Japan government will establish retrieval mechanism housing equipped with LED lighting

The Japanese government on October 11 decided to establish a searchable equipped with LED lighting and efficient air-conditioning and other energy saving rent information mechanism to help people who want to stay to find relevant information on the listings magazine and civil search site.

Japan's Kyodo News reported on October 12, a move designed to emphasize the energy efficiency of residential housing saving advantages over other utilities costs, it gained popularity in the rental market. For owners to install energy-efficient appliances when new or renovated homes and buildings, the government will subsidize part of the cost.

As a response to global warming countermeasures proposed by Japan to the 2030 greenhouse gas emissions by 2013 by 26% target, but the household sector to reduce emissions and no progress. Government hopes to reach out to check and owners by simultaneously strengthening global warming countermeasures residence.

As a global warming countermeasure, the introduction of efficient air-conditioning and water heaters, LED lighting and good insulation properties window glass and other energy-saving measures better. If the installation of solar panels, it can not only reduce energy consumption, but also the use of renewable energy sources, thereby reducing utility costs.

However, the introduction of energy-efficient appliances for owners higher cost is a problem, in the fight for the tenant also difficult to have the advantage, so the installation of energy-saving appliances rental housing lagged behind other houses.

Ministry of the Environment in order to promote owners to install energy efficient appliances, if installed above the existing energy efficiency standards for efficient appliances in rental housing, the government will provide up to half the cost of subsidies for the introduction.

In addition, the owner is obliged to identify eco-friendly residence next three years or so, the government will work with industry to improve in the listings magazines together and a large search site describes the mechanism of green house. And strive to create an environment so that the tenant can be in the choice of residential energy efficiency as a standard, and can be vital in a residential feel the benefits.

On the other hand, the government will promote the commercial facilities and office facilities of energy saving. If the owners and tenants to sign an agreement to reduce the environmental burden, Ministry of the Environment and Land and Transport Ministry will provide less than half the cost of the introduction of electrical subsidies.