2007.3 Beijing Workshop

Topic: Global Building Energy Consumption Data Benchmarking

o Participant list & Issue
NO.
Name
Country/Area
Organization
1
Gustavsen Arild Norway Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
2
Allard Francis French University of La Rochelle Director of LEPTAB
3
Gjerstad Frode Olav Norway Enova SF
4
Pietilainen Jorma Finland VTT (Technical research centre of Finland, www.vtt.fi), Senior Research Scientist
5
Vuolle Mika Finland Laboratory of Heating,Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Chief Research Scientist
6
Novakovic Vojislav Norway Norwegian University of Science and Technology Department of Energy and Process Engineering
7
Sisson William USA United Technologies Corporation and World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project, Co-chair
8
Van Dijk H.A.L. Netherlands TNO Built Environment and Geosciences
9
Yoshino Hiroshi Japan Graduate School of Engineering,Tohoku University
10
Chan Cary Hong Kong Swire Properties Management Limited
11
Zhang Ruiying China The Energy Foundation-Beijing Office Senior Program Officer for Building&Industry
12
Jiang Yi China Tsinghua University
13
Zhu Yingxin China Tsinghua University
14
Qingpeng Wei China Tsinghua University
15
Yang Xiu China Tsinghua University
16
Shengyuan Zhang China Tsinghua University

The workshop is mostly discussion and the specific issues involved are:
1)
Conversion of different energy resources. To fix on a uniform approach to convert different energy resources so that they can be put together and express the total energy consumption data for a certain energy channel. For material preparation, energy conversion in building combined heat and power system is suggested as an example to explain.
2)
Classification. Firstly, to discuss classification of buildings according to their performance. Further classification method of residential and commercial buildings is necessary. Secondly, to discuss classification of building energy consumption and to define different channel of building energy consumption such as lighting, heating, cooling, appliances, cooking, etc.
3)
Units of energy data. To discuss the units of dealing with energy data for each energy consumption channel in terms of per capita, per meter square, per household, etc.
4)
Comparison. To compare energy consumption data from all the countries participating based on the standardization foreseen in the former 3 discussion issues and to find differences.
5)
Study on the differences. To study where the differences come from and find approach for energy efficiency worldwide.