“The Passive House Technology Centre is a building that’s perfect for the environment and the perfect living environment. The building’s carefully constructed envelope, sealed maintenance structure and efficient heat or energy recovery fresh air system, is powered by photovoltaics and geothermal heat pumps that result in estimated annual energy savings of more than 1.3 million KWh, reducing operating costs by around 550,000 yuan ($79,000).Īn encapsulation of the programme’s ethos, the centre functions as a showroom, meeting hall and office space, as well as featuring high-end residential apartments that show environmental protection need not come at the cost of comfort. The air tightness means that indoors are maintained at 18-26☌ throughout the year. A steel-built, low-energy building that covers seven floors and 14,000m², the centre is a ‘passive house’ that eliminates the need for traditional heating and cooling.īased on German builds of the 1980s that combine high comfort and low energy consumption, the centre is a sealed structure built of precision-engineered interlocking steel components and durable insulation materials.

In the core area of the park sits the Sino-German Ecological Park Passive House Experience Centre. One of many such cities across China, the Sino-German Eco programme uses international cooperation and the power of Germany’s experience with advanced urban sustainability and business-friendly legislative frameworks to create a true paradigm shift. Instead of viewing these as necessary, but mutually exclusive targets, businesses in Qingdao can make progress on both aims through an urban and industrial space that is fully supportive of both.

The driving idea behind the Eco Park is the interweaving of economic policy with sustainability. A collaborative urban development project between China and Germany is harmonising environmental protection, energy efficiency and economic advancement.Īcross the Yellow Sea from South Korea, on China’s north-eastern coastline, sits a truly unique urban space that is reimagining what sustainable development can achieve.Ī collection of ultra-low-energy buildings supported by renewable energy systems, form the core of the Sino-German Eco Park Qingdao, making it a standard bearer of innovative solutions for climate protection and energy efficiency.

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