Taipei City Government

On May 22, the Department of Education (DOE) submitted a request to the Ministry of Education presenting the assessment of rating air conditioning as a necessity in classrooms across schools in metropolitan areas.
 
The DOE has commissioned architects to assess physical properties of the respective campuses. Upon completion of assessment, improvement projects such as thermal insulation and green cooling methods will be carried out, hoping to reduce heat gain while helping to conserve energy.
 
The agency said it will continue to build smart and green campus by introducing solar farm, greenery and vegetation, water vapor, roof-spray cooling, ventilation, shades, and so on. Apart from installing new air conditioning system and phasing out old ones, improvement will also be applied to existing units to boost energy efficiency. DOE expects the power distribution system improvements will be complete by steps over the next four to five years.
 
According to DOE, it will help arrange meetings for parent representatives and air con suppliers to discuss whether air cons should be acquired through leasing or procured on installment plan basis if the respective schools decide to install air con in classrooms. DOE will bring in experts to help schools determine power requirements for the air con procurement.
 
Making sure students are studying in a comfortable and healthy environment is part of MOE’s focus. To achieve this, the agency views the establishment of intelligent and green campus as the long-term solution and air conditioning as a last resort it will turn to.