Major documents related to building and climate issues

Publishing date:

01/30/2020

NDC Guide in Spanish and French

Summary

Origin:

GlobalABC

Author:

GlobalABC

Publishing date:

01/22/2020

2019 Global Status Report (executive summaries in other languages)

Summary

Origin:

GlobalABC

Author:

GlobalABC

Publishing date:

01/01/2020

2019 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction

Summary

Origin:

WorldGBC

Publishing date:

09/23/2019

WorldGBC “Bringing Embodied Carbon Upfront” Report 2019

Summary

On Monday 23 September 2019, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) published a new ‘call to action report’ on embodied carbon emissions,...

Origin:

MTES

Author:

regis meyer, yves...

Publishing date:

11/01/2018

France Public Policy for Sustainable Buidlings

Summary

Summarized presentation of the public policy to support the developpement of sustainable buidlings in France

Origin:

ADEME

Author:

Carbone 4

Publishing date:

06/01/2019

Neutralité Carbone et Batiment

Summary

How building sector actors can be part of a zero net emission approach ?

Recovering the...

Author:

Oliver Rapf, BPIE

Publishing date:

06/26/2019

The Zero Carbon and Circular Economy Challenge in the Built Environment – Policy options for the European Union and its Member States

Summary

Getting on track to limit global temperature increase to 1.5°C, as was agreed in Paris back in 2015, would not just be good for our climate, but...

Author:

Buildings Performance...

Publishing date:

06/05/2019

Policy Paper: How to Integrate Indoor Environmental Quality Within National Long-Term Renovation Strategies

Summary

Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) has a direct effect on our health, comfort, wellbeing and productivity. It is therefore an important parameter...

Author:

Building Performance...

Publishing date:

07/07/2019

Future-proof buildings for all Europeans – a guide to implement the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Summary

Two-thirds (65%) of the European building stock was built before 1980: about 97% of the EU’s buildings must be upgraded to achieve the...

Publishing date:

06/01/2019

SDG 13 Climate Action Issue Brief

Summary

Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13) – to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact is one of gravest existential threats...

Publishing date:

12/07/2018

2018 Global Status Report Launch Communications Toolkit

Summary

This document is the communications toolkit to support the report findings. We would like to invite all members and partners to cover the launch of...

Author:

Peter Graham - PAN...

Publishing date:

01/20/2019

First Edition: A Guide for Incorporating Buildings Actions in NDCs

Summary

First Edition - Incorporating fundable buildings sector Green House Gas (GHG) emission mitigation actions in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)...

Author:

International Energy...

Publishing date:

12/07/2018

2018 Global Status Report (Russian) - Towards a zero-emission, efficient, and resilient buildings and construction sector

Summary

The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, in partnership with UN Environment and the International Energy Agency will release The 2018 Global...

Origin:

GlobalABC

Author:

GlobalABC

Publishing date:

12/07/2018

2018 年全球形势报告

Summary

实现零排放、高能效和适应型的建筑与建造行业

Origin:

GlobalABC

Author:

GlobalABC

Publishing date:

12/07/2018

Bilan mondial 2018

Summary

vers un secteur des batiments et de la construction à zéro émission, efficace et résilient

Origin:

GlobalABC

Author:

GlobalABC

Publishing date:

12/07/2018

2018 التقرير المرحلي العالمي لعام

Summary

نحو إنشاء مباني وقطاعات إنشائية خالية من االنبعاثات وذات كفاءة عالية

Origin:

GlobalABC

Author:

GlobalABC

Publishing date:

12/07/2018

2018 Informe Global

Summary

Hacia un sector de edificios y de la construcción eficiente, resiliente y con cero emisiones

Origin:

GlobalABC

Author:

Global ABC

Publishing date:

12/07/2018

2018 Global Status Report — Towards a Zero-Emission, Efficient and Resilient Buildings and Construction Sector - English version

Summary

Massive, untapped opportunities to address climate change, increase prosperity and clean up our air are standing right in front of us. Buildings and construction...

Publishing date:

11/01/2017

Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment

Summary

Climate change is one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time. Global warming due to anthropogenic or ‘human-generated’ greenhouse gas (GHG)...

Author:

Simon Sturgis -...

Publishing date:

11/01/2017

Embodied and whole life carbon assessment for architects

Summary

This paper introduces architects to carbon assessment in the built environment and its application through the RIBA work stages. It makes the case for...

