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Performance Approach
A Guidebook For the development of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
This guidebook aims to be a practical resource for governments (ministries of energy, environment, housing, climate change, finance, planning and others), private sector investors and civil society organizations by illustrating how to create a Nationally Appropriate Mit
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- Performance approach
DocumentThe 2019 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard
The State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, now in its 13th edition, ranks states on their policy and program efforts. It assesses performance, documents best practices, and recognizes leadership.
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- Overall targets
- Performance approach
- Overall targets
Circular economy in the Nordic construction sector: identification and assessment of potential policy instruments that can accelerate a transition toward a circular economy
The purpose of this project is to identify and discuss potential policy instruments that can accelerate a transition toward a circular economy in the Nordic construction sector.
- Policy Group(s):
- Performance approach
- Revision cycle
- Policy packages
Built to perform in Northern Australia: An industry led pathway to a zero carbon ready building code
Improved energy performance of buildings presents a win-win-win opportunity, reducing stress on the electricity network, offering bill savings, supporting a least-cost pathway to a zero carbon built environment, and improving health and resilience outcomes for households and businesses.
- Policy Group(s):
- Performance approach
- Zero energy target
- Certification
- Policy packages
The 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard
The 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, now in its 12th edition, ranks states on their policy and program efforts, not only assessing performance but also documenting best practices and recognizing leadership.
- Policy Group(s):
- Performance approach
- Enforcement standards
- Certification
- Policy packages
Building Shell
How is COVID-19 Experience Transforming Sustainability Requirements of Residential Buildings? A Review
The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing about changes, and alongside these, we can alter theway we design our living spaces. The need for a healthy and comfortable living space is essential tomental and physical well-being.
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- Building shell
Review of APEC green building project: final report
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) project entitled The Role of Standards and Conformity Assessment Measures in Enhancing the Performance and Energy Efficiency of the Commercial Building Sector (MCTI 02 12A; referred to as the “Green Building Project”) was spe
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- Building shell
Technical Systems
2019 global status report for buildings and construction
The buildings and construction sector accounted for 36% of final energy use and 39% of energy and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2018, 11% of which resulted from manufacturing building materials and products such as steel, cement and glass.
- Policy Group(s):
- Certification
- Policy packages
- Technical systems
APEC green building code infrastructure guide
The Asia-Pacific region has experienced significant growth in its green building market.
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- Technical systems
A road map to building material testing and rating in developing countries
Most large developing countries have a building energy code or other building efficiency policies. However, testing and rating systems to assess the energy performance of building materials often lag behind these codes and policies.
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- Technical systems
Renewable Energy Systems
The emissions gap report 2016: a UNEP synthesis report
Since 2010, United Nations Environment (UNEP) has produced annual Emissions Gap Reports based on requests by countries for an independent scientific assessment of how actions and pledges by countries affect the global greenhouse gas emissions trend, and how this compare
- Policy Group(s):
- Certification
- Policy packages
- Renewable energy systems
- GHG emissions
GHG emissions
The emissions gap report 2016: a UNEP synthesis report
Since 2010, United Nations Environment (UNEP) has produced annual Emissions Gap Reports based on requests by countries for an independent scientific assessment of how actions and pledges by countries affect the global greenhouse gas emissions trend, and how this compare
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- Certification
- Policy packages
- Renewable energy systems
- GHG emissions
Social and infrastructural conditioning of lowering energy costs and improving the energy efficiency of buildings in the context of the local energy policy
The main problem in creating successful efficiency improvement policies is adjusting objectives to local development programs, dependent on public awareness.
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- GHG emissions
Includes all energy
Introduction to evaluation and the role of IEPPEC (webinar)
The International Energy Policy & Programme Evaluation Conference was held on 7-9 June 2016 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Includes all energy
Mapping energy efficiency standards in buildings in the UNECE region
The use of energy in buildings represents a large share of the total end use of energy.
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- Includes all energy
Optimising the energy use of technical building systems – unleashing the power of the EPBD’s Article 8
The main objective of the proposed revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) which the European Commission released on the 30th November 2016 “is to accelerate the cost-effective renovation of existing buildings.” Acceleration is urgently needed.
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- Includes all energy
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
Energy efficiency and Renewable energy
Decision regulation impact statement – energy efficiency of commercial buildings
The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has been requested to consider potential stringency changes to the energy efficiency provisions in relation to commercial buildings in the 2019 edition of the National Construction Code (NCC). More specifically, the ABCB was ta
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- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Code requirements
Future of HVAC – in a net-zero world
This paper provides a snapshot of future HVAC in a net-zero world, and outlines some of the main
themes from the workshop discussions such as:
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- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
Identifying macro-objectives for the life cycle environmental performance and resource efficiency of EU buildings
This working paper brings together the findings of the first stage in this study, which focusses on the identification of 'macro-objectives' for the environmental performance of the EU building stock.
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- Overall targets
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Overall targets
Optimising the energy use of technical building systems – unleashing the power of the EPBD’s Article 8
The main objective of the proposed revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) which the European Commission released on the 30th November 2016 “is to accelerate the cost-effective renovation of existing buildings.” Acceleration is urgently needed.
- Policy Group(s):
- Includes all energy
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
Energy efficient office buildings: transforming the mid-tier sector
Sustainability Victoria’s Energy Efficient Office Buildings program demonstrates that energy savings of up to 29% can be achieved across the mid-tier office buildings sector, via building tuning and cost-effective energy efficiency measures.
- Policy Group(s):
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Policy packages
- Performance monitoring
Residential building codes do save energy: evidence from hourly smart-meter data
In 1978, California adopted building codes designed to reduce the energy used for heating, cooling, and water heating in buildings.
- Policy Group(s):
- Code requirements
- Performance monitoring
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Zero energy target
- Policy packages
Zero Energy Target
Residential building codes do save energy: evidence from hourly smart-meter data
In 1978, California adopted building codes designed to reduce the energy used for heating, cooling, and water heating in buildings.
- Policy Group(s):
- Code requirements
- Performance monitoring
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Zero energy target
- Policy packages
Building capacity of policy-makers in South East Europe on the modelling of low carbon transformation of the residential building stock
The energy demand in the residential building sector represents a big challenge for Albania, Montenegro, and Serbia.
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- Zero energy target
The way forward—moving toward net zero energy standards
Net zero energy building (NZEB) standards have been gaining prominence lately as the next performance target for buildings.
- Policy Group(s):
- Zero energy target
- Enforcement standards
- Policy packages
Built to perform in Northern Australia: An industry led pathway to a zero carbon ready building code
Improved energy performance of buildings presents a win-win-win opportunity, reducing stress on the electricity network, offering bill savings, supporting a least-cost pathway to a zero carbon built environment, and improving health and resilience outcomes for households and businesses.
- Policy Group(s):
- Performance approach
- Zero energy target
- Certification
- Policy packages
Revision Cycle
Circular economy in the Nordic construction sector: identification and assessment of potential policy instruments that can accelerate a transition toward a circular economy
The purpose of this project is to identify and discuss potential policy instruments that can accelerate a transition toward a circular economy in the Nordic construction sector.
- Policy Group(s):
- Performance approach
- Revision cycle
- Policy packages
Costs and benefits of implementing green building policy
Green building (GB) policies have been implemented to promote GB and address climate change. Most of the existing literature have studied the costs and benefits of developing GB, without considerations of GB policies’ impacts.
- Policy Group(s):
- Revision cycle
Levels Beyond Minimum
A critical comparison of green building rating systems
Various green rating systems are established globally to evaluate the sustainability of construction projects. Their categories and criteria have been under constant updates to follow the sustainable trend of building development.
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- Levels beyond minimum
Enforcement Standards
A guide for incorporating buildings actions in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
The buildings sector contributes nearly 40% to global energy-related annual GHG emissions (IEA/UNEP, 2018).
- Policy Group(s):
- Enforcement standards
- Policy packages
The way forward—moving toward net zero energy standards
Net zero energy building (NZEB) standards have been gaining prominence lately as the next performance target for buildings.
- Policy Group(s):
- Zero energy target
- Enforcement standards
- Policy packages
The 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard
The 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, now in its 12th edition, ranks states on their policy and program efforts, not only assessing performance but also documenting best practices and recognizing leadership.
- Policy Group(s):
- Performance approach
- Enforcement standards
- Certification
- Policy packages
Certification
Built to perform in Northern Australia: An industry led pathway to a zero carbon ready building code
Improved energy performance of buildings presents a win-win-win opportunity, reducing stress on the electricity network, offering bill savings, supporting a least-cost pathway to a zero carbon built environment, and improving health and resilience outcomes for households and businesses.
- Policy Group(s):
- Performance approach
- Zero energy target
- Certification
- Policy packages
A review of studies on green building assessment methods by comparative analysis
Green building assessment methods, which play an essential role in promoting the development of greenbuildings, have attracted much attention in recent years.
- Policy Group(s):
- Certification
The 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard
The 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, now in its 12th edition, ranks states on their policy and program efforts, not only assessing performance but also documenting best practices and recognizing leadership.
- Policy Group(s):
- Performance approach
- Enforcement standards
- Certification
- Policy packages
2019 global status report for buildings and construction
The buildings and construction sector accounted for 36% of final energy use and 39% of energy and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2018, 11% of which resulted from manufacturing building materials and products such as steel, cement and glass.
- Policy Group(s):
- Certification
- Policy packages
- Technical systems
The emissions gap report 2016: a UNEP synthesis report
Since 2010, United Nations Environment (UNEP) has produced annual Emissions Gap Reports based on requests by countries for an independent scientific assessment of how actions and pledges by countries affect the global greenhouse gas emissions trend, and how this compare
- Policy Group(s):
- Certification
- Policy packages
- Renewable energy systems
- GHG emissions
Policy Packages
What are the steps? Building energy codes and standards
This presentation provides a guideline to policymakers on
- Policy Group(s):
- Overall targets
- Policy packages
- Taxation mechanisms
India’s building stock: towards energy and climate change solutions
The article deals with efforts to reduce energy as a means to support the formulation of climate change public policies and strategies. Energy use in building design and operation is integral to these efforts.
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- Residential renovations
- Policy packages
Energy efficient office buildings: transforming the mid-tier sector
Sustainability Victoria’s Energy Efficient Office Buildings program demonstrates that energy savings of up to 29% can be achieved across the mid-tier office buildings sector, via building tuning and cost-effective energy efficiency measures.
- Policy Group(s):
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Policy packages
- Performance monitoring
A guide for incorporating buildings actions in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
The buildings sector contributes nearly 40% to global energy-related annual GHG emissions (IEA/UNEP, 2018).
- Policy Group(s):
- Enforcement standards
- Policy packages
How rising global temperatures will affect 6 major cities
The earth is on a trajectory to warm 3-4°C by 2100. This heat map details how that rise in temperatures will affect major metropolitan hubs.
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- Policy packages
Setting up a formal energy code development process
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a leading organization globally on building energy codes and standards. PNNL has served as the technical lead for DOE’s Building Energy Codes Program in the U.S.
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- Policy packages
Residential building codes do save energy: evidence from hourly smart-meter data
In 1978, California adopted building codes designed to reduce the energy used for heating, cooling, and water heating in buildings.
- Policy Group(s):
- Code requirements
- Performance monitoring
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Zero energy target
- Policy packages
The way forward—moving toward net zero energy standards
Net zero energy building (NZEB) standards have been gaining prominence lately as the next performance target for buildings.
- Policy Group(s):
- Zero energy target
- Enforcement standards
- Policy packages
Circular economy in the Nordic construction sector: identification and assessment of potential policy instruments that can accelerate a transition toward a circular economy
The purpose of this project is to identify and discuss potential policy instruments that can accelerate a transition toward a circular economy in the Nordic construction sector.
- Policy Group(s):
- Performance approach
- Revision cycle
- Policy packages
Built to perform in Northern Australia: An industry led pathway to a zero carbon ready building code
Improved energy performance of buildings presents a win-win-win opportunity, reducing stress on the electricity network, offering bill savings, supporting a least-cost pathway to a zero carbon built environment, and improving health and resilience outcomes for households and businesses.
- Policy Group(s):
- Performance approach
- Zero energy target
- Certification
- Policy packages
The 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard
The 2018 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, now in its 12th edition, ranks states on their policy and program efforts, not only assessing performance but also documenting best practices and recognizing leadership.
- Policy Group(s):
- Performance approach
- Enforcement standards
- Certification
- Policy packages
2019 global status report for buildings and construction
The buildings and construction sector accounted for 36% of final energy use and 39% of energy and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2018, 11% of which resulted from manufacturing building materials and products such as steel, cement and glass.
- Policy Group(s):
- Certification
- Policy packages
- Technical systems
The emissions gap report 2016: a UNEP synthesis report
Since 2010, United Nations Environment (UNEP) has produced annual Emissions Gap Reports based on requests by countries for an independent scientific assessment of how actions and pledges by countries affect the global greenhouse gas emissions trend, and how this compare
- Policy Group(s):
- Certification
- Policy packages
- Renewable energy systems
- GHG emissions
