Accelerating Building Efficiency Improvements in Latin America
To decrease energy consumption, cities in Latin America–such as Mexico City–are launching new initiatives to boost the energy efficiency of their buildings.
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Better Building Benchmarking = More Energy Savings
Some cities—like Jakarta, Indonesia—are innovatively utilizing building benchmarking programs to promote energy savings. (Photo: Stefan Magdalinski /Flickr)
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Buildings: Our Biggest (and Most Underutilized) Asset for Improving How Cities Perform
It can often be difficult for residents–like those of Wuxi, China–to know how their homes perform compared to similar homes. Benchmarking fills this knowledge gap, helping the city improve building performance. Photo by Mr Thinktank / Flickr.
Designing for a Sustainable Future: A Q&A with Jared Green
Green spaces in cities, such as New York’s High Line, promote an active, sustainable lifestyle for city residents. Photo by David Berkowitz/Flickr.
Friday Fun: How Buildings Can Help “Eat” Urban Smog
Innovative building designs can use “smog-eating” technology to improve air quality in cities like Bogota, Colombia. Photo by Michael McCullough/Flickr.
Many cities around the world are suffering from severe air pollution.
Crowdsourcing Local Knowledge to Make Buildings More Efficient
Because buildings in world cities like Mumbai, India (pictured) produce more than 30 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, improving building efficiency is critical to making cities more sustainable. Photo by Simone D. McCourtie/World Bank.
Building a more competitive Mexico City through energy efficiency
Buildings are Mexico City’s number one source of greenhouse gas emissions and the focus of a new partnership to improve energy efficiency and create a more sustainable, competitive city. Photo by Alejandro Mejia Greene/Flickr.
Buildings are an important part of the sustainability picture for Mexico City.
New pilot program aims to expand energy efficiency in Chinese cities
Retrofitting public buildings to be more energy efficient is an important step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China. Photo by Brendan Corey Benson/Flickr.
As China urbanizes, buildings in the country’s cities are a growing source of emissions and air pollution.
Unlocking low-carbon growth through energy efficient cities
A growing coalition of cities, NGOs, and private companies are advancing building efficiency efforts that save money and greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Omar Barcena/Flickr.
Urbanization is reshaping the economy, energy systems, and climate of our planet. By 2050, the world’s cities are expected to add 2.
As cities grow, so should their energy efficiency
Improving building efficiency presents a major opportunity to curb greenhouse gas emissions while saving money and improving quality of life. Photo by deano7000/Flickr.
If you want to find major emitters of greenhouse gases, look no further than your city’s skyline.