Origin:

EuroAce

Author:

EuroAce

Publishing date:

11/07/2018

A GUIDE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMENDED ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS

Summary

reference document for public and private stakeholders that are engaged in addressing the challenge of improving the energy performance of our building...

Origin:

IPCC

Author:

Intergovernmental...

Publishing date:

10/08/2018

GLOBAL WARMING OF 1. 5 °C - Summary for Policymakers

Summary

This report responds to the invitation for IPCC ‘...to provide a Special Report in 2018 on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial...

Origin:

International Partnership...

Author:

IPEEC Building Energy...

Publishing date:

08/31/2018

Zero Energy Building Definitions and Policy Activity - An International Review

Summary

Building energy efficiency policies are an important tool in addressing energy and climate policies. There has been tremendous technical and policy...

Origin:

World Green Building...

Author:

World Green Building...

Publishing date:

08/01/2018

World Green Building Week Guide

Summary

How to get involved in World Green Building Week 2018

Origin:

Australian Sustainable...

Author:

Australian Sustainable...

Publishing date:

02/01/2018

The Bottom Line: Building code energy performance trajectory project

Summary

The National Construction Code is a ready-made policy instrument to influence the energy efficiency of new buildings and major renovations. Improved...

Origin:

Nordic Council of...

Author:

Høibye, Linda and...

Publishing date:

03/08/2018

Circular economy in the Nordic construction sector: Identification and assessment of potential policy instruments that can accelerate a transition toward a circular economy

Summary

Potential policy instruments that can accelerate a transition toward a cir-cular economy in the Nordic construction sector, including demolition of...

Origin:

Low carbon living...

Author:

Komali Yenneti,...

Publishing date:

07/01/2017

Cooling Cities

Summary

Cooling Cities, Strategies and Technologies to Mitigate Urban Heat, Discussion Paper

Origin:

ASEAN CENTER FOR...

Author:

ACE

Publishing date:

01/01/2015

APAEC 2016-2025

Summary

ASEAN Plan of Action For Energy Cooperation (apaec) 2016-2025

Plan for Energy Efficiency (including building) pages 30-34

Origin:

responsabilité et...

Author:

collectif john dulac...

Publishing date:

04/01/2018

Le batiment dans la transition énergétique

Summary

The building sector in the energy transition (bastract in english from page 110), in France, Germany, Europe

Origin:

World Green Building...

Author:

Jonathan Laski,...

Publishing date:

04/01/2018

Doing Right by Planet and People: The Business Case for Health and Wellbeing in Green Building

Summary

The World Green Building Council's report Doing Right by Planet and People: The Business Case for Health and Wellbeing in Green Building urges...

Origin:

Architecture 2030

Author:

Zero Code

Publishing date:

04/16/2018

ZERO Code

Summary

The ZERO Code is a national and international building energy standard for new building construction that...

Author:

UN Environment

Publishing date:

01/01/2016

State of Play of Sustainable Cities and Buildings in the Arab Region 2016

Summary

The State of Play of Sustainable Cities and Buildings in the Arab Region is a compilation of
the main public policies, programs, case studies,...

Origin:

UNECE

Author:

Copenhagen Centre...

Publishing date:

12/01/2017

Overcoming Barriers to Investing in Energy Efficiency

Summary

This publication presents the outcome of a survey among the energy efficiency practitioners on the challenges and solutions for overcoming barriers...

Origin:

World Bank Group

Author:

Carbon Trust

Publishing date:

01/01/2018

Study on Using the Climate Auction Model to Catalyse Energy and Resource Efficient Buildings

Summary

This study commissioned by the PAF, the IFC Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiency (EDGE) and the Energy Sector Management Assistance...

Origin:

conference in paris...

Author:

European Commission

Publishing date:

03/21/2018

proceeding "Energy efficiency in buidlings: how to accelerate investments ?"

Summary

Origin:

Ministerial Conference...

Author:

UNECE

Publishing date:

06/14/2017

Framework Guidelines for Energy Efficiency Standards in Buildings

Summary

Global transormation of buildings in the built environment: Framing the design, delivery and operation of buildings as integrated, thermodynamic and...

Origin:

IFC -International...

Author:

IFC -International...

