scholarly journals Learning through a Community-based Energy Conservation Project

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Zakzewski ◽  
Mark Murphy ◽  
Michael Mahon
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Conservation Project

Case Study: China Second Energy Conservation Project

2013 ◽  
pp. 227-234
Author(s):  
Xiaodong Wang ◽  
Richard Stern ◽  
Dilip Limaye ◽  
Wolfgang Mostert ◽  
Yabei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Conservation Project

Research on the Duty Mechanism of Energy Consumption Control of Public Buildings in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 253-255 ◽  
pp. 735-738
Author(s):  
Ge Fei Ding ◽  
Gang Xu ◽  
Xiao Feng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Public Buildings ◽  
Conservation Project ◽  
Responsibility System ◽  
Consumption Control

Since the 90's of last century, energy conservation project of civil architecture has been started in China. Till now, civil builings’ energy consumption, especially public buildings is still serious, which is caused by many factors and the duty mechanism is one of the most important factors. The paper analyzed the prerequisites to launch the duty mechanism, those who should take the responsibility to launch the duty mechanism, responsibility system of the duty mechanism and how to realize the duty mechanism.

scholarly journals COMMUNITY BASED URBAN AREA CONSERVATION LESSONS FROM PAKISTAN

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 26-33
Author(s):  
Shabnam Nigar Mumtaz
Keyword(s):  
Urban Area ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Heritage Conservation ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Project Design ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Conservation Project ◽  
Urban Heritage ◽  
Community Based Conservation

Pakistan has a treasure of historic cores as part of various cities that date back to Pre-Mughal, Mughal and post Mughal periods. Even those that were developed during the 19th century British rule have areas that are valuable as representative of a shared heritage with colonies of Britain. Since many historic cores have become part of the cities, these historic cores are seriously threatened. Unesco World Heritage List includes many major historical monuments and sites of Pakistan but it is yet to list any historical town in Pakistan .The local legislation also does not list any historical town. In spite of their value most historical areas are deteriorated and many parts of this significant heritage have been lost over the years. Community based conservation promotes the idea that the key to success of long term conservation lies in community engagement bringing the benefits of historical conservation to the local community. However, although community based conservation is practiced commonly world wide, it is not always successful. This paper tries to answer the following questions: 1. Is community based conservation an effective tool in Pakistan for conservation of urban areas? 2. What are the factors that contribute to the success or failure of such conservation exercises? 3. What part does a project design and local community character play in the success or failure of an urban conservation project. A multi sited case study method has been used to conservation project both similarities and differences related to review heritage conservation. Each site has been analysed for its unique local context and each project has been reviewed different project design which speaks about the multi layered challenges of heritage conservation. The three cases presented here offer valuable lessons for the design and implementation of area conservation programs in Pakistan. One lesson is the need to put all values embedded in urban heritage into play, as they are the drivers that mobilize a diverse set of stakeholders. These values include socio cultural and social justice, historic, artistic, educational and economic factors that can mobilize community, Government, Elite, Philanthropist and Entrepreneurs. The premise of analysis here is that the more the variety of values the more sustainable the conservation. The methodology used is literature review from secondary sources i.e. books, articles, academic papers and discussions with colleagues. The conclusion points towards the fact that In Pakistan community based conservation may not be the only solution to area conservation because only few groups can value it, like academia, groups from civil society and some government departments and communities at large need more motivation and awareness to become the major participant of urban area conservation exercises. The role of elite and private sector is also very insignificant. Any external agency can help only in advisory and financial capacity, but means to generate funds locally should be there. The status of urban area conservation is described by an academic conservationist Prof. Dr. Anila Naeem form the Department of Architecture and Planning, NED University o Engineering and Technology in 2009 as follows: “In Pakistan urban area conservation is not an established professional field and designation of historic centers is altogether a very new idea. Thus, conserving urban heritage areas may take many shapes and meanings and conservation of urban areas is more complex than conservation of individual buildings or archaeological remains. Keywords: Urban area conservation, community, Pakistan, heritage, historic cores.

scholarly journals Energy conservation project funding in commercial building: an expenditure or investment?

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaikh Shamser Ali ◽  
Ruchi Tyagi ◽  
Ragini Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Third World ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Commercial Building ◽  
Conservation Project ◽  
Conservation Measures ◽  
Conservation Projects ◽  
Operational Activity ◽  
Energy Conservation Measures

<p>Energy conservation is an unnecessary expenditure and considered as a less important operational activity in many third world countries, particularly in India. The review of literature on the energy conservation project funding identifies that unclear management vision and policy for energy conservation is one of the reason for its back seat. Energy Conservation is supposed to be a top-down approach, in reality, a procurement manager is obliged to buy based on L1 policy (Lowest quoted price). Most of the Energy Conservation Measures (ECM) are not available at lowest quoted price. Therefore, Energy Conservation Measures (ECM) turn out to be a document formality rather than practice.  The paper highlights the need for a paradigm shift on Energy conservation project from an expenditure to an investment. The Energy Conservation Project is an investment that will continue to give a return as long as the equipment is in operation or the facility is functional. This calls for amendments in Energy Policies and Project Guidelines for swift that there are no conflicts between the departments for implementing the energy conservation projects. </p>

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