Members' proposals

Proposals on environmental protection by CPPCC members:

Energy-efficient buildings

Energy waste in buildings is a prominent problem in China. The country's buildings have a combined floor space of about 40 billion sq m. About 95 percent of them are high energy consumers, using two to three times more than buildings in developed countries. The current construction boom means the nation will add another 30 billion sq m of floor space by 2020. Yet, only 20 percent of the new buildings will be efficient.