Publishing date:

11/02/2017

Creating Markets for Climate Business: An IFC Climate Investment Opportunities report

Summary

The report points to trillions of dollars’ worth of climate-smart investment opportunities and emphasizes the need for smart policy reforms from...

Origin:

IPEEC - International...

Author:

IPEEC - International...

Publishing date:

09/01/2017

Existing Building Energy Efficiency Renovation: International Review of Regulatory Policies

Summary

There has been significant progress in recent years in improving the energy efficiency of new buildings, driven by technological improvements and various...

Origin:

Global Alliance...

Author:

Global Alliance...

Publishing date:

11/30/2016

Global Roadmap Towards low-GHG and Resilient Buildings

Summary

Objective: This Roadmap aims to describe, when possible, the main overarching goals, steps and agenda that the Building sector as a whole could share,...

Origin:

Global Alliance...

Author:

Global Alliance...

Publishing date:

09/30/2016

GABC Global Status Report 2016: Towards zero-emission efficient and resilient buildings

Summary

Energy use in buildings and for building construction represents more than one-third of global final energy consumption and contributes to nearly one-quarter...

Origin:

Global Alliance...

Author:

Global Alliance...

Publishing date:

09/08/2016

First GABC Regional Roundtable for Asia-Pacific

Summary

The Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GABC) conducted its first Regional Roundtable for Asia Pacific in conjunction with the International...

Origin:

COp22

Author:

Global Alliance...

Publishing date:

11/09/2016

Notes and Actions of the GABC member workshop during COP22

Summary

Organized by the French Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea, and UN Environment, this event presented and highlighted the actions carried...

Origin:

World Green Building...

Author:

World Green Building...

Publishing date:

05/31/2017

From Thousands to Billions - Coordinated Action towards 100% Net Zero Carbon Buildings by 2050

Summary

The report - which is the first major output of our Advancing Net Zero project - highlight how every building on the planet must be 'net zero carbon'...

Origin:

GABC Core Product

Author:

GABC

Publishing date:

01/01/2017

GABC Core Product: Energy Efficiency Initiatives’ Operators Yearbook 2016

Summary

Energy consumption in buildings and constructions represents 32% of the global energy consumption ahead of transport (27%) and industry (29%). Moreover,...

Origin:

OID

Author:

OID

Publishing date:

12/01/2015

L'innovation, un levier de création de valeur dans l'immobilier

Summary

Climate change, new ways of working, new business models and the digital revolution are among the main challenges the real estate industry is confronted...

Origin:

OID

Author:

OID

Publishing date:

11/30/2016

Baromètre 2016 de la performance énergétique et environnementale de l'immobilier tertiaire

Summary

Published every year, the Barometer displays the main environmental indicators for office buildings, retail and logistics centres. It includes an analysis...

Origin:

Innovation for Cool...

Author:

Institute of Applied...

Publishing date:

11/01/2016

Zero Energy Building/ Home Roadmap - Technology and Institution

Summary

This study delivers three recommendations: - Sharing among the entire society the importance of the concept that net energy consumption in buildings should...

Origin:

CESBA

Author:

CEC5 Interreg Project

Publishing date:

07/01/2011

CESBA Guide

Summary

The CESBA guide is the first output of the CESBA initiative, achieved through the activities carried out in eight EU projects. It is a guideline proposing...

Origin:

Worldbank group...

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2011

Energy Efficient Cities: Assessment Tools and Benchmarking Practices

Summary

The report addresses the question of green building rating tools. Such instruments can help overcome the barriers and can be an effective means of promoting...

Origin:

IEA/OECD (+AFD)

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2011

Promoting energy efficiency investments: Case studies in the residential sector

Summary

The study concentrates on financial barriers responsible for the persistent energy efficiency gap (IEA, 2007) (not on market barriers). Its goal is to...

Origin:

IEA/OECD

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2012

Progress Implementing the IEA 25 Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations

Summary

The report addresses recent energy efficiency policy developments (buildings, page 18), challenges and areas for improvement in energy efficiency policy...

Origin:

IEA

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2014

Regional Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations: Arab-Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) Region

Summary

The report recommends to implement policies including : (1) Mandatory building energy codes and minimum energy performance requirements, and addressing...

Origin:

IEA

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2014

Regional Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations (Southeast Asia region)

Summary

The report recommends to policy makers willing to elaborate/implement energy efficiency policies to focus on three main goals : (1) Require building energy...

