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1. EXCE LLE NCE I N CITY POLICY
FOR G R E E N B U I LDI NG
2. “The inaugural WorldGBC Government Leadership Awards
aim to showcase how leadership and policies at the city
level can minimize our greenhouse gas emissions, improve
the livability of our communities and boost local economies.
Buildings represent an unrivalled opportunity to reduce global
greenhouse gas emissions, and cities play an increasingly
critical role in seizing this opportunity.
Our judges have been very impressed with the 22 cities
nominated for the award, representing all regions and both
developed and developing economies. The city policies
receiving awards reflect a diverse and effective mix of
strategies, from mandatory efficiency targets and performance
disclosure to voluntary incentives and innovative funding
mechanisms. We hope their leadership inspires other cities to
transform their own built environments.”
Jane Henley
CEO, World Green Building Council
3. EXCE LLE NCE I N CITY POLICY
FOR G R E E N B U I LDI NG
4. “Local Action Moves
the World has been our motto, and
cities have indeed shown progressive action
towards greener development. ICLEI is happy to be a
partner to the WorldGBC Government Leadership Awards
that recognize world-leading policies by city and regional
governments as an incentive for more local leaders to follow.”
Konrad Otto-Zimmermann
Secretary General, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
6. Introduction
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) is holding its first
World Green Building Council Government Leadership Awards in
2011, for presentation at COP-17 in Durban, South Africa. The annual
award highlights world-leading government policies that maximize
the opportunity of buildings to mitigate carbon emissions in the
environment. This year’s award theme, “Excellence in City Policy Green
Building,” recognizes international best practice in city-level government
policy to build green.
Local and regional governments are in a unique and often advantageous
position to implement green building and urban design policies that
will influence approaches to sustainability in the building sector. As
buildings are responsible for approximately one-third of the earth’s
greenhouse gas emissions, the impacts are significant and quantifiable.
In addition to rewarding leadership, the award is intended to inspire
other governments at all levels, share and replicate best practices in
green building policy, and underscore green buildings as a winning
strategy to reduce carbon emissions.
The WorldGBC invited UN HABITAT and ICLEI International to partner
with us and participate as judges. With their expertise and commitment
to sustainability at the city level, they bring invaluable insight and
knowledge to the these awards.
“In the context of rapid urbanization in many parts of the world,
the WorldGBC Government Leadership Awards provide
practical ideas for cities to speed up climate change action
while improving the quality of the built environment.”
Rafael Tuts
Chief, Urban Environment and Planning Branch
UN-HABITAT
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7. Award Criteria
Over 80 Green Building Councils from around the world along with ICLEI and UN HABITAT
network members were given the opportunity to nominate government policies from their
countries for these awards. A panel of expert judges in the green building and sustainable
cities field deliberated on the overall winner and category awards in order to showcase a
range of initiatives. The policies were drawn from the five global regions represented in the
WorldGBC and come from both developed and developing economies.
The WorldGBC Government Leadership Award for Best Green Building Policy was given
to the policy with the highest average score of out of 100 based on the following criteria:
Effectiveness of initiative in Demonstration of environmental
transforming the industry (out of 20) leadership and innovation (out of 20)
A reflection of how far-reaching the policy is The use of new and innovative partnerships
and its potential to spur long-lasting change and mechanisms and/or leadership that will
in the industry deliver tangible benefits of green building,
climate, and energy policies to communities
Cost-effectiveness of initiative
(out of 20) Replicability and relevance to
The use of lifetime costs and other cost- other locations (out of 20)
benefit analyses that move past “first costs” The effort undertaken to partner, collaborate
and consider other long-term financial and share information in order to bring to
benefits of the policy scale urban sustainability strategies
Scale of emissions reductions
(out of 20)
The policy’s ability to mitigate climate
change in the built environment, its overall
environmental benefits and benefits to the
communities that the policy effects
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8. Best Green Building Policy
San Francisco, United States of America
San Francisco Green Building
Ordinances and demolition debris, and provide for
collection of recycling and compost from
San Francisco’s Green Building Ordinance occupants in operation.
requirements together represent the strictest,
most ambitious, most comprehensive Further, new commercial construction and
policy approach to the built environment yet alterations greater than 25,000 square
undertaken by any city in the United States. feet (2,300 m2) must meet a Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
All new construction projects of any size or Silver standard (rising to LEED Gold in
occupancy must: 2012). New residential buildings must
meet either LEED or California-based
GreenPoint Rated standards. Certification
Standards Code (CALGreen), is not required, but projects committing
to LEED Gold certification receive
Standards by a minimum of 15%, priority in permitting queues. All municipal
projects are required to attain LEED Gold
standards, and certification.
