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Boosting the 'Green House' EffectCDM Reform Key to Climate-Friendly Building and Construction Sector
Cost Effective Carbon Savings Possible from Built Environment Says UNEP SBCI-Backed Report
Poznan/Nairobi/Madrid/Paris, 6 December 2008 – The huge potential of the building and construction sector for combating climate change remains virtually untapped, a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Sustainable Buildings and Construction Initiative (SBCI) has found. SBCI , a partnership between UN and leading companies and organizations in the construction sector, including NAME, presents the report as the results of almost two years of research and collaboration with leading experts around the world. [click here to download the full document]
Regulation key to greener buildings | read more »
PRAGUE/NAIROBI, 24 September 2007
Regulation is the most effective means to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions from buildings, a sector which accounts for some 30-40 % of global energy use.
Regulatory and control instruments such as building codes and appliance standards are the most effective way to increase energy efficiency, and so mitigate the industry's impact on global warming. [...]
Buildings Can Play a Key Role in Combating Climate Change | read more »
OSLO, 29 March 2007 - Significant gains can be made in efforts to combat global warming by reducing energy use and improving energy efficiency in buildings.
The right mix of appropriate government regulation, greater use of energy saving technologies and behavioural change can substantially reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the building sector which accounts for 30-40 % of global energy use, says a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Sustainable Construction and Building Initiative (SBCI). [...]
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