Puolet Kiinan uusista rakennuksista ei täytä energiatehokkuusnormeja

China Daily 14.1.2008:

• All new buildings in the country were designed for energy efficiency by property developers - but only half have been found to meet national energy conservation standards.
• Energy consumption will be reduced 40 percent nationwide on average if the standards are fully implemented. In addition, this will help ease energy shortages and contribute to combating climate change.

Mutta:

• The Ministry of Construction discovered in recent nationwide inspections that only 53 percent of projects under construction are turning energy-saving promises into action, said Song.
• On average, about 2 billion sq m of new buildings are built each year.