improving conditions for green building construction in north america

Improving Conditions for Green Building Construction in North America

Energy Efficiencyand Green Building

César Ulises Treviño, MSc LEED AP

President, Mexico Green Building CouncilMember, Trilateral Green Building Construction Task Force

Workshop on Harmonizing Indicators of Energy Efficiency for North American Buildings – Mexico City

March 14th 2013

Commission for Environmental Cooperation

Implementing cost-effective Energy Efficiency options (LCA/LCC)

Efficient Buildings: A Source of Cost-Effective Emission Reductions

Efficient Buildings: Increased Resilience to the Impacts of Climate Change

Designing a Policy Pathway

Tackling the Efficiency Gap

Mapping Policies Against Barriers

Mapping Trade-offs in Policy Sequencing

Policies coming together to transform the Built Environment

Policies coming together to transform the Built Environment

Policy Options: Building Efficiency Codes and Standards

Defining the sequence to support Policy Implementation

Building Capacity

Designing a Financial Pathway

Finance for Policy Development

Finance for Catalytic Projects

Market Development and Scale-up

Climate Actions: NAMAs for the Built Environment

Climate Actions: NAMAs for the Built Environment

Commission for Environmental Cooperation

• In Canada, Mexico & the United States, commercial and residential building operations account for 20, 30 & 40% of the primary energy consumption respectively;

• The US Green Building Council estimates that “green building” reduces energy use by 30% - CO2 by 35% & waste cost savings of 50 to 90%;

• NA buildings = 2,200 megatons of CO2 release or 35% of the Continent’s total;

• Improving building practices is the quickest and also the cheapest way to reduce GHG emissions in NA.

The North American Challenge

NAFTA’s Commission for Environmental CooperationTrilateral Green Building Construction Task Force (2012-2013)

Project:Improving Conditions for Green

Building Construction in North America

NAFTA’s CEC Project:Improving Conditions for Green Building Construction in North America

Five Sub-Groups:

1.Financing model business cases2.Urban re-densification and policy pathways 3.Workforce education and training 4.Benchmarking 5.Green building systems/programs

NAFTA’s CEC Project:Improving Conditions for Green Building Construction in North America

Tasks & Deliverables:

1.Model business case for the development of a green building market

2.Building greener cities

3.Marketplace knowledge hub to support green building construction/retrofit in North America

4.Professional and workforce barriers and training gaps

5.Continued Support for Mexico’s adoption of Energy Star’s Benchmarking Methodology

6.Publish a Comprehensive Guide for the General Public on Green Building Systems/Programs used in North America

NAFTA’s Commission for Environmental Cooperation

Improving Conditions for Green Building Construction in North America

Benjamin TeitelbaumProgram Manager

bteitelbaum@cec.org

Improving Conditions for Green Building Construction in North America

Energy Efficiencyand Green Building

César Ulises Treviño, MSc LEED APutrevino@mexicogbc.org

Workshop on Harmonizing Indicators of Energy Efficiency for North American Buildings – Mexico City

March 14th 2013Commission for Environmental Cooperation