improving conditions for green building construction in north america
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Energy Efficiency and Green Building. Improving Conditions for Green Building Construction in North America. César Ulises Treviño , MSc LEED AP President, Mexico Green Building Council Member, Trilateral Green Building Construction Task Force - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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
Improving Conditions for Green Building Construction in North America
Energy Efficiencyand Green Building
César Ulises Treviño, MSc LEED [email protected]
Workshop on Harmonizing Indicators of Energy Efficiency for North American Buildings – Mexico City
March 14th 2013Commission for Environmental Cooperation