Origin:

IEA

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2015

Regional Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations (Latin America and the Carribbean)

Summary

The report gives policy recommendations for countries willing to implement energy efficiency policies. It sets out four specific key recommendations regarding...

Origin:

EIA - US Energy...

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2016

International Energy Outlook 2016, With Projections to 2040

Summary

The report provides a set of projections that might happen given the specific assumptions and methodologies used for any particular scenario. (Page 101-112:...

Origin:

IEA

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2011

Technology Roadmap: Energy-efficient Buildings: Heating and Cooling Equipment

Summary

A roadmap responding to government leaders’ requests for more detailed analysis regarding future deployment of energy-efficient heating and cooling technologies....

Origin:

IEA

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2013

Transition to Sustainable Buildings: Strategies and Opportunities to 2050

Summary

This report highlights actions that can be pursued today and lessons learned in different countries on implementing energy efficiency policies for the...

Origin:

IEA

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2013

Modernising Building Energy Codes

Summary

Going beyond traditional buildings energy codes (new approaches): Governments need to check compliance and enforce their building energy codes. The ultimate...

Origin:

IPEEC

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2014

Building Energy Rating Schemes (systèmes de notation énergétique des bâtiments): Assessing issues and Impacts

Summary

The report develops an assessment framework that policy makers can use going forward as part of developing or refining building rating schemes. This framework...

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2014

Building Energy Efficiency: Opportunities for International Collaboration

Summary

The report identifies several “policy collaboration areas”, highlighted as priority areas of action. They include (1) Building codes and Regulation, (2)...

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2015

Building Energy Performance Metrics (mesures de performance énergétiques) - Supporting Energy Efficiency Progress in Major Economies

Summary

This report provides a set of energy trends, changes and drivers of energy consumption (Population, GDP, Floor area, Energy and Households). Then it identifies...

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2015

Delivering Energy Savings in Buildings 3: International Collaboration on Building Energy Code Implementation

Summary

This report, which is a result of the BEET 3 project, focuses on code implementation and compliance activities critical to realising the energy, financial,...

Origin:

IPCC (Contribution...

Author:

-

Publishing date:

01/01/2014

Buildings. In: Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change.

Summary

Buildings offer immediately available, highly cost-effective opportunities to reduce (growth in) energy demand, while contributing to meeting other key...

Origin:

IPCC (Contribution...

Author:

Kornelis Blok (The...

Publishing date:

01/01/2011

Residential and commercial buildings

Summary

Buildings offer a large share of cost-effective opportunities for GHG mitigation among many sectors: achieving a lower carbon future will require very...

Origin:

GABC

Author:

Brian Dean

Publishing date:

11/23/2016

Global Status Report 2016 - Presentation PPT

Summary

presentation (ppt) of the first Global status report in Marrakech at COP22 concerning Building and Climate issues

Origin:

CESBA

Author:

CEC5 Interreg Project

Publishing date:

07/01/2015

CESBA Guide

Summary

The CESBA guide is the first output of the CESBA initiative, achieved through the activities carried out in eight EU projects. It is a guideline proposing...

Origin:

CESBA

Author:

VISIBLE Interreg...

Publishing date:

01/01/2014

CESBA Policy Paper

Summary

The CESBA initiative policy paper establishes the policy position of CESBA regarding EU policy developments on sustainable building. The incentive to draw...

Origin:

UNEP FI, PRI, RICS,...

Author:

Tatiana Bosteels...

Publishing date:

02/01/2016

Sustainable Real Estate Investment. Implementing the Paris Climate Agreement: An action framework

Summary

This documents helps real estate investors and their value chain to effectively integrate ESG into real estate. It is first and foremoth a tool from and...

Author:

Architects Council...

Publishing date:

10/01/2014

The Role of the Architectural Profession in Delivering Responsible Design

Summary

The publication is conceived as a brief collection of thoughts about current urban challenges and how the architectural profession can contribute to turning...

Author:

Architects Council...

Publishing date:

04/18/2015

Declaration on the responsibility of the architectural profession in tackling local and global challenges of our time

Summary

On 18 April 2015 in Tallinn (Estonia), the Architects’ Council of Europe (ACE) signed a joint Declaration with the International Union of Architects (UIA)...

