The “Energy Efficiency Improvement in Commercial and High-Rise Residential Buildings in Vietnam” (EECB) project is expected to complete some of its commitments in 2021.
Hanoi (VNA) - The “Energy Efficiency Improvement in Commercial and High-RiseResidential Buildings in Vietnam” (EECB) project is expected to complete some of itscommitments in 2021.
Funded by theGlobal Environment Facility (GEF) through the UN Development Programme (UNDP), theproject’s goals are to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from Vietnam’sbuilding sector and to improve energy utilisation at commercial and high-rise residential buildingsin HCM City and Hanoi.
Completion willbe achieved through the implementation of the three following components: improvedenforcement of energy efficiency building codes, building market development supportinitiatives, and building EE technology applications and replications.
Each componentcomprises a number of complementary activities designed to remove barriers tothe stringent enforcement of the revised EEBC, and for the greater uptake of energy-efficienttechnologies, systems, and practices in commercial and residential buildings.
Vu Ngoc Anh,Director of the Science and Technology and Environment Department at theMinistry of Construction, who is also EECB director, said the project willcomplete mechanisms recognising energy consumption and announcing information onenergy consumption, along with documents guiding the design, construction, andassessment of energy-efficient projects.
It has already studiedenergy consumption at 250 projects and recognised energy-efficient facilities. Manytraining courses within its framework have been organised nationwide.
The projectfulfilled 11 of 14 set targets, including major targets like providingconsultation for the national target programme on the economical and efficientuse of energy, and contributing opinions on the Law on Construction.
The project issupporting the Ministry of Construction in amending a decree on the managementof projects and their quality, and other documents.
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Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) 
