Abstract

(University of East Anglia) With more new buildings are appearing and also the people's living standards are increasing, more energy is used in China's building sector. The energy consumption in China's urban buildings is higher than rural buildings, and the energy use in non-residential buildings is more than 3 times higher than energy use in residential buildings. So, the non-residential/public building sector should be the sector of priority to achieve the sustainable development in whole China's building sector. China's Ministry of Construction ...