UNEP - SBCIEURIMA General Assembly

What is the Sustainable Building Initiative?

Athens, 30th May 2008

Peter Graham, Coordinator SBCIUnited Nations

Environment Programme, DTIE

Our Consumption Continues to Increase …

While Earth’s capacity to support us continues to decrease …

GEO 4 – www.unep.org

“…we will reverse the burden of proof. Ecological solutions will no longer be required to prove their benefits.

Instead, non-ecological projects will be required to prove that they could not be carried out differently.

Proof will be required of so-called non-ecological decisions that they were the last resort.”

Sarkozy, 2007

Unsustainable

Sustainable

5-15 % of direct employment (111 million jobs)Investment US$ 3000 billion/year (10+% of GDP)To growth markets: Brazil, China and India (~10%)

20 years to make a difference …

>2 degree C temp. increase is almost unavoidable …

>3 degree C temp. increase is most likely …

It is unlikely we will be able to adapt to +3 degree C

To stabilize @ 2-3 deg.C, CO2-e >450ppm (we are now at 430ppm)

To Reduce emissions to 2000 levels:

By 2030 ~ 50 - 85% reductions (2 – 2.4 deg. C increase)By 2050 ~ 30 – 60% reductions (2.4 – 3 deg.C increase)

A U.N. Initiative

Vision ~ Climate Neutral Construction by 2020

The SBCI Global 2020 vision will be achieved when all countries have access to the policies, knowledge, benchmarks, best practices and financial mechanisms that support sustainable buildings and construction in general, and have begun the continual improvement of their construction sectors towards climate neutrality.

SBCI featuresSBCI featuresBroad coalition Broad coalition –– large, small, private, public memberslarge, small, private, public membersLocal to global (members) and global to local (SBCI)Local to global (members) and global to local (SBCI)Unique combination of UN, private and public sectors Unique combination of UN, private and public sectors working togetherworking togetherMembership fees constitute core fundingMembership fees constitute core fundingAnnual work programme developed jointlyAnnual work programme developed jointly

A U.N. Initiative

Existing efforts65+private sector initiatives WBCSD, USGBC, GBCK, BRANZ 40+ Government programmes EU, US, Nordics, Netherlands, Thailand100+ NGO, R&D organizations CIB, ENCORD, DBI, Tekes~ 35 codes & standards LEED, BEAM, BREEM, CIC

Gravel LeclercPlastedilBroad Air conditioningArcelorMittalFIDIC IISIITACALafargeUSGBCSkanska ABADEMESIKABlueBREThe Property Council of Australia

Monplaisir GroupHydroSchneider ElectricSinotech BuildingResilienceCity of MadridLend Lease Ltd.ONEPWGBCAF&PABNP ParisbasCSTBGovernment of St. LuciaSOMFY

PartnersMarrakech Task Force on Sustainable Buildings and Construction

Illegal Innovators

Best PracticeBest Practice

+ Social + Climate Neutrality

Demand DriversInvestmentsTriggers

Towards Climate Neutral Construction

Learning Cycle

the 2020 Global Vision for Sustainable Building & Construction

• SBC Benchmarks• Climate Change• Policy Development• SBC in Developing Countries

Four Key Focus Areas

Focus Area 1:Benchmarking (Think Tank)

Building Consensus on:-Definitions-Issues-Targets-Indicators-Methodology-Performance Case Studies

Outputs:-Sustainable Buildings Report

-Global Benchmarking Paper

Focus Area 2:Climate Change (Think Tank)

Reporting on:-Buildings & CDM-Regional Emissions from the Sector;-Distance to Targets;-Sector innovation (GRI)

Outputs:-CDM Report

-2nd Ed. Buildings & Climate Change-Regional Reports

Focus Area 3:Policy & Procurement

Working to:-Encourage policy & procurement for SBC market transformation;

Outputs:-Policy ‘quick-scan’tool;-Carbon costs of non-compliance report -Education for SBC Guideline;-Procurement Field Guide-Tall Building S-Design Guide

-LCA Brochure

Focus 4:Developing Countries

Implementing:-Pilot Projects;-Outreach;-Membership;-Think Tank representation-Partnership Networks