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9. The performance of existing building stock offers $100m in financing capacity for
is addressed through requirements for commercial energy efficiency, renewable
annual public disclosure of energy labels, energy, and water efficiency upgrades, with
comprehensive energy audits every five repayment collected through a property tax
years for commercial buildings larger assessment. Energy efficiency and solar
than 10,000 square feet (929 m2), water energy rebate programs are also offered.
efficiency retrofits at time of sale, and
mandatory recycling and composting. With In San Francisco, the construction and
a net present value of $612 million over the operation of buildings are responsible for
first ten years of implementation, energy 56% of greenhouse gas emissions (with
savings from energy labeling, disclosure over half of those from existing commercial
and audit requirements dramatically exceed buildings). With a population of 800,000,
their costs. the new construction requirements alone are
anticipated to reduce CO2e by 60,000 tons/
To assist private building owners with year, with an additional reduction 70,800
implementing the polices, the newly tons/year of CO2e coming from requirements
launched GreenFinanceSF PACE program for existing commercial buildings.
“San Francisco’s innovative and comprehensive green building policies are
lasting investments in the environmental and economic future of our great city.
The Green Building Ordinance employs San Francisco’s design talent, as well
as technological and business innovations, to ensure that we meet the market
demands of the 21st century, protect the environment, and
support the health and well being of our residents.”
Ed Lee
Mayor, San Francisco
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10. Local Climate Action Leadership Award
Mexico City, Mexico
Climate Action Plan (Programa de and reforestation. Those related specifically
Acción Climática de la Ciudad de to buildings include:
México 2008-2012)
The Sustainable Housing Program,
Implemented in 2008, Mexico City’s Climate which targets whole buildings, will benefit
Action Plan (CAP) is an integrated policy 32,500 dwellings by integrating green
expected to impact housing, commercial building criteria such as solar collectors,
buildings, governmental offices, subway energy and water saving systems, waste
stations, public parks and transportation water treatment plants, and absorption
with a goal of reducing seven metric wells in new multifamily housing.
of the city’s CO2 emissions, or 12% of
city’s greenhouse gas emissions, by 2012. The Efficient Home Lighting Program,
which exclusively targets lighting in existing
A collaborative effort between many buildings, will distribute ten million compact
governmental and private institutions, the fluorescent lamps to replace incandescent
CAP policy includes a total of 44 specific light bulbs in existing dwellings, reducing
actions focused on energy and water 270,000 tons of CO2 per year.
savings, transportation, waste management
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11. The Sustainable Buildings Program Many of these initiatives have other
(PCES) will act as a certification tool for components and co-benefits, including
commercial and residential buildings, water savings and stormwater runoff
granting tax incentives for certified minimization. The CAP policy also includes
buildings, expecting a reduction of 25,000 a program, ECOBICI, dedicated to
tons of CO2 per year. increasing cycling within the city and
reducing dependency on automobiles.
The Renewable Energy Program Since the CAP policy’s implementation of
promotes the use of solar energy in ECOBICI the number of cyclists in the city
government buildings, reducing 25,000 have increased by 40%.
tons of CO2 per year.
Most of the programs are voluntary, and
The Rooftop Naturation Program, participation is being promoted by a series
which targets entire neighborhoods, is of tax incentives. However, government
expected to establish a total of 30,000 m2 buildings are required to comply with all of the
of greenroof surfaces. requirements established within the programs.
“Mexico City’s Climate Action Program has successfully advanced the
local agenda for a more sustainable built environment. It encompasses
innovative policy, offers smart incentives and promotes better practice
- setting a meaningful precedent for the whole nation. The program is
addressing critical and measurable environmental, economic and social
prosperity targets. It’s making a substantial contribution to the building and
construction industry and for the community at large.”
Mexico Green Building Council
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12. Urban Retrofit Award
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Energy Savers Program domestic buildings retrofitted across the
West Midlands.
A comprehensive and ambitious initiative,
Birmingham City Council’s Energy Savers The program will run under the umbrella
Program is expected to lead to £1.5 billion of the Government’s Green Deal initiative,
of green retrofit work for nearly 200,000 which will allow householders to improve
buildings in Birmingham and across the energy efficiency in their homes and pay off
West Midlands over the next 15 years. the costs of these measures from savings
made on energy bills over time.
During the initial Pathfinder phase of the
Energy Savers Program (2012 – 2015), The Pathfinder stage of the program is
the program will deliver energy efficiency forecast to cost £100m, with Birmingham
improvements for 15,000 houses and 40 City Council providing a total of £75m in
public buildings. This will lay the foundation financing for housing and non-domestic
for a wider program that by 2026 will see retrofits through public sector borrowing.
