB)……………….. 97 • Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF)……………… 97 • Centre for Energy and Greenhouse Technologies (CEGT).. 98 • Smart Housing, Research House and renewal projects......... 98 • Alternative Technology Association (ATA)………………. 99 • Your Home………………………………………………… 100 • The Green Directory………………………………………. 100 • Energyrating.gov.au………………………………………. 101 • Top Energy Saver Award…………………………………. 101 • Sustainable Living Foundation (SLF)…………………….. 101 • Urban Ecology Australia (UEA)………………………….. 101 • Ecological Homes………………………………………… 102 • ecoMaster………………………………………………….. 102 • savewater! Alliance............................................................... 102 • Australian Government’s Sustainable Cities Program……. 103 • Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (ORER)……... 103 • Energy Efficiency Opportunities Program……………...… 104 • Commercializing Emerging Technologies Program……… 104 • Innovation Investment Fund (IIF)………………………… 105 • Pooled Development Funds (PDF) Program……………… 105 • North Lakes eco-friendly town…………………………… 105 B-6 United Kingdom…………………………………………………… 105 • Ecotricity………………………………………………….. 105 • UK Green Building Press…………………………………. 106 • Ecostruct…………………………………………………... 106 • Property Environment Group (PEG)……………………… 106 • Construction Industry Council (CIC)……………………… 107 • Sustainability Works software…………………………….. 108 • Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)…………………… 108 6
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B-4 Japan……………………………………………………………..... 73<br />
• Energy C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Center, Japan (ECCJ)………………. 73<br />
• ECCJ reduced rate loans…………………………………... 74<br />
• ECCJ commendati<strong>on</strong> programs…………………………… 74<br />
• Energy C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Days, M<strong>on</strong>ths, and general check-ups 75<br />
• Top Runner Program……………………………………… 75<br />
• ECCJ free energy audits…………………………………… 76<br />
• Energy Star………………………………………………… 76<br />
• Energy Saving Labeling Program…………………………. 76<br />
• ECCJ Energy Efficient Product Retailer Assessment System76<br />
• Rebates for new water heating systems……………………. 77<br />
• Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)……………………… 77<br />
• Home & Building Energy Management Systems…………. 77<br />
• ECCJ guidelines, building informati<strong>on</strong> & “Smart Life”….. 78<br />
• ECCJ & METI ENEX Exhibiti<strong>on</strong>…………………………. 78<br />
• ECCJ Energy C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Educati<strong>on</strong> Program………….. 78<br />
• ECCJ Energy C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> Republic Program…………… 79<br />
• ECCJ appliance comparis<strong>on</strong> website……………………… 79<br />
• Hybrid-Z homes & solar panel informati<strong>on</strong>…….………… 79<br />
• New Energy Foundati<strong>on</strong> (NEF) programs………………… 80<br />
• Building Centre of Japan (BCJ)…………………………… 81<br />
• MLIT Government <strong>Green</strong> <strong>Buildings</strong> Program……………. 82<br />
• Overseas Performance Evaluati<strong>on</strong> and Approval initiative.. 82<br />
• Japanese Building Research <strong>Institute</strong>’s Department of<br />
Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Engineering (DEE)………………………... 82<br />
• Envir<strong>on</strong>mental Activity Evaluati<strong>on</strong> Program……………… 83<br />
• Yanepita Photovoltaic Systems……………………….…… 83<br />
• Residential geothermal heat pumps………………………. 83<br />
• Eco Families…………………………………………….… 84<br />
• Lifuel cogenerati<strong>on</strong> systems……………………………… 84<br />
• CO 2 calculator from Tokyo Gas…………………………... 84<br />
• LPG fuel cell systems…………………………………….. 85<br />
• Biomass Town Program…………………………………... 85<br />
• METI Eco Town Program………………………………… 86<br />
• Friends of the Earth (FoE) Japan………………………….. 87<br />
B-5 Australia…………………………………………………………… 87<br />
• Australian Government’s climate change strategy………… 87<br />
• Australian Climate Change Science Program (ACCSP)…... 87<br />
• Community Abatement Grants…………………………….. 88<br />
• <strong>Green</strong>house Gas Abatement Program (GGAP)……………. 88<br />
• Low Emissi<strong>on</strong>s Technology Dem<strong>on</strong>strati<strong>on</strong> Fund………… 88<br />
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