Buildings

Sustainable Environment

Buildings

Aligned SDGs Targets

Nearly Zero Energy Buildings

NTU has the largest number of faculty and students in Taiwan. We also have a large number of buildings and laboratories. Maintaining a high-quality teaching and research environment requires a lot of electricity. To actively promotes energy saving and carbon reduction with a goal of negative growth in overall electricity usage on campus. Older air conditioners are replaced with newer models every year, lighting equipment is constantly renewed with energy-saving lamps, heat pump performance is improved, and power consumption behaviors in campus buildings are monitored. These measures will hopefully help reduce NTU’s carbon emissions.



 

Green Buildings of NTU


 

Certified Green Buildings of NTU in 2023

12Buildings



 
Main Campus
Branch campus
 
National Taiwan University Cancer Center Hospital

Silver
Get year 2023
MK Innovation Hall

Silver
Get year 2020
Tseng Jiang Hall

Silver
Get year 2019
Zonghe Lecture Building

Silver
Get year 2019
College of Engineering Building

Bronze
Get year 2023
Construction of Leung Center for Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics

Bronze
Get year 2021
Construction of car parks in Zonghe Lecture Building

Bronze
Get year 2021
Construction of the Biomedical Engineering Hall

Bronze
Get year 2019
Lixian Hall

Certified
Get year 2023
Construction of the Agricultural Incubation and Promotion Center

Certified
Get year 2019
Construction of the Faculty and Staff Dorm

Certified
Get year 2018
Construction of the Animal Resource Center

Certified
Get year 2017

Note 1: Buildings that passed Green Building Labeling evaluation (Class Certified and above) as of December 31, 2023.



 

Power saving measures


 

Replacing old air conditioners

 

4397 


 

Replace Indoor lighting  

84145 


 

Replace Fire safety lighting

 

6416 


 

Outdoor lighting

 

425 



 
Power saving measures Details

Replacing old air conditioners

From 2017 to 2024, a total of 4,397 air conditioners that were nine years or older were replaced with highefficiency models, with an estimated energy saving rate of about 25%.

Switching to energyefficient lights

  • Indoor lighting: Since 2019, around 84,145T5/T8 fluorescent lights have been replaced with LED lights, achieving an energy saving rate of over 40%.

  • Fire safety lighting: From 2011 to 2024, around 6,416 fire safety lights were replaced with LED lights, reducing energy consumption by 90%.

  • Outdoor lighting: All outdoor lighting in NTU’s Main Campus has been replaced with LED lights since 2011. Since 2017, smart street lighting systems have been installed in phases, with 425 lights replaced to date. Smart street lights consume 67% less electricity than LED lights.

Improving heat pump performance

Water-to-water heat pump systems have been installed in the sports center, 1st Men’s Graduate Dorm, 1st Women’s Graduate Dorm, 2nd Women’s Dorm, and 7th Men’s Dorm. The energy efficiency of these systems is examined and certified every year.

Monitoring electricity consumption

Electricity consumption patterns in each building are tracked monthly using digital meters. Abnormalities are addressed, and regular meetings are held to review consumption patterns. The energy efficiency of larger air conditioning systems, such as those in the Life Science Building, Main Library, and Second Activity Center, is continuously monitored to ensure energy-saving effectiveness.
 

Electricity Consumption Dashboard


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