Learning Cycle

the 2020 Global Vision for Sustainable Building & Construction

2007 - 2008

Available @ www.unepsbci.org

Building Base-lines

Barriers to sustainable buildings

1. Fragmentation of the building sector means there is no incentive for life cycle thinking.

2. Disconnect between building investors and building users.

3. Lack of common understanding of how to define and quantify benefit from sustainable buildings.

4. Lack of practical know how in many cases

5. Lack of political leadership and capacity

# Zero Net Energy

# ‘Factor-Four’ Energy Efficiency

# Minimum Energy Efficiency

No Energy Efficiency Need to build EE base-lines

# Positive Net Energy

2008 2020

Mandatory Building Life-cycle Energy Perform

ance (New

/Existing)

‘Defining Progress’Example of work in-progress

Think Tank: Benchmarking – Next Steps

• Second Edition:– Multi-lingual Strategic

Briefing;– Regional ‘Base-line’

Reports;– Sustainable Buildings State

of Play Report.

• UNEP SBCI (2006): The building sector is not able to address the climate change challenge without government intervention (positive and negative).

• WBCSD (2007): There is a need for regulation to activate the building sector to achieve energy efficiency.

• G8 Gleneagles process (2007): Need for framework legislation to support positive contribution of buildings climate change mitigation.

• Marrakech Task Force on SBC (2007): Set of recommendations for governments to develop policies for sustainable buildings

• IPCC (2007): Need for cross-sectoralharmonization of policies.

• Finance Initiatives (2007): The finance sector cannot support SBC without framework policies having been established by governments

• WGBC (2006): Need for public support for private sector actions towards SBC

Several actors – One conclusion

20 policy tools in 4 groups1. Control & regulatory

– Standards, procurement, EE obligations, Certification…

2. Economic and market-based– Energy performance contracting, EE

certificate schemes, CDM…

3. Fiscal instruments– Taxation, tax cuts, subsidies, loans…

4. Information and voluntary– Voluntary agreements, education

campaigns, detailed billing…

SBCI-CEU policy studyThree Questions:

1.Emission reduction efficiency

2.Cost effectiveness

3.Conditions for success

Investment in building is increasing…

rapidly in developing countries

SBCI, 2007

2 4 6 8 10

UNEPSBCI, 2007

Building Codes Implemented in 2005 (Deringer, 2005)

40% less energy/m21990 1999

AGO, 1999

AGO, 2000AGO, 1999

US DOE 2006

The ‘Distance to target paradigm’

Making Policy Work for SBC

• Policies can be both very efficient and very cost efficient. Costs to society varied between US$ +66 and US$ -216 per ton of CO2 eqv (i.e. a cost saving of US$ 216 per ton of CO2 avoided).

• Regulatory tools are often both more effective and more cost efficient than economic tools. This is due to the fact that the building market is very fragmented.

• Best results are achieved if several tools are applied in combination with each other (sticks, carrots and tambourines)

• The public sector has a strong potential to show leadership by applying sustainable building guidelines to own buildings.

…Finding the right Policy package

SBCI, 2007 p54

SBCI, 2007 p54

Building sector carbon markets

UNEP SBCI report: Strengthening CDM for the Building Sector

1.1. Study of all current known projects Study of all current known projects targeting energy efficiency in buildings targeting energy efficiency in buildings (EEB).(EEB).

2.2. Seeks to explain why there are so few EEB Seeks to explain why there are so few EEB projects in CDM and what can be done to projects in CDM and what can be done to increase the numbers.increase the numbers.

3.3. Based on data research and interviews Based on data research and interviews with involved partners and experts.with involved partners and experts.

Full report to be published in early 2008.Full report to be published in early 2008.

Tentative findings presented at COP 13.Tentative findings presented at COP 13.

Study conducted by the UNEP RisStudy conducted by the UNEP Risöö centre.centre.

The impact of CDM is low ...

Number of Building Sector CDM projects in the pipeline Nov 2007...

Developing Countries ~ Emerging Markets

• Sustainable Post-Disaster reconstruction guidelines for South - East Asia

• Possible ‘China’ version

• Possible ‘Climate Adaptation Version’

• Policy Development Tool

Exploring Possibilities …

Member Initiated Earth Construction School Project

Keep in Mind

1. Sustainable Buildings are a mainstream ideology – but not yet mainstream practice.

2. The building sector/market is not able to shift towards sustainable buildings on its own. Governments must support this shift!

3. Governments can act as policy makers, as project owners, and as market players.

4. Climate change is a challenge and a driver. Smart planners and policy makers link their wider agendas with climate change mitigation opportunities.

THANK YOU

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