60,000 houses and 1,000 non-domestic The council expects to receive the
buildings retrofitted in Birmingham and a remaining £25m through the Energy
further 100,000 houses and 1,500 non- Company Obligation (ECO) subsidy.
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13. The next stage of the program is forecast By 2020, a reduction of 84,000 metric tons
to cost a further £1.4b and will be funded of CO2 per year (4.3 percent reduction on
through a combination of private finance current emission figures) is expected from
and ECO subsidy. domestic retrofits performed under the
program. For non-domestic buildings, the
The retrofits under the program will involve program is expected to cut emissions by
installation of energy efficiency measures 189,000 tons per year by 2020 (7.8 percent
along with renewable energy and heat reduction on current emission figures).
technologies that aim to drastically reduce
the amount of Birmingham households living The model used by Birmingham is particularly
in fuel poverty (i.e. households that spend relevant as it addresses the challenges of
more than 10 percent of their income on providing affordable financing under the
heating their homes). Green Deal and neighboring cities have
already agreed to replicate the program.
The program is expected to create and
safeguard 60,000 ‘green’ jobs, from
installation engineers, to designers in the area.
“Birmingham’s leadership in urban retrofit is
trailblazing, and highlights the critical role
local authorities can and should play as
a trusted partner in rolling out the Green
Deal nationally. The scale of Birmingham’s
ambition reflects the urgency and size of
the task we face, and that represents a
tremendous opportunity for green growth
and jobs if the public and private sectors
work effectively together.”
Paul King
CEO, UK Green Building Council
Chair, WorldGBC Policy Task Force
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14. Regional Leadership Award
Singapore
Building and Construction Authority to buildings, the BCA’s Green Mark scheme
Green Building Masterplan has also developed a rating system for
public spaces and parks, further pushing
The Singpore Building and Construction Singapore’s sustainability goals.
Authority (BCA) Green Building Masterplan
is comprised of policy instruments While the Green Mark rating is
designed to impose minimum environmental for private sector it is
standards for building codes, spur private new and existing public
sectors towards building green, promote
research and development in environmental The BCA has also introduced Gross Floor
sustainability as well as build Singapore’s Area incentives, to further encourage the
capacity for green buildings. private sector to adopt green building
practices, which grant additional floor area
As part of the BCA’s Green Building for developments attaining BCA Green
Masterplan, Singapore’s BCA has Mark Platinum or Gold Plus rating.
developed the Green Mark rating scheme
to facilitate the building industry in reaching The number of Green Mark building projects
environmentally sustainable outcomes for has grown from 17 projects, totaling 11.8
both new and existing buildings. In addition
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15. million square feet (1.09 million m2), in
2005, to 840 projects, totaling 270 billion
square feet (18.6 billion m2), today.
With a goal of achieving Green Mark
certification for at least 80 percent of
Singapore’s buildings by 2030, the
projected annual savings is S$1 billion as
well as energy efficiency gains of at least 25
to 35 percent against 2005 building codes.
To address cost barriers, Singapore’s BCA
has introduced a new pilot scheme called
the Building Retrofit Energy Efficiency
Financing (BREEF) where financial
institutions provide loans to building owners
and energy services companies for them to
carry out building energy retrofits.
Additionally, the Singapore government
has set aside about S$145 million worth
of cash incentives for the private sector
S$ illion for
“This is a recognition for the significant efforts by BCA in showing the industry the
way forward by not just understanding the private sector conditions but also taking
on the leadership role to get the public sector to go green.”
Mr. Tai Lee Sang
President, Singapore Green Building Council
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16. Industry Transformation Award
New York City, United States of America
Greener, Greater Buildings Plan energy benefits from the natural cycle of
building upgrades. Second, it requires
Signed into law in December of 2009, the annual benchmarking data to be submitted
Greener, Greater Buildings Plan (GGBP) by building owners for public disclosure,
is one of the most comprehensive set of which will bring transparency for energy and
energy efficiency policies in the United water usage and provide valuable market
States, targeting New York City’s largest information for buyers and sellers. The third
existing buildings, which constitute half piece requires an energy audit and tuning, or
its built square footage and 45 percent of retro-commissioning, of energy equipment
citywide carbon emissions. in large buildings every ten years. The last
regulatory piece mandates lighting upgrades
The GGBP is composed of four pieces and sub-metering of large, non-residential
of legislation and two supplementary tenant spaces, giving tenants information
components. First, it establishes a New about their energy usage.
