Photo 1 Participants of the Advancing Healthy and Efficient Buildings Workshop in Jakarta.
Jakarta, 27 February 2026 – The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and CLASP convened the Workshop on Advancing Healthy and Efficient Buildings in Indonesia.
Bringing together 88 participants from government, building owners and managers, technology and service providers, associations, and financial institutions, the workshop highlighted the growing need to improve building performance by integrating energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and practical project delivery. Women accounted for 29% of participants.
Photo 2. Opening Remarks from Ferdian Lo, President of ASHRAE Indonesia Chapter.
In his opening remarks, Ferdian Lo, President of ASHRAE Indonesia Chapter, said the workshop aimed to create an open platform to discuss best practices in energy-efficient and healthy buildings, environmental friendly technologies and financing solutions that can accelerate the project implementation.
Photo 3. Keynote Speech from Dr. Hendra Iswahyudi, Director of Energy Conservation, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Indonesia.
Dr. Hendra Iswahyudi, Director of Energy Conservation, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Indonesia, during his keynote speech, highlighted Indonesia’s strategy to reduce energy sector emissions by strengthening energy management requirement for large energy-consuming facilities. He emphasised that building will be the key target sector, given their projected growth in energy demand and their importance in achieving long-term energy intensity reduction goals.
Photo 4. Scene Setting on “Healthy Buildings: Designing for Life” delivered by Bill McQuade, P.E., CDP, Fellow ASHRAE, LEED AP, President ASHRAE
Bill McQuade, President of ASHRAE, emphasised the importance of addressing indoor air quality, alongside with efficient energy performance in buildings. He highlighted that while building standards continue to advance toward achieving net-zero energy buildings, equal attention must be given to indoor environmental quality to support both sustainability and occupant wellbeing.
Photo 5. Case Study of Successful Financing Scheme on Energy Efficiency Projects in Commercial Buildings, delivered by Steve Piro, CEO of Synergy Efficiency Solutions.
The discussion shifted towards realising identified savings opportunities to implementing projects on the ground. Steve Piro, CEO from Synergy Efficiency Solutions, shared that many energy efficiency projects fails to progress after assessment due to high upfront cost and concern over credit and performance risk. He highlighted emerging models such as Energy as a Service (EaaS) and Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) as practical approaches to reduce these barriers by shifting risk away from clients and lowering capital investment requirements.
Photo 6. Rizky Aditya Putra, Programme Manager of Asia Low-Carbon Buildings Transition, ACE
Building on this, Rizky Aditya Putra, Programme Manager of the Asia Low-Carbon Buildings Transition (ALCBT) at ACE, underscored the importance of technical support in making projects investment-ready. He highlighted ALCBT’s role in connecting building owners with technology providers, service companies, and financial institutions, while also providing energy manager training and technical and financial assessments to help prepare bankable energy efficiency projects.
Photo 7. Panel Discussion I – Split AC Technology; Dr Arnas Lubis, M.Eng, ASHRAE Indonesia Chapter; Dr. Ir. Cahyadi, M.Kom, BRIN; Unggul Anugrah Sejati, Daikin; Kynan Tjandaputra, CLASP
The panel discussions reinforced the value of practical solutions. Experts from ASHRAE Indonesia Chapter, BRIN, Daikin, and CLASP discussed the performance of inverter and non-inverter split air conditioners in Indonesia’s climate, highlighting the long-term efficiency benefits of inverter technologies despite higher upfront costs.
Photo 8. Panel Discussion II – Healthy & Energy Efficient Buildings; Bill McQuade, P.E., CDP, LEED AP, ASHRAE President; Adam Adiwinata, ACE; Totok Sulistiyanto, Green Building Council Indonesia (GBCI); Eben Nababan, Panasonic.
A second panel featuring ASHRAE, ACE, the Green Building Council Indonesia, and Panasonic emphasised the role of standards, green building frameworks, and product innovation in improving indoor air quality and overall building performance.
Photo 9. Febryan Paramitha, President Elect of ASHRAE Indonesia Chapter (AIC)
Closing the workshop, Febryan Paramitha, President-Elect of the ASHRAE Indonesia Chapter, thanked speakers and participants for their contributions and reiterated the importance of continued collaboration to support building decarbonisation in Indonesia.
About the Asia Low Carbon Buildings Transition (ALCBT) Project
The Asia Low Carbon Buildings Transition (ALCBT) Project is a five-year, multi-stakeholder initiative that aims to facilitate the nationwide transition towards low-carbon buildings in five Asian countries: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The project seeks to institutionalise building carbon assessment tools and approaches, build the capacity of public and private sector entities, and facilitate the mobilisation of financing for low-carbon building projects. Successful implementation of the project is expected to substantially reduce direct greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector by 2028.
The ALCBT Project is implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with HEAT International of Germany, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) of India, and the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE). It is supported by the Government of Germany, through its Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), under the International Climate Initiative (IKI).
