Energy Efficient Building Codes

The following table compiled from data gathered in 2003 and 2005. An updated version of this table that will include the following information will be posted soon: Actual Enforcement/ Implementation of ECBC, Details and Location of Demonstration Buildings or Buildings Implemented (If Any), and Current Market Transformation Activities. Research results will focus on the status of ECBC in Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs) by region.

Region/ Country		Code Developed		Enforcement Policy		Energy Code Implementa-tion Program	Notes of Enforcement or Use of Codes
		Com	Res	Enforcement Policy
		Com	Res	Com	Res
Asia Pacific
	China	Yes		Mand	Mand		Minimal but growing
	Hong Kong	Proposed
	Japan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Korea	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Taiwan	Yes
South Asia
	India	In process				Planned, not funded
	Sri Lanka	2000				Planned, not funded	Commercial enforcement is possible
	Pakistan	1990		Vol		Yes	Minimal
Southeast Asia
	Indonesia	1989		Vol		None to date
	Malaysia	1989		Vol		None to date
	Singapore	1982		Mand		Yes
	Thailand	1989		Vol		Possible
	Vietnam	2003		Mand		Planned, not funded	Minimal
	Philippines	1989		Mand			Very Minimal
Oceana
	Australia	In process
	Guam	Yes				Yes
	New Zealand	2001		Mand	Yes
North America
	United States	1975	Similar	Mixed	Yes
	Canada	1997		Mixed	Yes
	Mexico	Yes
Central & South America & Caribbean
	Chile	Yes		Yes	Yes
	Colombia	Proposed
	Jamaica	1994				Yes	Intended to be mandatory for both Com and Res
	Paraguay	Yes
Middle East and North Africa
	Egypt	2005	2003			Planned, not funded
	Israel	2005		Vol			Overseen by the Israel Standards Authority
	Kuwait	1983		Yes	Yes
	Saudi Arabia	In process
	Tunisia	Yes