Cleaner Greener China

Perhaps the most lively of the presentation thus far, Marc Porat presents on the issues with our built environment

Implications of the Widening Energy Gap

Marc Porat: Chairman, Serious Materials
Mark Levine, Leader China Energy Group, Lawrence Berkley National Lab

3 thoughts:
1) Creation of more energy
2) Distribution – smart grid
3) where is the energy going?

We love a life that is comfortable… the built environment.. and that is where the energy is going

there is a fundamental connection between built environment and problems with energy, commerce, sustainability

The built environment
- 51% of total US energy (27% transportation/ 22% industry) – 55% of CO2 emissions.
–22% residential, 17% commercial
– The problems- HVAC, light, appliances, food & water

China
- the problem is people… 350 Urban by 2020
- the entire US will be built inside China to do this.
– how can China do this … can it do it using old tech.. no

Peak Coal in China
- between 2030 and 2040
- coal found vs. coal used
- huge deficits will be incurred (million metric coal tons by 2030 – 3 million metric ton coal equiv by 2050

China
- 37% buildings, 50% industry, 9% transport, 6% ag
- US outsourced its problems to China
- 37% of energy/ 52% CO2 from built environment

Net Zero buildings
- can half the deficit.

Serious Materials
- EcoRock: first drywall in 91 years/ 88% less embodied energy
- Windows: ThermaProof Windows are 30% more efficient

Calstar Cement
- cement developed in 1824, no changes since
- 2.8 billion tons CO2 from automotive/ 2.8 billion tons from cement
- China has 50% of world cement
- CalStar has bricks that need 85% less energy/ 90% less CO2

Heliotricity
- Electric buildings

ZETA Communications
- multi family housing
- net zero energy @ 75% of cost
- Qingdao EcoBlock (UC Berkley Institute of the environment)

5 proposals
1. adopt net zero energy foals & policies
2. increase building code compliance
3. allw market price of energy to reflect its cost
4. invest in 586B stimulous in energy efficiency
5. support climate change agreements