The Institute for Building, Science and Technology (IBST) on May 12th held a scientific seminar on “The experiences in implementing energy saving and efficiency program of the EU and Bulgaria and the application of energy efficiency meter software in Vietnam.”

Participants of the workshop included Mr. Vladimir Moskov, commissioner of Bulgarian Embassy in Vietnam, Prof. Dr Nikola Geargiev Kaloyanov, Vice-Chancellor of Technical University of Sofia, project director and some other experts. On Vietnam side are Assoc. Prof. Dr Cao Duy Tien, director of IBST, Assoc. Prof. Dr Nguyen Xuan Chinh, deputy director of IBST concurrently project director, other experts from research institutes and universities and other interested researchers.

Worldwide experience has shown that when the structure of a country’s economy changes and the service sector makes up 40 – 50% of GDP, the amount of energy used in high buildings will account for 35 – 40% of the total energy consumption. Given its rapid urbanization, Vietnam will soon face the extremely higher demand for energy. In Hanoi and Hochiminh City only, there are hundreds of new urban areas with high buildings and thousands of offices with the total area of over 10,000 m2. The annual average amount of power consumption at 1 - 2 million KWh in buildings requires proper solutions to the issue of energy efficiency from the architectural design stage to the operation one.

The co-operation project between Technical university of Sofia and IBST from 2007 to 2010 has gathered meteorological data of Vietnam, calculated the energy loss of buildings with the meter software, investigated three particular buildings and assisted the nation in the training of energy saving experts.

At the seminar, following the speeches of Mr. Vladimir Moskov and Assoc. Prof. Dr Cao Duy Tien, Prof. Dr Nikola Geargiev Kaloyanov presented a report on “The experiences on implementing energy saving and efficiency program of the EU and Bulgaria and the application of energy efficiency meter software in Vietnam.”

The participants also discussed the reliability of the related data released by Vietnam after the project. The application of Bulgarian energy efficiency meter software in Vietnam was as well considered.

The seminar enabled the participants to exchange their knowledge, perception and experience in implementing the energy saving and efficiency solutions in Vietnam based on advanced technical methods.

By Hong Nhung