Origin:

Architects Council...

Author:

Architects Council...

Publishing date:

11/30/2015

Manifesto for Responsible Architecture

Summary

Ahead of the COP21, the ACE, UIA, French CNOA and CIAF endorsed a Manifesto presenting Architects’ commitment to tackle the challenges posed by climate...

Origin:

BPIE

Author:

Mariangiola Fabbri,...

Publishing date:

10/01/2016

Building Renovation Passports – Customised Roadmaps Towards Deep Renovation and Better Homes

Summary

BPIE suggests to evolve EPCs into Building Renovation Passports. Based on three examples of “Building Renovation Passports” in the Belgian region of Flanders...

Origin:

BPIE

Author:

Dan Staniaszek,...

Publishing date:

09/01/2016

Building Renovation Strategies under the Spotlight

Summary

PIE undertook a series of over 60 interviews with stakeholders from 12 Member States, across governmental and non-governmental actors. Questions covered...

Origin:

BPIE

Author:

Dan Staniaszek,...

Publishing date:

09/01/2016

Safeguarding Energy Security in South-East Europe with Investment in Demand-Side Infrastructure

Summary

The report explores the vulnerability of the building sector to gas supply interruptions in specific countries of South-East Europe, through the prism...

Origin:

BPIE

Author:

Maarten De Groote,...

Publishing date:

06/01/2016

Smart buildings in a decarbonised energy system

Summary

Buildings can balance the grid through proactive energy demand management and can play a leading role in transforming the EU energy market, shifting from...

Origin:

BPIE

Author:

Maarten De Groote,...

Publishing date:

01/01/2016

Driving transformational change in the construction value chain

Summary

In this report commissioned by the i24c initiative, BPIE investigates opportunities to strengthen Europe’s industrial leadership in the construction value...

Origin:

BPIE

Author:

Renée Bruel (ECF),...

Publishing date:

05/01/2016

Accelerating the renovation of the Bulgarian building stock

Summary

The study reaffirms that deep retrofitting to high energy efficiency classes is economically more beneficial than “shallow” renovation. It goes further...

Origin:

BPIE

Author:

Dan Staniaszek,...

Publishing date:

11/01/2015

Renovating Germany’s building stock

Summary

The creation of a comprehensive policy framework including the lowering of transaction costs, increased energy price signals and targeted subsidies would...

Origin:

BPIE

Author:

Dan Staniaszek

Publishing date:

12/01/2015

Renovation in practice

Summary

The report analyses a variety of approaches and solutions available to tackle the renovation challenge in terms of scale, financing, addressing non-technical...

Origin:

BPIE

Author:

Sara Kunkel, Eleni...

Publishing date:

03/01/2015

Indoor air quality, thermal comfort and daylight

Summary

This report about indoor air quality (IAQ), thermal comfort and daylight requirements in selected Member States addresses a range of topics of increasing...

Origin:

BPIE

Author:

Dan Staniaszek

Publishing date:

11/01/2014

Renovation strategies of selected EU countries

Summary

In 2012 the Energy Efficiency Directive (2012/27/EU) introduced an important new dimension to the energy-saving-in-buildings legislative landscape. Article...

Origin:

BPIE

Author:

Bogdan Atanasiu,...

Publishing date:

05/01/2014

Alleviating fuel poverty in the EU

Summary

The study published by BPIE found that energy subsidies and direct financial support for household heating cannot provide a long-term solution to the fuel-poverty...

Origin:

UNEP - UN HABITAT...

Author:

Coordination Arab...

Publishing date:

03/01/2016

THE ABC FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES A glossary for policy makers

Summary

The great number of existing actors, approaches and initiatives, on sustainable cities, resulted into a variety of different definitions none of which...

Origin:

EFCA and FIDIC

Author:

Stellan FRYXEL,...

Publishing date:

09/01/2013

RETHINK CITIES

Summary

The 2013 Rethink Cities White EFCA/FIDIC Paper illustrates that the following issues need to be urgently addressed: - Climate risks - the magnitude and...

Origin:

RICS

Author:

Erik Bichard

Publishing date:

07/01/2015

Developing an Approach to Sustainable Return on Investment in the UK, Brazil and the USA

Summary

This report develops an approach which places a value on the social and environmental impact of projects and applies these to the built environment. The...

