Title :
Development of the real estate industry in lowcarbon economy time
Author :
Lei, Zhongying ; Tan, Xiaodi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Urban Constr., Yangtze Univ., Jingzhou, China
Abstract :
Global warming which is caused by excessive consumption of fossil fuels has caught the world wide attention. And it has brought social and economic development serious losses, profoundly touched the energy security, ecological security, water security and food security, and even threaten the survival of mankind. Dominant in the national economy, the real estate in the process of development and using has consumed fossil fuels and discharged carbon dioxide which account for 50% of the total emissions. Therefore, how to reduce the energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission in the process of real estate development is the currently main issue we should pay attention. This paper describes the dilemma of the real estate industry we are facing and response we should take during low-carbon economy time.
Keywords :
air pollution; energy consumption; fossil fuels; socio-economic effects; carbon dioxide emission; consumed fossil fuel; discharged carbon dioxide; ecological security; energy consumption; energy security; food security; fossil fuel excessive consumption; global warming; low-carbon economy time; mankind survival; national economy; real estate industry; water security; Buildings; Carbon; Carbon dioxide; Energy consumption; Government; Standards; dilemma; low-carbon economy; real estate; strategy;
Conference_Titel :
Artificial Intelligence, Management Science and Electronic Commerce (AIMSEC), 2011 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Deng Leng
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0535-9
DOI :
10.1109/AIMSEC.2011.6009677