York City energy code that requires all
renovations that impact energy systems These regulatory measures are joined by
to meet the standards of the New York two supplementary components that will
State energy code, thus accruing the help provide the real estate industry with the
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17. tools needed to comply. The first focuses on for energy efficiency projects and
creating a trained workforce that can reliably comprehensive information about funding
deliver improved energy performance. And and tax benefits. NYCEEC will use $37
the second utilizes New York City’s federal million in federal American Recovery
stimulus funding to create an innovative and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding
energy efficiency financing cooperation to as a backstop for its loan products. By
provide funds for energy upgrades. absorbing the risk that is associated with
energy loans, NYCEEC expects to attract
Much of GGBP is about energy financing from banks and philanthropies
transparency; however, retro-commissioning that will leverage ARRA funding by a factor
and lighting upgrades have also been of four or five.
broadly mandated in the policy because
they are extremely cost-effective measures By 2030, GGBP is estimated to reduce
that will quickly start accrue savings for citywide GHG emissions by at least 5.3
building owners. When these small benefits percent from the 2009 baseline of 50.8
are aggregated at the city scale, they million metric tons. The plan is projected
add up to tremendous savings. GGBP is to achieve approximately 10 percent of the
estimated to cost $5.2 billion while saving reductions necessary for the City to achieve
$12.2 billion, for a net savings of $7 billion. its goal toward 30 percent reduction by
2030. The plan is estimated to create
In 2011, the City launched the New 17,800 construction-related jobs in energy
York City Energy Efficiency Corporation auditing, retro-commissioning, upgrading
(NYCEEC), which will provide financing lighting and maintaining equipment.
“New York has been a pioneer in
transforming green building practices, and
this award solidifies the efforts by the city
to become a true global leader in the green
building movement. I commend New York
and Mayor Bloomberg for showcasing
excellence in the United States’ efforts
toward a more sustainable future.”
Rick Fedrizzi
Chair-Elect, WorldGBC
President, CEO and Founding Chair, USGBC
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18. Most Groundbreaking Policy Award
Tokyo, Japan
Cap-and-Trade Program buildings under the cap will need to meet
Tokyo Metropolitan Government the program’s required reductions by
Environmental Security Ordinance introducing energy efficiency measures and
renewable energy or by purchasing offset
The world’s first carbon trading scheme credits from other buildings.
aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from
large commercial and industrial buildings, Even for multitenant buildings, the reduction
Tokyo’s Cap-and-Trade program expects to obligation is based on emissions from the
reduce 13 million tons of CO2 by 2019 and building as a whole, and the building owners
covers roughly 1,300 buildings including take full responsibility for the obligation.
commercial offices, public buildings, However, the tenants are required to
schools and hospitals. cooperate with emission reduction
measures taken by building owners.
In Tokyo, buildings account for 40 percent
of all CO2 emissions from the commercial Traditionally, tenants leave energy efficiency
and industrial sectors and 20 percent of measures to the building owners, but now
Tokyo’s total emissions. With this policy, Tokyo is seeing energy efficiency efforts
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19. “Making buildings green is one of Tokyo’s most important environmental
policies. We are committed to continue developing green building
measures, such as the Cap-and-Trade Program, and to sharing our
experiences and outcomes with the world to help tackle climate change.”
Bureau of Environment
Tokyo Metropolitan Government
taken jointly by the tenants and building funds for retrofitting projects. Further, the
owners. This has led to an increased public emission reductions generated by these
awareness of climate change issues. smaller projects have become offset credits
which larger building owners can buy.
An important measure of the program’s
policy is mandatory disclosure of In addition to CO2 reductions, policies have
information including building data and been implemented within Tokyo to improve
emission reduction plans. This is also water savings, the use of rainwater and
supported by other Tokyo Metropolitan reclaimed water, stormwater abatement
policies such as the green labeling program systems, green roofs, added green space
and the energy certification program. and the use of recycled materials.
The Tokyo Metropolitan renewable energy Tokyo’s Cap-and-Trade Program has
subsidy for small to midsize building owners already been replicated in neighboring
and residential houses has accelerated Asian governments and has continued to
the retrofit projects in small companies see interest from surrounding Metropolitan
and residences where there is not enough areas in adopting similar policies.
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21. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Estidama and the Pearl Rating System financial barrier to entering this scheme by
providing all the materials (rating system
As part of the Abu Dhabi 2030 Vision, and tools), project assessments, technical
the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council clarifications and some training for free.
has developed Estidama, a sustainability To date, more than 3,000 individuals have
program, which ensures future large-scale attended training sessions at various levels.
sustainable development with special
consideration to the prevailing local The policy mandates that all new
conditions and requirements. developments significantly improve water
and energy efficiency over the business
An essential tool to advance Estidama, the as usual scenario, reaffirming Estidama
Arabic word for sustainability, is the Pearl as one of the first green policies to
Rating System, which has been developed address sustainability issues and resource
as a framework for sustainable design, scarcity impacts associated with the built
construction and operation of communities, environment in the Gulf region.
buildings and villas.
