Opportunity for Leadership Entity: Beijing Energy-Efficiency and Renewable Energy Demonstration Building

Resumen

The United States Department of Energy recently entered into an agreement with the People's Republic of China Ministry of Science and Technology to determine the feasibility of jointly constructing an energy efficient, mid-size office building demonstration project in downtown Beijing, China. The Department is interested in identifying an entity which will volunteer to work directly with the building's primary intended occupant, The Administrative Centre for China's Agenda 21, which reports to the Ministry of Science and Technology and the State Development and Planning Commission, in leading and being responsible for the execution of this demonstration project. If the project proves feasible, this entity would be responsible for bringing together the necessary financial, technical, and other components and resources for the bidding, constructing and commissioning of the final design of the energy efficient and renewable aspects of the building, and for monitoring the reductions of energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions. The entity would also develop and provide for the operation of a Demonstration Center in the building illustrating the potential contribution of U.S. t