TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Professional Green Building Council

Theme C: Education and Market TransformationMoreover, the Kyoto Protocol, which took effect earlier this year, has provided agolden opportunity for China to develop green, energy-saving buildings. Toinvolve developing countries in reducing the emission of "greenhouse gases," theProtocol includes a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Industrializedcountries may input funds into projects that cut or avoid emissions in poor nations.The developed countries then are awarded credits that can be applied to meetingtheir own emissions targets. China's energy-efficient building constructions couldbe completed through international cooperation in CDM projects. Some Eco-cityprojects in China are seeking this market solution for implementing the renewabledesigns to achieve the ultimate objective of ‘zero-carbon” [4].Both the policy push and the market pull actions will be the main drivers behind tocreate a "tremendous market" for energy-saving technology and renovation workin China. To implement the policy effectively, the government is also nowconsidering offering subsidies or tax breaks to help with the cost reduction onadopting green building designs such as the ground source heat pump. Some localgovernments have built pilot projects to highlight energy conservation in buildingconstructions, and to enhance the public awareness of energy saving.3. GREEN BUILDING INITIATIVESSince 2004, China has initiated many plans and actions to implement the policy onenergy saving. They were well-received by the building industry, which has helpedmaking the green building design becoming mainstream. Some recent initiatives ofthe government on green buildings include:1. Implementing the《 绿 色 奥 运 建 筑 评 估 体 系 》in February, 20042. Implementing the 《 全 国 绿 色 建 筑 创 新 管 理 办 法 》 was implemented inAugust,20043. Implementing the《 全 国 绿 色 建 筑 创 新 奖 》in February, 20054. Implementing the《 公 共 建 筑 节 能 设 计 标 准 》 in June 2005608