In order to help promote the Pearl Rating
System, the government has eliminated the
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22. Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Program for Environmental the licensing procedures specifically for
Sustainability Certification hotels as well as provide more stringent
environmental impact and energy efficiency
On the path to a greener 2014 World standards on all new building developments.
Cup, Belo Horizonte’s Program for
Environmental Sustainability Certification As part of Belo Horizonte’s Program for
aims to enhance actions in the construction Environmental Sustainability Certification
sector to prevent and mitigate negative all buildings must reduce their greenhouse
environmental impacts by awarding bronze, emissions by at least 30 percent (base
silver and gold certifications to assessed year 2010) in order to achieve certification.
building developments. To this end, the This requirement will help Belo Horizonte
program defines four areas of environmental reach its goal of achieving an overall 20
sustainability in which the certification percent reduction of the city’s greenhouse
process focuses on: water, waste, energy emissions by 2030.
and greenhouse gas emissions.
The new certification process, established
in 2009, is designed for the assessment
of sports stadiums, residential housing,
airports, hotels and restaurants as well
as many other building types. Though the
new certification program is voluntary, new
policies have been put into place to simplify
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23. Buenos Aires, Argentina
Energy Efficiency Program in Through previous PEEEP research, a
Public Buildings potential 27 percent reduction of energy
consumption in lighting, 54 percent
Responsible for the operation and maintenance reduction for computer systems and 37
of approximately 1,500 buildings, equivalent percent reduction for cooling and heating
to 530,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions, are deemed possible. Despite the energy
the local government of Buenos Aires has savings, the financial savings were not
authorized the Energy Efficiency Program significant due to the low cost of energy,
in Public Buildings (PEEEP) in order to which makes it very difficult to incentivize
optimize energy consumption in public energy effeciency in Buenos Aires.
buildings and set an industry example.
Through the use of a benchmarking method to
The program targets the energy efficiency determine the best approaches for resource
of existing public buildings in anticipation efficiency improvements in each specific type
of influencing both the construction sector of building (hospital, schools, offices, etc.), the
to adopt energy efficient measures and the program aims to increase uptake of this policy
technology markets to promote efficiency both on a local and national level.
technologies.
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24. Chicago, United States of America
Sustainable Development Policy, making CPS the largest K-12 renewable
Chicago Climate Action Plan energy purchaser in the United States.
Chicago’s Sustainable Development Policy Thinking beyond energy efficiency and
has required green building strategies be greenhouse gas emission reduction, the
employed in all public projects as well as CCAP’s fifth strategy, adaptation, aims to
individual private projects receiving financial protect Chicago’s built environment, natural
assistance, since 2004. Later introduced environment and people for the long term.
in 2008, the Chicago Climate Action For example, Chicago is actively increasing
Plan (CCAP) focuses on mitigating and its green roof space, which currently
preparing for the effects of climate change includes more than five million square feet
grounded on scientific understanding, installed, as a key adaptation strategy to
broad partnerships, accountability toward reduce energy requirements in buildings
detailed performance management goals and minimize stormwater impacts.
and strategic implementation.
The CCAP is composed of five strategies.
One strategy, Energy Efficient Buildings,
aims to retrofit 50 percent of Chicago’s
commercial, industrial and residential
buildings to achieve a 30 percent reduction
in energy use.
Another strategy, Clean &
Renewable Energy Sources,
has a target of powering
20 percent of the
city’s electricity by
renewable sources.
Currently, 20
percent of Chicago
Public School (CPS)
energy originates
from renewable sources,
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25. Durban, South Africa
Greening Durban Initiative, a twenty-year period. These projects
Municipal Climate Protection Program also result in the enhancement of other
ecosystem services, such as flood
Implemented in 2008, the Greening mitigation and water quality improvement,
Durban Initiative is a voluntary component thereby helping address risks to
of eThekwini Municipality’s internationally infrastructure and human health.
recognized Municipal Climate Protection
Program. The initiative is designed to Given that poverty is one of the greatest
develop education, practical tools and threats to environment, the Greening Durban
awareness on greener buildings and cities initiatives actively develop numerous ‘green
by promoting action in both government collar’ jobs for local communities to restore
and the private sector. the ecosystems on which they depend.
