The China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) 2018 has come to an end, from which green development and the reduction of emissions remained a focal point, with every major company striving to lead the way by setting examples on these topics. Delta has donated or built 26 green buildings in the past 11 years, the largest number for any company, with 6 of which located in China. Delta has summarized its experiences and knowledge of green buildings with various characteristics and published this information in the Simplified Chinese version of the "Building Green Buildings with Delta" in Beijing on March 29. It aims to encourage others in participation of the green movements, maintaining sustainability and limiting the rising global temperature to within 2 degrees Celsius. Buildings are major energy consumers and account for 1/3 of the overall energy consumption. Therefore, in 2005, Delta was the first to use the concept of green buildings as the design basis for the company's factories or donated buildings. The designs were used on campuses, residential housing, and even temporary structures. To date, Delta has received 14 LEED's global certifications awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Delta CBO Shan-Shan Guo at the book release event

Having personally orchestrated the Green Buildings Exhibition in 2015, the book's producer CBO Shan-Shan Guo has valuable experience in building green buildings with Delta. Shan-Shan also shared this experience on the international stage with the "Delta Green Building Exhibition" at the Grand Palais in France and subsequently at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University. In Beijing, the green buildings exhibition was combined with Chinese scholarly ideas, which enriched the exhibition and resonated even better with the locals. However, the exhibition period was limited, and in order to influence a larger public, the highlights were collected and produced into this book. As Guo expressed, "The green buildings take reference from nature and conform to its surrounding location. In addition to being environment-friendly, they possess a beauty of going back to nature. Full of actual photos, this book allows readers to go over in detail Delta's journey in learning about green buildings over the years. Featuring renowned scholars and architects who have participated in the efforts, the 12 microfilms that are extended from various chapters on green buildings serve as a reader's guide and utilize real images to take readers to the original scene of planning for those green buildings, so that they get to understand Delta's original philosophy of devotion to the environment. It hopes to help more people get familiarized with green buildings by informing about their benefits and to expand the influence of green buildings."

Previous Chairperson of the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association Shi Dinghuan has witnessed Delta's dedication to the environment and energy conservation for more than 10 years. As he said in his speech, "Since 2006 until today, Delta has partnered with the Association and was the title sponsor for the International Solar Building Design Competitions. The company even invested in building the winners' competition projects. They have turned dreams into reality. For instance, after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake that destroyed many campuses, the theme of our 2009 competition became campus reconstruction. Delta donated to rebuild the Delta Sunshine Elementary School in Yangjia Township, Mianyang, the first campus with complete green buildings in the stricken area. For more than 10 years, I have been deeply moved by Delta's perseverance in taking actions based on the philosophy of green building environmentalism. Zeng Yanzhe, the elementary school's designer and Vice President of the China National Engineering Research Center for Human Settlements, said that these projects trained a large number of green building professionals and are great engineering examples to promote for advanced concepts. In a way, the competition itself is an important green building action.”

Delta upholds its mission of "To provide innovative, clean and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow" by implementing energy conservation and the reduction of emissions for its factories, products, and green buildings. In 2016 alone, the certified green buildings have saved 15.2 million kWh, an equivalent of 10.07 tons of carbon emissions. In the past seven years, Delta's energy-efficient products and solutions have saved its clients an estimated 20.8 billion kWh.

Delta CBO Shan-Shan Guo (middle), previous Chairperson of the Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association Shi Dinghuan (second from left), Vice President of the China National Engineering Research Center for Human Settlements Zeng Yanzhe (second from left), U.S. Green Building Committee North Asia Managing Director Du Risheng (left), and the author of "Building Green with Delta" Evan Kao (right) at the book release event. Presenting Delta's energy-saving experience in building green buildings over the past 10 years