低碳建筑的未来

BUILDING LOW CARBON BUILDINGS FUTURE

建筑环境在很多发达国家引起的国家温室气体排放量已高达50%。因此,各国政府正寻求适当的对策解决气候变化所带来的威胁。建筑环境显然需要担当一个重要的角色。需要强而有力的政府领导,确保提供长期经济规划、商业投资、法规和激励机制,以确保业界迅速响应。本文讨论了英国政府的零碳建筑物策略对低能耗建筑设计的影响及产生的意外的后果。作者强调不同行业利益相关者和政府之间应有的对话和合作,以制定政策架构,鼓励业界积极创新,以提供符合成本效益的解决方案,真正应对气候变化所带来的挑战。

The built environment is responsible for as much as 50% of national greenhouse gas emissions in many developed countries.Therefore,as Governments around the world look for an appropriate response to the threats posed by climate change it is clear that the built environment will play an important role.Strong leadership from the government is needed in order to provide certainty for long-term business planning and commercial investment,and legislation and incentives are likely to be required in order to ensure the industry responds promptly.The paper discusses the UK Government＇s＇ zero carbon＇ buildings policy,its impact on low-energy building design and some of the unintended consequences that have arisen.The author highlights the need for co-operation and dialogue between different industry stakeholders and the government in order to develop a policy framework that encourages industry to proactively innovate in order to deliver cost effective solutions that genuinely respond to the challenges posed by climate change.