Viet Nam Effort and Recommendation forGEC/GBC Development

Tokyo, 6 December 2019

To promote GBC developmentin Viet Nam- Green building (GB) is voluntary in Viet Nam => The Government
require all state/public buildings to implement GB. GB need to becompulsory.
- To prepare the Standards/Code and Guidelines of GB for each categoriesof buildings. So we need to interpret Japanese guidelines of EE
into Vietnamese version.
- To find the way for Asean financial support for GB (for ASEAN).
- To carry out more reseaches for suit Asean context from Japaneseexperiences of EE/GB (solutions, cost,…).
- To exchange experiences in Asean coutries and Japan.

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To promote BEC
in Viet Nam- To revise the Decree No. 21/2011/ND-CP detailing/guiding theLaw on Energy Efficiency and Conservation.
- To implement the National Energy Efficiency Programme
for the period of 2019 - 2030 (at PM Decision 280/QĐ-TTg
dated March 11, 2019).

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Project on Energy Efficiency Improvement in Commercialand High-Rise Residential Buildings in Viet Nam (EECB)▪ Implementation Duration: March 2016 – March 2020 (to be extended toMarch 2021)▪ Implementation Partner: Viet Nam Ministry of Construction▪ Implementation Entity: Department of Science, Technologies andEnvironment, MOC▪ Financing Partner: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)/
Global Environment Facilities (GEF)▪ Total Resources required: US$ 24,696,550.
▪ GEF: US$3,198,000;▪ Parallel: US$ 16,728,550 (UNDP: US$150,000 and Private Sector: US$16,578,550);▪ In-kind Contributions: US$ 4,770,000▪ Long-termed Objective: To reduce intensity of GHG emissions
from the building sector in Viet Nam.
▪ Direct Objective: To improve the energy utilization performanceof commercial and high-rise residential buildings.
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EECB Project(continued)

Approach:➢ Removethe barriers to achieve competent compliance with therevised BEC (QCVN 09:2013/BXD);➢ Apply systematic and practical technology measures to achieve EE atcommercial and high-rise buildings in Viet Nam.

Components:
Component 1: Improvement and Enforcement of BEC;

Component 2: Building Market Development Support InitiativesComponent 3: Building EE technology applications and replications
Demonstration Projects: 16 EE commercial and high-rise buildings

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COMPONENT 1
Improvement and Enforcement of Building Energy Code QCVN 09
Expected Results: capacities of related entities will be strengthened throughimproved policy support mechanisms, standards, and guidelines regarding
enforcement of BEC in Viet Nam.

Main Activities➢ Development of computerized compliance toolkits (software and web tools) and guidelines;➢ Development of standards and database for construction materials and EE appliances andequipment;➢ Preparation of technical studies to implement an enhanced version of the revised BEC;
➢ Development of Monitoring and Verification (M&V) scheme;➢ Conduct of Specific Energy Consumption (SEC) studies and development of SEC database;➢ Development of a comparative energy certification/labeling scheme.
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COMPONENT 2
Building Market Development Support Initiatives▪ Expected Result: enhance the capacity of the building sector stakeholders todesign, finance and implement EE measures;

Main Activities➢ Development of a suitable financial support mechanism together with toolkits for
economic evaluations;➢ Establishment of Centers for Energy Efficiency in Buildings (CEEBs).

➢ Capacity building and training programs to be delivered to beneficiaries. For exemple:ESCOs, energy service providers, etc.
➢ An energy consumption survey at 100 commercial and high-rise residential buildings.

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COMPONENT 3
Building EE technology applications and replications▪ Expected Result: enhancement of energy efficiency
performance in both new construction and theretrofit/refurbishment in 16 buildings in Hanoi and Ho Chi
Minh areas.
Main Activities➢ Five-year energy conservation plans for 16 selected buildings;➢ Demonstrated design, application and operation of EE equipment,
building materials and building energy monitoring andmanagement/control systems.

❖ Key Activity:
Demonstration Buildings
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KEY RESULTS➢ Publish database of EE building materials and end-use equipment on website;➢ 05 national standards on EE building materials under development;➢ An energy consumption survey at 165 commercial and high-rise residentialbuildings to help define Specific Energy Consumption Profiles (SEC) andenergy benchmarks for 05 categories of buildings;➢ Drafted Monitoring and Verification (M&V) scheme, Specific Energy
Consumption Profiles (SEC) and energy benchmarks, energy
certification/labeling scheme.
➢ Capacity building and training programs delivered to construction
practioners at 63 provinces;➢ Technical support on EE in buildings for 08 new and 12 existing buildings;
Etc.
9• Database on EE building materials
and equipment;• 05 national standards on EE
building materials; 04 national
standards on energy benchmark,EE evaluation and labelling forbuildings• SEC, Energy benchmark, EE
labelling for high rise buildings;• Incentive mechanism.
• Cost estimation for EE.

Viet Nam Effort for EE

Policy,Guideline

DesignCapacitybuilding
training on
design,construction,
Construction

Operation

acceptance ofEE buildings

Acceptance

Demonstration buildings
8 new buildings and 12 retrofit buildings
10BEC Challenges need to solve
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The conmunity concern/awareness (Governments, practitioners, citizens)of EE is low. The Energy Efficiency in buildings are less prioritized thanother fields such as: Poverty reduction, Natural disasters, Development(High level); Technology, safety, cost, income, etc. (Sectoral level). => Tochange their thinking of EE.

2.

Lack of EE knowledge from state management (From central to localauthorities) to consultants and building owners => To improve thecapacity building.

3.

Constraints in finding national experts with special experience in energy
efficient buildings, especially in ESCO services.

4.

Lack of bubget/subsidy for EE; and low cost of energy => To find thefinance support/loan with low interest rate.

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5. To re-organise the national energy award in Viet Nam based
AEA (including ZEB concept).
6. Many new fields that the EECB project attempts to introduce (forexamples, studies of specific energy consumption profiles andenergy benchmarks, ESCO, labeling, incentive,…) are lack ofreference information.
7. International inputs (ASEAN, JAPAN,…) are very valuable for VietNam,
8. Better cooperation among regional/international organizations for aconsistent and long-termed support to Viet Nam so thatachievements can be maintained sustainably.
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