7.2.2) Upgrade buildings to higher energy efficiency
Have plans to upgrade existing buildings to higher energy efficiency.

The university plans to gradually improve the energy efficiency level of existing buildings through the following methods：

1. Renewing energy-consuming equipment: The Tamsui campus allocates a budget for energy-saving improvement projects every year, which includes upgrading the energy-consuming air-conditioning equipment of an older model to a new type of high-performance air-conditioning equipment; replacing traditional lighting with LED energy-saving lighting system; and efficiently supervising the operation of various equipment through the campus energy monitoring and management system. In 2020, 16.3 million new Taiwan dollars was used to implement the replacement of the library chiller mainframe with a centrifugal energy-saving mainframe; in 2021, subsidy from the Energy-saving guarantee performance project of the Energy Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

2. Set up rooftop solar photovoltaic system: In 2021, we collaborated with the alumni company SINBON Electronics to bring green power to the campus. A solar photovoltaic system was set up on the top floor of the Tamsui campus gymnasium and swimming pool, with a total of 1,636 solar photovoltaic panels being installed in the process. The total wattage of the system is 539.88KW, which is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 277 tons per year. As of the end of June 2022, the total power generation capacity was 402,876 kWh (KW/h), and the carbon reduction benefit was 202.24 metric tons of CO2e. It is expected that more than 10 million kWh of green electricity will be generated in the next 20 years, which is equivalent to the carbon adsorption capacity of 14.2 Daan Forest Parks. 綠電入淡江校園

3. Installation of solar panels: Solar panels are installed on the walls and roofs of the second, third, and fourth floors of the Department of Architecture. The electricity obtained can provide power to exhaust fans on all floors of the department to keep the studio ventilated smoothly. In the future, a wind catcher tower will also be installed on the roof to reduce the indoor temperature in summer.

4. School dormitory renovation plan: The school's dormitory renovation plan "Next Step, New East Village" was fully subsidized by the Ministry of Education. Through the renovation and revitalization of the old spaces on the campus, the plan will create a campus environment that supports students to develop creative public life and integrates life and learning. 下一步 新東村