Chương III Luật sử dụng năng lượng tiết kiệm và hiệu quả 2010: Sử dụng năng lượng tiết kiệm và hiệu quả trong xây dựng, chiếu sáng công cộng

Chapter III

ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY IN CONSTRUCTION AND PUBLIC LIGHTING

Article 15. Measures for economical and efficient use of energy applicable to construction

1. Applying planning and architectural designing solutions suitable to natural conditions in order to reduce energy consumption for lighting, ventilation, cooling and heating.

2. Using heat-insulated materials conformable with applicable national or foreign standards on energy yield announced or recognized by competent state agencies in order to reduce thermal transmission through walls, roofs, doors and windows.

3. Using and installing devices and equipment with high energy yield which are designed and manufactured in conformity with applicable national or foreign standards on energy yield announced or recognized by competent state agencies.

4. Using automatic management and control systems to operate energy-consuming devices and equipment suitable to the sizes of works.

5. Installing electric and thermal measuring devices, temperature controllers and controllers of electric and thermal supply systems in different positions of buildings suitable to weather conditions and use purposes.

6. Using energy-saving building materials and non-baked materials, installing devices using solar energy and biogas in construction works.

7. Applying standards, technical regulations and norms on economical and efficient use of energy to construction works.

Article 16. State management responsibilities for economical and efficient use of energy in construction

1. The Ministry of Construction shall assume the prime responsibility for. and coordinate with the Ministry of Industry' and Trade and concerned ministries and ministerial-level agencies in. promulgating energy use norms and technical regulations on designing, construction and building materials for economical and efficient use of energy.

2. People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities (below referred to as provincial-level People's Committees) shall uniformly apply measures to closely manage and control the observance of regulations on economical and efficient use of energy in construction activities in their localities.

3. State management agencies in charge of construction shall examine and promptly handle violations of regulations on economical and efficient use of energy for works under construction or upgrading; and will not license construction works that fail to comply with energy use norms and technical regulations for economical and efficient use of energy.

Article 17. Responsibilities for economical and efficient use of energy in public lighting

Investors and heads of public lighting management units must meet the following requirements:

1. Ensuring that public lighting systems are designed by standards and technical regulations for each work and area; prioritizing the use of high-yield lighting equipment that uses renewable energy and makes use of natural light;

2. Using lighting equipment recognized as energy-saving products when repairing, replacing or installing public lighting equipment;

3. Operating public lighting systems appropriately by day time, season, region and area.

Article 18. State management responsibilities for economical and efficient use of energy in public lighting

1. The Ministry of Construction shall promulgate technical standards and regulations on public lighting, guaranteeing economical and efficient use of energy.

2. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall announce national standards on energy yield in public lighting.

3. Provincial-level People's Committees shall uniformly apply measures to closely manage and control the observance of regulations on power saving in public lighting. People's Committees of districts, towns, provincial cities, communes, wards and townships shall manage public lighting according to their decentralized competence.