China
Code Development
Summary |
Summary
In 1986, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) issued the Design Standard for Energy Efficiency of Residential Buildings (JGJ 26-86). This Design Standard only covered buildings in the northern heating zone and required a 30% cut in energy consumption for space heating compared to reference buildings from 1980. |
Start Year |
Exact Start Year
1 986
Start Year Range
1980 - 1989
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Revision Schedule | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Existing Code Coverage |
Commercial
Residential
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Stakeholder Engagement | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Best Practices | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Code Implementation - Compliance & Enforcement
Administrative/Enforcement Structures |
Local construction departments are in charge of local compliance and enforcement activities. Local quality supervision stations supervise the work quality of third parties, especially construction companies and construction inspection companies. Construction inspection companies are third-party enforcers that determine whether the construction complies with the approved building designs, construction codes and the codes for acceptance of construction. |
Compliance Checking on Design |
Yes, compliance is checked on Design
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Compliance Checking on Construction |
Yes, compliance is checked on Construction
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Compliance Checking on Pre-Occupancy | |
Air Tightness testingy | |
Commissioning before occupancy |
Yes, commissioning is happening before occupancy
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Commissioning after occupancy | |
Compliance Software Residential | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Compliance Software Non-Residential |
Yes, Software exists
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Penalties for non-compliance |
Refusal Permission to construct
Refusal Permission to occupy
Suspension or loss of licence
Publication of names of property owners who fail to comply
Other
Other penalties
Fines
License suspension of third-party inspectors in the case of fraud or severe fault. |
Incentives and Recognition program for compliance |
Incentives and Recognition program for compliance
Finance/Loans/Ratings
The Chinese government has issued a series of tax incentives, including fixed asset investment regulation tax, income tax and value added tax. These tax incentives apply to both new energy efficient buildings construction and new wall materials production and use. |
Compliance Rate monitoringe |
Yes, it exists
To enforce energy codes, the Chinese government has issued a code for acceptance of energy efficient construction. MOHURD has annually assessed compliance since 2005. |
Compliance Rate Publicised |
Yes, it exists
Partially available. MOHURD released their annual compliance assessment results. |
Compliance Lessons Learned |
Yes, it exists
After China conducted compliance assessment, the compliance rate increased significantly. |
Compliance Energy Use Statistics |
Yes, it exists
Not publicly available. |
Compliance Rate in % | NA, Check Country Information Sheet for details |
Capacity Building and Education
Awareness Raising |
Resourse kits
Compliance Training
Capacity building and education programs are offered to designers, engineers and government officials. There are separate training programs for third-party inspectors who want to obtain their licenses. |
Building materials
Building Materials Ratings |
Energy Performance Certificates
EPC Implementation |
EPC Implementation
EPCs are referred to in codes -
China has energy performance certificates that are issued based on both design and post-occupancy energy efficiency (while codes are design standards). Codes and energy performance certificates are enforced separately. But provincial or local offices of the Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development are in charge of managing and guiding provincial or local energy performance certificates. |