Potentially affecting the whole of the With the current COP-17/CMP7
eThekwini Municipal Area (2,300 km2), convention, this policy has influenced
the policy has established a number of the greening of Durban’s International
ecological restoration projects that, through Convention Center, resulting in an energy
the process of natural vegetative growth, efficiency retrofit that will reduce energy
result in a projected sequestration and demand by approximately 7 percent within
storage of 50,000 tons of CO2e over the building.
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26. Frankfurt am Main, Germany
World Capital City of Passive Houses –
City of Energy Efficient Buildings
Frankfurt’s World Capital City of Passive
Houses policy has mandated, since 2005,
that all municipal service and residential
buildings be constructed to the Passive
House standards. The city council has also
set targets for new office buildings to be
designed and built to energy efficiency
standards of 150 kWh/m2, for primary
energy use, in the Frankfurt high-rise
buildings area.
This policy is projected to create savings
of more than 100,000 tons of CO2 per year
through energy efficiency standards and
cogeneration implementation.
With the Passive House policy in place,
the emissions reductions within the city
are targeted at 10 percent each five
years. In addition to energy savings and
carbon emissions reductions, the city has
successfully reduced water demand by
20 percent from 1998 figures as well as
developed services to convert its waste
biomass into fuel for cogeneration plants.
With the goal of being supplied by 100
percent renewable energy by 2050,
Frankfurt now has more than 1,500
dwellings (150,000 m2) and over 100
projects under development designed to
passive house standards.
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27. Helsinki, Finland
Energy Efficiency Agreement of existing energy supply, street networks,
and other infrastructure which leads to
Initially implemented in 1993 and most lower transportation needs and a lower
recently updated in December of 2007, environmental impact overall.
Helsinki’s voluntary Energy Efficiency
Agreement (EEA) Action Plan focuses on One of the world’s longest running and
the city’s low-energy construction practices, most systematic policies of its kind, the
building energy audits, development and EEA Action Plan is predicted to deliver
use of energy consumption monitoring, city emissions reductions in excess of 27
renewable energy, urban development percent by 2020 (base year 1990).
projects as well as climate change
education and awareness-raising activities. At the end of 2010, 58 Finnish
municipalities and joint municipalities have
With a goal of improving Helsinki’s building signed Energy Efficiency Agreements
energy efficiency by 9 percent in 2016, the that replicate the agreements achieved in
EEA Action Plan systematically targets new Helsinki.
and existing buildings owned by the city
of Helsinki, totaling 7.3 million m2 of space
in 2010. The city’s energy policies also
include densification of the urban structure,
especially near rail connections, and the use
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28. Hong Kong, China
Building Design to Foster a Quality With this plan, building owners are
and Sustainable Built Environment incentivized to incorporate specific green
building features in order to obtain a GFA
Applicable to all new building plans for concession of up to 10 percent. Uptake of
development proposals beginning in April this initiative is expected to be extremely
2011, the Building Design to Foster a high as very few building developers would
Quality and Sustainable Built Environment forfeit the incentive to have increased GFA.
(BDFQSBE) initiative promotes energy
efficiency, urban livability, building With an estimated annual total of 400 new
maintenance, environmental conservation building developments being affected by
and provision of amenities and green the new policy the projected total CO2
features in buildings. savings are expected to be 200,000 metric
tons annually. The policy was developed
The policy requires that all new buildings after wide public consultations and an
undergo the Hong Kong Green Building extensive public engagement process
Council (HKGBC) BEAM Plus assessment conducted by a third party (the Council
and be designed in accordance with a for Sustainable Development) to gauge
package of measures covering sustainable the public’s views on measures to foster a
building design guidelines on building quality and sustainable built environment.
separation, building set back, site coverage
of greenery and energy efficiency of
buildings in order to receive concessions
for additional gross floor area (GFA).
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29. Jakarta, Indonesia
Governor Regulation on Green required to meet the new green building
Buildings criteria upon development approval.
Recently put into place, Jakarta’s Governor This policy aims to meet Indonesia’s
Regulation on Green Buildings policy is set target of 26 percent reduction in CO2
to provide minimum standards for green emissions in 2020 by abating 2.7 million
building performance in the area of energy tons of CO2 emissions through mandating
efficiency, natural resource conservation, energy efficiency strategies within Jakarta’s
indoor health, water use efficiency as well building stock.
as waste management for new and existing
buildings.
Jakarta’s Governor Regulation on Green
Buildings policy is mandatory for new and
existing buildings with the minimum GFA
of 10,000 m2 (for schools), 20,000 m2 (for
hospitals and hotesl) and 50,000 m2 (for
apartments, malls and offices).
Existing buildings will be required to meet
Jakarta’s new green building regulations
upon renewal of standing building permits,
which have a lifespan of five years.
