To improve the energy efficiency in the existing buildings and regulate the energy conservation establishments in the new buildings, NCKU strictly follows regulations established by the Executive Yuan. The followings are the practical methods for energy conservation from NCKU:
Establishing management system
NCKU establishes the Energy Conservation Promotion Committee. The president of NCKU serves as chairperson, and invites the professors and researchers expertizing in electrical energy, heat energy, and building energy to examine the current measures to energy conservation and carbon reduction, discuss the techniques, methods, and policies to energy conservation, and hold regular conferences.
Renovating old buildings
Establishing management system
NCKU establishes the Energy Conservation Promotion Committee. The president of NCKU serves as chairperson, and invites the professors and researchers expertizing in electrical energy, heat energy, and building energy to examine the current measures to energy conservation and carbon reduction, discuss the techniques, methods, and policies to energy conservation, and hold regular conferences.
Renovating old buildings
- To improve the efficiency of the buildings, NCKU sets the renovation of aged buildings (e.g. Sheng-Li Dormitory 3) as priority. The replacement of reconstruction with renovation helps reduce the emission of CO2.
- Strengthening the structure of aged buildings, which increases the duration of the buildings, and redesigns the interior space. (e.g. Kuang-Fu Dormitory)
- Installing waterproof and heat insulation roofs with solar panels on buildings.
- Adopting external shading devices to provide users with natural lighting without heat. (e.g. NCKU library)
- During the dormitory renovation, space configuration was employed to enhance natural lighting and improve the flow of movement. (e.g. Kuang-Fu Dormitory 2)
Replacing the facilities
- Replacing the faucets with high water consumption with water-saving faucets.
- Purchasing water-saving toilets.
- Abolishing old air conditioners and selecting energy-saving air conditioners.
- Selecting energy-saving LED lights, and abolishing lights with high electric energy consumption.
NCKU has been awarded with 42 EEWH since 2005. The Energy Conservation Promotion Committee suggested that the future building plans can be requested to follow the requirements of EAC and EL from green building regulations submitted by the Ministry of the Interior.