Why Japan's energy conservation standards are centered on equipment

Why Japan's energy conservation standards are centered on equipment
Just the other day, I had the opportunity to listen to a story I heard directly from someone at the heart of the country who is involved in creating energy conservation standards.
I did it.
In my lectures, I always use the analogy of "pouring water into a bucket with a hole in it."
The holes here refer to insulation and airtightness, and the water refers to the type of energy source and energy-saving equipment.
Normally, if you want to keep the water level constant, you would first plug the hole.
In Japan, people turn a blind eye to this and the standard is that "if the facilities are good, everything is good."
Even though the standards are strange even for a child to consider, the practitioners who have stopped thinking say, "Because they are standards created by the government."
We blindly follow this rule without any thought to its essence.
I was able to hear the main reasons why this is the case.
To create standards, there are committees and councils centered around the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Naturally, scholars related to the field are also invited, but it is not just people from the architectural field who are also invited.
It seems that people from the facility side will also be called. Each scholar has a lobbying group behind them.
However, it seems that the power of lobbying groups in the equipment industry is incredible.
In contrast, the insulation industry doesn't even have a proper lobbying group...
If he had to say, it would probably be the glass wool industry...
It is no wonder that the current standards are so focused on equipment.
However, this is a standard created for the benefit of equipment manufacturers, and it is not something that can truly save energy.
These standards were not created with any thought or genuine consideration for the health and comfort of residents.
It is not a crime for an ordinary home buyer to not notice this.
However, I believe that it is a lack of knowledge and a sin for those practicing architecture to not realize this.
If there is no lobby group in the insulation industry, each and every construction worker should be aware of the issue.
All you need to do is build a solid building. If you can gather enough people, you can become a powerful lobbying organization.
This month, the 10th Energy Conservation Building Inspection Training Course will be held in Tokyo.
I hope to resist the current standards by increasing the number of practitioners who can design.
I am thinking.