Additionally, all new buildings will be
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30. Melbourne, Australia
1200 Buildings
Implemented in March 2011, 1200
Buildings is a voluntary program that
aims to encourage and support building
owners, managers and facility managers
to improve the energy and water efficiency
and reduce waste to landfill of existing
commercial buildings in Melbourne. The
anticipated impact of this program includes
1,200 commercial buildings and will affect
financial sectors, green skills, energy, water
and waste management improvements.
This program is the first of its kind in
Australia as it integrates many methods,
strategies and initiatives into one package,
and provides information not only on the
benefits but on project funding as well. By
providing a legislative amendment to the
City of Melbourne Act to bring this financial
mechanism to life, the Victorian Government
is working with the City of Melbourne to ease
the financial burden of retrofits and improve
the environmental quality of commercial
buildings for future generations. The funding
models, retrofit methods, strategies for
implementation and collaboration pathways
can be replicated in other cities, regions or
countries, and all of the information is made
available online for free.
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31. Noida, India
Unified Industrial Development Area Development applicants who propose
Building Regulations building projects to meet the US Green
Building Council’s Leadership in Energy
The City of Noida, through the 2011 Unified and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold or
Industrial Development Area Building Platinum standards on a plot of 5,000 m2
Regulations (UIDAR), promotes sustainable and above are allotted an additional FAR
construction by offering additional of 5 percent free of cost, provided that the
Floor Area Ratio (FAR) concessions applicant is recommended by the Bureau of
for implementing green design and Energy Efficiency of India.
construction practices in building projects.
With 1,200 buildings, totaling 83.6 million
With the UIDAR in place, developers of m2, proposed to come up in the next five
commercial, public and residential projects years, this policy hopes to incentivize a
are encouraged to adopt innovative and great deal of building developers to choose
eco-friendly measures in their proposed green building features.
projects at the design stage in order to
receive additional floor area.
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32. Pachamac, Peru
Green Development Recovering the the promotion of eco-tourism and plans to
River Bank incorporate an ‘eco-lodge facility’ as well
as several restaurants focused on providing
Pachamac’s Green Development Recovering local organic foods.
the River Bank (GDRRB) program is a
collaborative effort between city government The project anticipates banning the use
and business investors aimed to ensure of fossil fuel vehicles and provides strict
environmental standards are implemented regulation on waste management and water
throughout the development process for use. In addition to the direct environmental
Pachamac’s nearby river region. impacts, the project is being designed
to educate the local community on the
Through the GDRRB program, all buildings strategies and benefits of green buildings
on the site are scheduled to be designed and infrastructure.
and built to meet the requirements for
Leadership in Energy and Environmental The creation of an Investigation Centre on
Design (LEED) certification. As well as the site will include garden space for local
incorporating educational and recreational communities and on-site renewable energy
facilities, the project is also focused on generation.
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33. Sao Paolo, Brazil
Guidelines for the Action Plan of the The policy sets a clear target of 30 percent
City of Sao Paulo for Mitigation and reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases
Adaptation to Climate Change in the city of Sao Paulo from 2009 to 2012.
To reach the goal of reducing emissions by
The Guidelines for the Action Plan of the City 30 percent in 2012, the proposed policy on
of Sao Paulo for Mitigation and Adaptation climate change focused on transportation
to Climate Change presents mandatory strategies to encouraging the use of public
guidelines for the city of Sao Paulo regarding transport with lower pollution potential.
transportation, energy efficiency, sustainable Additionally, the policy prioritizes the use
building material use, and solid waste of trolley buses, subways, trains and other
reductions within the city. Published and transport methods to implement forms of
presented during the C40 Meeting in Sao renewable energy.
Paolo in May 2011, the purpose of this
policy is to continue mitigating and adapting The Guidelines for the Action Plan of the City
Sao Paolo to climate changes and improving of Sao Paulo for Mitigation and Adaptation to
the city’s infrastructure to raise the quality of Climate Change have been developed through
life for its people. collaboration with environmental NGOs,
academic and governmental institutions
throughout both city and state regions.
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34. Sydney, Australia
Better Buildings Partnership for those within the buildings, as well as
a greater sense of community awareness,
Sydney’s Better Buildings Partnership involvement and benefit.
is a voluntary collaboration of a number
of Sydney’s leading public, private and Having a majority of building owners joining
institutional building owners that cover 58 together to showcase leadership and
percent of the office floor space across highlight their commitment is a powerful
Sydney’s Central Business District. message for the city, and provides a major
market stimulus for greener outcomes.
Modelled on similar schemes operating
in London and in Toronto, the Better
Buildings Partnership aims to improve
the sustainability performance of existing
commercial and public sector buildings
across Sydney’s local government area.
