Low-carbon ecological communities and buildings for environmental symbiosis and mutual benefit

1. Ecological Community

STSP Bureau has promoted green buildings to promote the co-existence and co-benefit of the buildings and the environment, implement the energy conservation of the buildings, and continue to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, making STSP the science park with the highest density of diamond-grade green buildings. Tainan Science Park and Kaohsiung Park have both obtained the label of diamond grade Ecological Community Evaluation System (EEWH-EC), accounting for 2/5 of the diamond-grade ecological communities in Taiwan, and the green building area accounts for 25.1% of the total building floor area of the park.

STSP Bureau has been committed to constructing an excellent manufacturing environment with the values of Production, Living, and Ecology. Tainan Science Park was certified the diamond grade Community in 2013 and obtained the label of diamond grade Ecological Community Evaluation System (EEWH-EC) in 2016. We continue the promotion of the ecological community balance and promote the concept of sustainable ecological environment. In 2021, we obtained the EEWH-EC Green Building Mark once again, and this time we applied assessment change under three main axes. On the basis of the existing indicator, the "renewable energy" was added. In 2022, the Kaohsiung Science Park also obtained the certification of the renewal of the ecological community label, and the green building label remains at the highest level – Diamond Grade, showing that STSP Bureau's long-standing efforts for its original intention of maintaining the sustainable development and an eco-friendly environment.

2. Greening of Landscape

To create a colorful image of the diversity of the planting belt along the main roads of Tainan and Kaohsiung Science Parks, the Bureau continues to plan the landscape improvement project in the science parks every year to replace poor-growing trees or aging shrubs. The overall landscaping is based on a people-oriented perspective with the concept of multi-layered planning. Seasonal patterns and color changes are chosen to match the areas around the park in four seasons to show rich and colorful scenery. The overall landscape is all refreshed after the greening and beautification of the park area is completed.

In the face of so many fallen leaves and branches, the Bureau started to establish a green resources recycling plant in Tainan Science Park where fallen leaves are mixed with organic cane fertilizers to make compost. Large residual branches are crushed into wood chips using wood chippers and are scattered in the green landscape planting belt in the science park. In 2016, the establishment of the green resource recycling plant in Kaohsiung Science Park was also completed for the sustainable use on the land of STSP. In 2022, Tainan and Kaohsiung Science Parks totally produced 773 tons of deciduous compost and 152 tons of wood chips. Based on the statistics, a total of 6,533 tons of compost and 2,654 tons of wood chips were produced during 2013 and 2022.

Cycling Trips

To promote eco-friendly, cost-saving, healthy and stress-relieving cycling activities, STSP Bureau and the Cycling Clubs of the park manufacturers co-organized cycling trips. The activity was divided into two groups. The roaming group enjoyed biking and touring within Chimei Museum park area while the endurance group had a biking trip from Chimei Museum to the National Museum of History. There were 150 participants in total.