Michinaga KohnoAPEC LCMT Taskforce

Taskforce Japan for Study Group (A)[Hitachi, Ltd]

Report onSite Visits by Study Group

(A) 6th Meeting of the Low Carbon Model

Town TaskforceDa Nang, Vietnam 18 November, 2013

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Purposes and Dates & Destinations

PurposesHearing and visit of case examples of Low Carbon Town in advanced

APEC economiesHearing and visit of case examples of Low Carbon Town in developing

APEC economiesHearing of existing activities on Low Carbon Town Indicators

Dates & Destinations23 July City of Portland, OR, USA25-26 July Lima, Peru

Municipality of San BorjaPeruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines

29-30 July Washington DC29 July Learning of CASBEE given by NSRI

US Department of Housing and Urban Planning30 July The US Green Building Council

The Brookings Institution

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Members

ChinaMs. Su Xing, Project Manager, China Energy Conservation and

Environmental Protection Group Consulting Company (Study Group A member)

ThailandMs. Santivipa Phanichkul, Secretary General, Global Warming Academy

Institute (Study Group A member)

JapanMr. Michinaga Kohno, Senior Chief Engineer, Hitachi, Ltd. (SG-A member)Mr. Masato Takahashi, Manager, Hitachi, Ltd. (Observer)Dr. Kazutomo Irie, General Manager of Research Department, APERCMr. Goichi Komori, Senior Researcher, APERCMr. Juan Roberto Lozano Maya, Researcher, APERCMr. Takahiro Ogawa, Senior Consultant, NIKKEN SEKKEI Research Institute

(Indicator study assignee)

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Summary of the Visits (1)

City of PortlandWorkshop with Portland Energy Conservation (PECI)

“Climate Action Plan 2009” aims at the reduction of GHG emission by 80% by 2050 to 1990 as the base.

Focused issues towards 2040 are (1) growth in centers, (2) protect industry, (3) protect rural areas, (4) nature in the city, and (5) travel options – bike lanes and pedestrian lanes.

“Climate Action Plan 2009” is the first plan of this aspect at the municipality level in the United States.

Public and private collaboration seems to work well.LEED-awarded buildings are expanding.By repeating regional (neighborhood) renewal projects,

population is being concentrated into the city center.

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Summary of the Visits (2)

Municipality of San Borja, Lima, PeruMeeting with city officials including Mayor Marco Alvarez Vargas

As a residential area, the municipality aims at a town, where people want to live.

Focused activities include (1) expansion of urban forestry, (2) “San Borja on Bike” - free rental bikes and bike lanes , (3) education of citizens on the use of renewable energy (bio-mass) , and (4) separate collection of solid waste.

Visits to facilities City hall: Display of surveillance camera images in the lobby Park: Visualization of water treatment for citizens, Experience facility

of bicycle power generation “Kallpa Wasi” (educational facility): Bio-mass processing, energy-

efficient house material Collection posts for solid waste

Strong leadership by the mayorDissemination of low-carbon vision among citizens

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Summary of the Visits (3)

Municipality of San Borja, Lima, Peru (Photos)

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Summary of the Visits (4)

Peruvian Ministry of Energy and MinesBasic policies are (1) economic point of view, (2) security of

services, and (3) social and environmental sustainability.Major issues include conversion of energy source from coal-

fired thermal plants to renewable energy.

Learning of CASBEE“CASBEE” (Comprehensive Assessment System for Built

Environment Efficiency) is an assessment system for environmental load of buildings developed in Japan, and later has been expanded to urban blocks and cities.

US Department of Housing and Urban PlanningFocused activities include (1) transportation (different

options), (2) affordable housing, (3) more community respective, (4) values of town, and (5) private investment.

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Summary of the Visits (5)

US Green Building CouncilThe headquarter of LEED promotionBroad activities in energy and environmental designLEED Ver.3 is in operation, and Ver. 4 will be approved in

November, 2013.

Brookings Institution – Metropolitan Policy ProgramThe development cost of shale gas and its impact to

environment will affect the rehabilitation of urban economy.Employment is an important condition of the sustainable

growth of cities.The new intra-city transportation system should be discussed

and the entire traffic volume must be reduced.

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Recent Movements in Standardization

TC268WG1WG2

SC1

ISO

Management standardsCity indicatorsSmart infrastructure metrics

FranceFranceCanadaJapan

IECJP, DE, CNFrance

System Evaluation Group on Smart CitiesMarketing Strategy Board

Smart City White Paper PrjITU-T

SG3/Focus Group on Smart and Sustainable Cities

Study Group on Smart Cities JTC

Spain

JapanISO: International Standardization Organization IEC: International Electrotechnical CommissionITU-T: International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication Standardization Sector JTC: Joint Technical Committee

Bold letters indicate APEC economies