Decarbonize Urban Heating System

The Building Energy Research Center (BERC) of Tsinghua University was founded in 2005. The mission of BERC is to be devoted to the development of energy-efficient, low-carbon and environmentally responsible buildings in China in accordance with national and international energy and environmental targets, including buildings research and innovation. The principal research activities within BERC include: Assessment of the current buildings status in China and the provision of strategic; outlooks on buildings energy consumption and efficiency; Occupant behavior and building simulation research; Research and development (R&D) of innovative high-efficiency buildings technology and systems; Energy efficiency application research on subsectors, including: space heating in Northern China; rural residential buildings; urban residential buildings; and public and commercial buildings.Since 2007, BERC has published annual report on China Building Energy Efficiency (in Chinese) to provide data references, technical and policy suggestions for policy makers and engineers in the field of building energy conservation and low-carbon transition.BERC is also involved in international exchange and cooperation, including on-going collaboration with the International Energy Agency. Since 2016, BERC has started to publish the English version of this report to publish the English version of this annual report to release the data and key findings for international researchers.

• China’s Building Energy Use and GHG Emissions  .- Comparison of Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions from Building operation between China and Other Countries.- Present Situation of Urban Heating in China.- Industrial Heating and Residual Heat Emission.- DHW Heating and Steam for Functional Buildings.