Thammasat University has published a notification of the “Policy for Energy Conservation Management and Access to Modern Sustainable Energy” to comply with the Energy Conservation Promotion Act B.E. 2535 (1992) which requires owners who control buildings to provide energy management in the buildings by preparing policies on energy conservation goals, plans, and methods.
The policy ensures that all renovations and/or new buildings are following energy efficiency standards and use the most optimized way in planning for energy consumption in all buildings. It stretches (in item #2, #4, #7 and #9) that all constructions, renovations and expansion of the building in Thammasat University must adhere to the building design principle for energy conservation and must take into account energy efficiency as a primary factor.
The University will make annual targets in the improvement of energy efficiency and has designated an “Energy Management Committee” to monitor, check and prepare energy management reports to present to the Ministry of Energy on a yearly basis.
Thammasat University has several outstanding buildings that are recognized as the highly energy-efficient buildings that adhere to the building design principle for energy conservation such as the “Wisit-Auksorn” Building which has won the “Energy Saving Building Design Awards”, the “Siriwitthayaluck” Building of the Faculty of Learning Sciences and Education which flawlessly combined the energy-efficient principle with the concept of universal design, and last by not least, the “Puey Centenary” Hall.
Thammasat University is heading towards becoming a leader in the field of clean energy. Its vision is to serve as a ‘learning center’ and a ‘model for energy conservation’ with various replicable methods such as converting from fossil-fuel powered to electric vehicles, utilization of energy-efficient innovations, energy-efficient building design and many more.
