This project contains main parts, including “Existed 52 Low-Carbon Model Communities”, Newly “Established 32 Low-Carbon Sustainable Communities” and “Providing Carbon Reduction Promotion Activities”. On the project of “Existed 52 Low-Carbon Model Communities”, the project visited 52 communities in 22 counties and cities of the nation and reviewed the execution of existed low carbon procedures for the past two years, and collecting valuable opinion form local opinion leaders such like alley or community leaders. The suggestion of all 694 communities had been finished 136 cases with percentage of 20%. The reasons for not being completing resulted from long-term planning or budget concern. Other 70 improvement projects were completed by communities themselves and most concerning greening works. As for carbon reducing, form year 2010 to 2013, total reduction of carbon reached 9,042 tons including 95 tons with EPA grants. On the project of “Established 39 Low-Carbon Sustainable Communities”, consulting Meetings are held with local cities and counties of the nation. Each city and county provided 39 low-carbon communities in total. The 39 diagnostic reports with low-carbon and sustainable suggestions are finished by fieldwork methods, and 354 improvement items have been suggested. The total saving for water reached 6,959,745 tons and electricity of 2,028,398 kilowatt hour is equivalent to annual carbon reduction was 3,153 tons. The suggestions mostly are energy saving with 100 items. Other local climate data and energy resources of 39 communities indicate factors of carbon emission and set up a easy model to calculate. Overall, the 91 communities related to more work on ecological greening, low-carbon life and recycling. It is easier to call more volunteers to join this project and requires lower budget. This project also finished 7 cases on ESCOs projects on lighting improvement and air conditioning improvement. The total budget was NTD$3,120,000 with NTD$2,020,000 from this project and with NTD$1,100,000 from community itself. The total saving on electricity was 245,864 kilowatt hour and accounts carbon reduction for 132 tons which saves NT$820,000. On estate management, global literatures and systems were collected. This project also analyzed the domestic current estate management companies and their conditions and provided solutions for integration on estate management companies and low-carbon communities. Additional seminar with exports from industry, government and academia was held. In the meeting, human power to support the integration of estate management companies and low-carbon communities was discussed and over 78 companies attended the meeting with 152 participants.

Low-carbon and Sustainable Community;Improvement and Planning for Low-carbon;Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC)