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Performance Approach

The 2019 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard

It was a whirlwind year for energy efficiency in 2019 at the state level. Many legislatures and governors established the transition to clean energy and reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
    Policy Group(s):
  • Overall targets
  • Performance approach
  • Overall targets

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
    Policy Group(s):
  • Performance approach
  • Enforcement standards
  • Certification
  • Policy packages

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
    Policy Group(s):
  • Building shell

Technical Systems

2019 global status report for buildings and construction

This year’s Global Status Report provides an update on drivers of CO2 emissions and energy demand globally since 2017, along with examples of policies, technologies and investments that support low-carbon building stocks.
    Policy Group(s):
  • Certification
  • Policy packages
  • 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
    Policy Group(s):
  • Certification
  • Policy packages
  • Renewable energy systems
  • GHG emissions

On-site energy

Primary energy

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
    Policy Group(s):
  • Certification
  • Policy packages
  • Renewable energy systems
  • GHG emissions

Includes all energy

Energy efficiency and Renewable energy

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 mainthemes from the workshop discussions such as:
    Policy Group(s):
  • 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
    Policy Group(s):
  • Energy efficiency and renewable energy
  • Policy packages
  • Performance monitoring

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. However, despite the demonstrated benefits of such building performance across triple bottom-line
    Policy Group(s):
  • Zero energy target
  • Enforcement standards
  • Policy packages

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
    Policy Group(s):
  • Levels beyond minimum

Enforcement Standards

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. However, despite the demonstrated benefits of such building performance across triple bottom-line
    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
    Policy Group(s):
  • Performance approach
  • Enforcement standards
  • Certification
  • Policy packages

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
    Policy Group(s):
  • Performance approach
  • Enforcement standards
  • Certification
  • Policy packages

2019 global status report for buildings and construction

This year’s Global Status Report provides an update on drivers of CO2 emissions and energy demand globally since 2017, along with examples of policies, technologies and investments that support low-carbon building stocks.
    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
    Policy Group(s):
  • Certification
  • Policy packages
  • Renewable energy systems
  • GHG emissions

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
    Policy Group(s):
  • Energy efficiency and renewable energy
  • Policy packages
  • Performance monitoring

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
    Policy Group(s):
  • 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. However, despite the demonstrated benefits of such building performance across triple bottom-line
    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
    Policy Group(s):
  • Performance approach
  • Enforcement standards
  • Certification
  • Policy packages

2019 global status report for buildings and construction

This year’s Global Status Report provides an update on drivers of CO2 emissions and energy demand globally since 2017, along with examples of policies, technologies and investments that support low-carbon building stocks.
    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
    Policy Group(s):
  • Certification
  • Policy packages
  • Renewable energy systems
  • GHG emissions

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