Investigation and Analysis on Energy-Saving Status in Building Lighting in China, Japan and Korea

As global energy crisis is growing, energy-saving in architecture becomes more and more important. In addition, residential lighting especially living room lighting is an important part of energy consumption. In order to create green building, this paper analyzes energy-saving status based on joint investigations across China, Japan and Korea. It has been also compared the differences about energy-saving awareness and the selections of lighting equipments. The investigation results about residential lighting energy situation are reference to make proposals on lighting energy efficiency and quality improvement.