Energy use by buildings offers a tremendous opportunity for governments seeking to foster clean energy technologies. Sustainability-minded policymakers should focus on three interlinked policy approaches related to better buildings: 1) energy policy that favors energy efficiency and distributed renewable energy sources, 2) climate policy that recognizes and internalizes the cost of carbon pollution; and 3) standards and performance criteria for the building envelope and the building components.
This 6-page brief on national-local coordination on building efficiency was prepared for the Building Efficiency Accelerator by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in collaboration with the World Resources Institute and the
This synthesis report contains the key points of the Building Efficiency Initiative's 2016 report, Accelerating Building Efficiency: 8 Actions for Urban Leaders, and directs readers to tools and resources from the guidebook.
This synthesis report in Chinese contains the key points of the Building Efficiency Initiative's 2016 report, Accelerating Building Efficiency, and directs the user to tools and resources from the report.
This synthesis report in Turkish contains the key points of the Building Efficiency Initiative's 2016 report, Accelerating Building Efficiency: 8 Actions for Urban Leaders.
Este informe de síntesis contiene los puntos clave del 2016 informe del Building Efficiency Initiative, Accelerating Building Efficiency: 8 Actions for Urban Leaders.
This synthesis report in French summarizes the key points of the Building Efficiency Initiative's 2016 report, Accelerating Building Efficiency: 8 Actions for Urban Leaders.
This synthesis contains the key points of the Building Efficiency Initiative's 2016 report, Accelerating Building Efficiency in Cities: 8 Actions for Urban Leaders and directs readers to tools and resources for building efficiency action.
Mexico City. Photo Credit: Kasper Christensen/Flickr
On June 17, Mexico City’s Environmental Ministry (SEDEMA), headed by Secretary of the Environment Tanya Müller García, announced the final publication of updated construction regulations for the city.
View a webinar held by the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities' Building Efficiency Initiative and partners from various sectors for an exploration of the report, "Accelerating Building Efficiency: Eight Actions for Urban Leaders." This research was produced in partnership with Johnson Controls and over a dozen other partners.
View the slides from a webinar held by the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities' Building Efficiency Initiative and partners from various sectors for an exploration of the report, "Accelerating Building Efficiency: Eight Actions for Urban Leaders." This research was produced in partnership with Johnson Controls and over a dozen other partners.