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International forum on renewable energy and green low-energy buildings 2019 holds successfully
Text by DGC 2019/06

“International forum on renewable energy and green low-energy buildings 2019” was successfully held in Tongli, Suzhou. More than 300 people from home and abroad, including representatives of construction and energy administrative authorities, industry experts, architecture teachers and students, representatives of green construction parts enterprises and energy enterprises, gathered together to discuss topics related to renewable energy and green low-energy buildings. The Forum invited internationally renowned green architecture masters, such as Ken Yeang, founder of T. R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia, to share new ideas and practical experiences on international green architecture. Domestic experts were also invited to give on-site explanation on the integrated application of renewable energy and green low-energy buildings.

Domestic and foreign experts participating in the forum and executives of Delta unveiled “Zhongda Low-carbon Residence”

Zhong Jishou, Director of Solar Energy Architecture Committee of Chinese Renewable Energy Society, and Secretary-General of Architectural Society of China, commented on the entries

Bruce Cheng, founder and Honorary Chairman of Delta, shared Delta’s stories in green buildings over the past decade. He said, Delta is committed to the promotion of green buildings. Since 2006, self-built factory buildings and buildings donated have all been designed as green buildings and built according to green building standards. The data center of Delta Wujiang R&D and Manufacturing Base has adopted Delta products and energy-saving design programs. Its annual average PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) value reached 1.29 within three years from its commissioning in 2015 to 2018. Last year, the center passed LEED v4 ID+C (Interior Design and Construction) Gold Certification; thus it became the world’s first green data center to receive this great honor.

The Forum invited internationally renowned green architecture masters, such as Ken Yeang, founder of T. R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn. Bhd. of Malaysia and winner of 2016 Liang Sicheng Architecture Award, to share new ideas and practical experiences on international green architecture. Mr. Ken Yeang made a speech with the theme of “Ecological Design and Overall Planning” through the cases of National Library of Singapore and Editt Tower of Singapore.

In addition, 2019 Delta Cup International Solar Energy Architecture Design Competition with the theme of “Sunshine & Cultural Tour”, after more than a year’s careful organization, also came to a successful conclusion in Tongli, Suzhou. Through many rounds of fierce competition, the jury composed of top academic experts from home and abroad finally selected 2 first prizes, 4 second prizes, 6 third prizes and many excellence awards from 200 entries. Among them, the works of “Wind Sings • Flower Dance” submitted by Chongqing University won the first prize of Zhejiang Fengxi Rose Education Research Base Project, and the works of “Reaching for Stars” submitted by Nanjing Tech University won the first prize of Xinglong Night Park Starry Sky Station, Hebei Province.