Through the delivery of a range of resources
and tools, the Partnership will address
the challenges faced when improving the
sustainability of the commercial property
sector. The program improves the energy
and water and materials efficiencies of the
city’s commercial buildings, ensuring a
range of reduced environmental impacts,
and better indoor environmental quality
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35. Zaragoza, Spain
Municipal Ordinance for The Declaration of Integral Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation, Declaration of Integral Areas established four pilot sites throughout
Rehabilitation Areas, and Municipal the city’s most needy populations to
Law on Power Eco Efficiency and Use incorporate environmentally sustainable
of Renewable Energies in Buildings refurbishment strategies. The policy was
and Their Facilities developed so that 20 percent of the total
cost of works would be made by the owner
The city of Zaragoza has continued and the remaining 80 percent would come
to promote environmental building from institutional partnerships.
practices since 1998 with the mandatory
enactment of the Municipal Ordinance The Municipal Law on Power Eco Efficiency
for Rehabilitation (first applied 1998, and Use of Renewable Energies in
renewed 2010), the Declaration of Integral Buildings and Facilities was sanctioned to
Rehabilitation Areas (2009 - 2012) and the improve the efficiency of domestic heating
Municipal Law on Power Eco Efficiency and systems as well as promote development of
Use of Renewable Energies in Buildings bioclimatic buildings and solar energy.
and Facilities (2009).
The combination of these policies is
The Municipal Ordinance for Rehabilitation expected to reduce the city’s CO2
has helped over 41,000 homes significantly emissions by 11,400 metric tons per year.
reduce their energy demands and is
estimated to have reduced their water use
by upwards of 40 percent.
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36. Zorneding, Germany
Guideline for Sustainable Indoor establish the GSISH in an effort to improve
Sports Halls in cooperation with the green building practices of Zorneding’s
German Sustainable Building Council sporting facilities.
Developed in cooperation with the German With at least about 40,000 minor indoor
Sustainable Building Council (DGNB) sports halls in Germany (as commonly
in June of 2011, Zorneding’s voluntary required for schools and small sports clubs)
Guidelines for Sustainable Indoor Sports already built, the GSISH has the capacity
Halls (GSISH) is a building assessment to reach a large pool of specific building
process for the design and construction of types throughout Germany that are currently
minor indoor sporting facilities. built without a focus on environmental
sustainability.
The guidelines focus on environmental
design impacts such as the local climate,
sustainable use of resources, renewable
energy use, waste management, water
use, biodiversity and transportation. The
aim of GSISH is to provide ecologically,
economically and socio-culturally
sustainable sporting facilities within the city.
The collaboration between Zorneding,
DGNB, regional higher education
institutions and Europe’s largest research
facility (Fraunhofer Institute) helped
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37. Partner Organizations
The WorldGBC is a coalition of 89 national
Green Building Councils, making it the
largest international organization influencing
the green building marketplace. Our mission
is to facilitate the global transformation of
the building industry towards sustainability.
We foster and support new and emerging
Green Building Councils by providing them
with the tools and strategies to establish
strong organizations and leadership
positions in their countries.
Once established, we work closely with
councils to advance our common interests
by promoting local green building actions
to address global issues such as climate
change.
By driving collaboration between
international bodies and increasing the
profile of the green building market, we work
to ensure that green buildings are a part
of any comprehensive strategy to deliver
carbon emission reductions
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38. The United Nation’s Human Settlements ICLEI is the worlds largest network of
Program, UN-HABITAT, is the United cities and local governments committed to
Nations agency for human settlements sustainable development. Among its over
which orchestrates programs designed to 1,220 Members from 74 countries, which
help policy-makers and local communities represent more than 570 million people, are
find workable, lasting solutions for the urban 110 megacities, metropolises, other large
environment. cities and urban regions.
UN-HABITAT is mandated by the UN ICLEI connects leaders, accelerates action
General Assembly to promote socially and and provides a gateway to solutions.
environmentally sustainable towns and Through 12 offices around the world, it
cities with the goal of providing adequate shares knowledge and builds capacity for
shelter for all. UN-HABITAT’s strategic cities to master the future. ICLEI helps
vision is anchored in a four-pillar strategy cities introduce an integrated sustainability
of advocacy of global norms, analysis of policy; become resource-efficient, low-
information, field-testing of solutions and carbon or even climate-neutral, disaster-
financing all aimed at attaining the goal of and climate-resilient, and bio-diverse;
Cities without Slums. develop a green infrastructure and create
a green urban economy; achieve a healthy
and happy community.
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39. We offer thanks to the all of the nominated city governments and the New York
City Economic Development Corporation for generously contributing the photos
used in this publication.