Origin:

RICS / United Nations...

Author:

Ursula Hartenberger...

Publishing date:

06/01/2015

Advancing Responsible Business Practices in Land, Construction and Real Estate Use and Investment

Summary

The publication presents a whole life cycle ‘responsible business’ roadmap for the sector and its users and is the product of a two year collaboration...

Origin:

RICS

Author:

Sean Lockie / Piotr...

Publishing date:

05/01/2014

Methodology to calculate embodied carbon (1st ed)

Summary

The main aim of this guidance note is to provide a framework of practical guidance for quantity surveyors on how to calculate embodied carbon emissions...

Origin:

RICS

Author:

Sarah Sayce / Fiona...

Publishing date:

10/01/2013

Sustainability and Commercial Property Valuation (2nd ed)

Summary

Encompasses the wide range of physical, social, environmental and economic factors relating to sustainability that can impact on value of which valuers...

Origin:

RenoValue consortium

Author:

Ursula Hartenberger...

Publishing date:

06/01/2015

Drivers for change: strengthening the role of valuation professionals in market transition - RenoValue Market Insights Report

Summary

The report represents a summary of the rationale and methodology of the EU funded project RenoValue aimed at developing training material for real estate...

Origin:

RICS

Author:

Gareth Roberts

Publishing date:

03/01/2015

Climatic Risk Toolkit - The impact of climate change in the Non-Domestic Real Estate Sector of eight European countries

Summary

The report analyses four main areas in order to understand who climate change will affect, what the energy demand may be, what the operational costs may...

Origin:

INTA

Author:

INTA members and...

Publishing date:

10/12/2016

INTA Initiative for Habitat III Report

Summary

The strength of the text is that it is not subject to any institutional constraints. It has no claim other than to gather and summarise the many contributions...

Origin:

OIF/IFDD

Author:

ENERGIES 2050

Publishing date:

01/01/2016

Guide du bâtiment durable en Régions Tropicales: Tome 2, Stratégies de conception des nouveaux bâtiments

Summary

The guide of sustainable buildings in tropical regions aims to bring some answers to the environmental, economic and social issues linked to a massive...

Origin:

OIF/IFDD

Author:

ENERGIES 2050

Publishing date:

01/01/2016

Guide du bâtiment durable en Régions Tropicales: Tome 1, Stratégies de conception des nouveaux bâtiments

Summary

The guide of sustainable buildings in tropical regions aims to bring some answers to the environmental, economic and social issues linked to a massive...

Origin:

UNEP

Author:

ENERGIES 2050

Publishing date:

01/01/2014

Climate Finance for cities and buildings - a handbook for local governments

Summary

This Handbook has been prepared to provide local governments and other interested parties with an overview of climate finance mechanisms, both existing...

Origin:

World Resources...

Author:

Renilde Becqué,...

Publishing date:

01/01/2016

Accelerating Building Efficiency: Eight Actions for Urban Leaders

Summary

This guide provides local governments and other urban leaders in cities around the world with the background, guidance, and tools to accelerate building...

Origin:

UN-Habitat

Author:

Prof. Federico M....

Publishing date:

01/01/2015

Sustainable Building Design for Tropical Climates: Principles and Applications for Eastern Africa

Summary

Building envelope design, which aims to achieve the maximum comfort with the minimum primary energy consumption (and thus to minimise GHG emissions), requires...

Origin:

United Nations

Author:

Sergey Sivaev, Institute...

Publishing date:

01/01/2013

Good Practices for Energy-Efficient Housing in the UNECE region

Summary

A joint effort of UNECE, UN-Habitat and the City of Vienna, this report builds on existing work in the area, such as the Action Plan for Energy-Efficient...

