Social and Environmental Report
The Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance (BEEO) has been effective since September 2012 to regulate energy efficiency of buildings in our city. Under the BEEO, the Building Energy Code (BEC) and Energy Audit Code (EAC) provide technical guidance on the compliance with statutory requirements regarding building services installations and energy audit.
New editions (2021 Editions) of the Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation (BEC 2021) and the Code of Practice for Building Energy Audit (EAC 2021) were published on 31 December 2021. BEC 2021 and EAC 2021 will apply to newly constructed buildings from 1 July 2022 and to existing buildings from 1 October 2022 respectively.
BEC 2021 uplifts the energy efficiency standards with an improvement of more than 15% as compared with the 2015 edition. By 2035, the estimated annual energy saving from all buildings in Hong Kong is expected to reach 4.7 billion to 5.3 billion kWh comparing with the 2015 base year. Meanwhile, EAC 2021 imposes more stringent requirements on the technical aspects of energy audit.
New editions (2021 Editions) of the Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Building Services Installation (BEC 2021) and the Code of Practice for Building Energy Audit (EAC 2021) were published on 31 December 2021. BEC 2021 and EAC 2021 will apply to newly constructed buildings from 1 July 2022 and to existing buildings from 1 October 2022 respectively.
BEC 2021 uplifts the energy efficiency standards with an improvement of more than 15% as compared with the 2015 edition. By 2035, the estimated annual energy saving from all buildings in Hong Kong is expected to reach 4.7 billion to 5.3 billion kWh comparing with the 2015 base year. Meanwhile, EAC 2021 imposes more stringent requirements on the technical aspects of energy audit.
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