Chile. The proposal aims for 50 percent of public buildings to be able to generate hot water for sanitary purposes and heat environments, through solar energy.
"I think it's the first step in a plan that's very important," said Edgardo Suarez, director of the College of Architects' Institute of Sustainable Architecture.
"Domestic hot water for different uses involves from 5 to 25 percent of the electrical energy of a building," he explained.
In the first instance, the project aims to apply the system in new public enterprises but then seeks to make it mandatory also for private ones.
"You can't force everyone to use these devices. The new projects if, this is not retroactive, points to the new ventures from the law, if they have to consider it, "said Suárez.
At this point, the project contemplates the possibility of offering tax and financial benefits as an incentive to private companies that incorporate this system.
"It's a bit behind, it should have been a while ago. But in good time, we all celebrate them," he concluded.