Origin:

UN-Habitat and UNEP

Author:

Prof. Rajat Gupta

Publishing date:

01/01/2015

Green Building Interventions for Social Housing

Summary

Tackling the emissions problem from the building sector through green social housing, can create jobs, save money and most importantly, shape a built environment...

resources

new documents

NDC Guide in Spanish and French

2019 Global Status Report (executive summaries in other languages)

2019 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction

WorldGBC “Bringing Embodied Carbon Upfront” Report 2019

France Public Policy for Sustainable Buidlings

Neutralité Carbone et Batiment

The Zero Carbon and Circular Economy Challenge in the Built Environment – Policy options for the European Union and its Member States

Policy Paper: How to Integrate Indoor Environmental Quality Within National Long-Term Renovation Strategies

Future-proof buildings for all Europeans – a guide to implement the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

SDG 13 Climate Action Issue Brief

2018 Global Status Report Launch Communications Toolkit

First Edition: A Guide for Incorporating Buildings Actions in NDCs

2018 Global Status Report (Russian) - Towards a zero-emission, efficient, and resilient buildings and construction sector

2018 年全球形势报告

Bilan mondial 2018

2018 التقرير المرحلي العالمي لعام

2018 Informe Global

2018 Global Status Report — Towards a Zero-Emission, Efficient and Resilient Buildings and Construction Sector - English version

Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment

Embodied and whole life carbon assessment for architects

A GUIDE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMENDED ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS

GLOBAL WARMING OF 1. 5 °C - Summary for Policymakers

Zero Energy Building Definitions and Policy Activity - An International Review

World Green Building Week Guide

The Bottom Line: Building code energy performance trajectory project

Circular economy in the Nordic construction sector: Identification and assessment of potential policy instruments that can accelerate a transition toward a circular economy

Cooling Cities

APAEC 2016-2025

Le batiment dans la transition énergétique

Doing Right by Planet and People: The Business Case for Health and Wellbeing in Green Building

ZERO Code

State of Play of Sustainable Cities and Buildings in the Arab Region 2016

Overcoming Barriers to Investing in Energy Efficiency

Study on Using the Climate Auction Model to Catalyse Energy and Resource Efficient Buildings

proceeding "Energy efficiency in buidlings: how to accelerate investments ?"

Framework Guidelines for Energy Efficiency Standards in Buildings

Creating Markets for Climate Business: An IFC Climate Investment Opportunities report

Existing Building Energy Efficiency Renovation: International Review of Regulatory Policies

Global Roadmap Towards low-GHG and Resilient Buildings

GABC Global Status Report 2016: Towards zero-emission efficient and resilient buildings

First GABC Regional Roundtable for Asia-Pacific

Notes and Actions of the GABC member workshop during COP22

From Thousands to Billions - Coordinated Action towards 100% Net Zero Carbon Buildings by 2050

GABC Core Product: Energy Efficiency Initiatives’ Operators Yearbook 2016

L'innovation, un levier de création de valeur dans l'immobilier

Baromètre 2016 de la performance énergétique et environnementale de l'immobilier tertiaire

Zero Energy Building/ Home Roadmap - Technology and Institution

CESBA Guide

Energy Efficient Cities: Assessment Tools and Benchmarking Practices

Promoting energy efficiency investments: Case studies in the residential sector

Progress Implementing the IEA 25 Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations

Regional Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations: Arab-Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) Region

Regional Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations (Southeast Asia region)

Regional Energy Efficiency Policy Recommendations (Latin America and the Carribbean)

International Energy Outlook 2016, With Projections to 2040

Technology Roadmap: Energy-efficient Buildings: Heating and Cooling Equipment

Transition to Sustainable Buildings: Strategies and Opportunities to 2050

Modernising Building Energy Codes

Building Energy Rating Schemes (systèmes de notation énergétique des bâtiments): Assessing issues and Impacts

Building Energy Efficiency: Opportunities for International Collaboration

Building Energy Performance Metrics (mesures de performance énergétiques) - Supporting Energy Efficiency Progress in Major Economies

Delivering Energy Savings in Buildings 3: International Collaboration on Building Energy Code Implementation

Buildings. In: Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change.

Residential and commercial buildings

Global Status Report 2016 - Presentation PPT

CESBA Guide

CESBA Policy Paper

Sustainable Real Estate Investment. Implementing the Paris Climate Agreement: An action framework

The Role of the Architectural Profession in Delivering Responsible Design

Declaration on the responsibility of the architectural profession in tackling local and global challenges of our time

Manifesto for Responsible Architecture

Building Renovation Passports – Customised Roadmaps Towards Deep Renovation and Better Homes

Building Renovation Strategies under the Spotlight

Safeguarding Energy Security in South-East Europe with Investment in Demand-Side Infrastructure

Smart buildings in a decarbonised energy system

Driving transformational change in the construction value chain

Accelerating the renovation of the Bulgarian building stock

Renovating Germany’s building stock