Renovations Archives | Building Efficiency Accelerator

SEforALL Partner Spotlight: Building Efficiency Accelerator

Tatsatom — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:55:29 +0000

Earlier this month, SEforALL highlighted the Building Efficiency Accelerator in its partner spotlight. The interview covers stories of success as well as some of the challenges faced by BEA member cities. The news piece also provides a glimpse into the kinds of support offered by the BEA, its collaboration with other Global Energy Energy Efficiency... Read more »

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Eskişehir, Turkey, To Save $4.4 Million by 2030 with New Building Efficiency Commitment

S Hilsey — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:15:54 +0000

Today, Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality announced a new collaboration with the Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA), a public-private initiative that turns global expertise into action to accelerate local government implementation of building efficiency programs and policies. Read the full story.

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BEA Revamps Technical Assistance

Debbie Weyl — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:30:51 +0000

In the next 2 years, technical assistance provided to cities will be more focused, localized and city-driven. The BEA is packaging expertise and solutions for cities in a set of step-by-step resources, group webinars and trainings based on regional priority actions. Limited direct support is also available. Apply today or email Debbie Weyl for more information.

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BEA Accomplishments 2016-2017

Debbie Weyl — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 22:19:07 +0000

BEA global partners and cities have been busy over the last two years engaging with stakeholders, making commitments on building efficiency action, and developing implementation plans. We look forward to continuing to expand the impact of the partnership!

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BEA at COP23: City Successes

Debbie Weyl — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 22:09:00 +0000

At an event in Bonn, Germany on the sidelines of this year’s UNFCCC climate talks, BEA cities shared their experiences prioritizing building efficiency actions and working towards implementation, highlighting the progress the BEA and partner cities have made over the last 2 years. BEA global partners including the Global Environment Facility, ICLEI, Johnson Controls, and the World Resources Institute participated in the event.

Councillor Solly Msimanga, Executive Mayor of City of Tshwane. Photo by WRI.

Councillor Solly Msimanga, Executive Mayor of City of Tshwane, South Africa spoke about developing Tshwane’s green building guidelines as the city’s policy commitment to the BEA, and retrofitting an 8-story building as the demonstration project. In addition, the Executive Mayor highlighted the development of Tshwane House, a newly developed green building that serves as a head office for city staff. In addition to bringing city departments together in one physical space and improving their coordination, Tshwane House has helped improve staff awareness about the multiple benefits of green buildings.

Engineer Faisal Ali Rashid, Demand Side Management Director of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy. Photo by WRI.

Engineer Faisal Ali Rashid, Demand Side Management Director of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, United Arab Emirates shared Dubai’s targets for green buildings. Dubai’s Demand Side Management Strategy sets a target to improve energy efficiency 30% by 2030 compared to business as usual. To reduce the consumption of new buildings, Dubai introduced Green Building Regulations for government buildings in 2010 that became mandatory for all buildings in 2014. To retrofit existing buildings, Dubai relies on super ESCO Etihad Energy Services. Etihad ESCO has already facilitated the retrofit of 3,000 buildings in the municipality with a goal to retrofit 30,000 buildings by 2030, or one-quarter of the existing buildings in Dubai. A new building energy efficiency ranking system, with silver, gold and platinum levels, will further motivate the adoption of green buildings.

Click here to view the event agenda.

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Voices of Efficiency: Dubai’s Quest to Improve Energy Performance Starts with Benchmarking

S Hilsey — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 19:59:53 +0000

Dubai is blazing a new path for cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by calling attention to energy consumption in buildings and highlighting the lack of data available to benchmark usage rates and measure progress.

In 2016, Dubai joined the BEA and proposed a new policy on energy performance labels for existing buildings. The city government launched a pilot project in February 2017, led by the Emirates Green Building Council and Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, to measure the performance of 100 buildings. The World Green Building Council is a delivery partner for the BEA, supporting its Green Building Councils involved in the program.

To learn more about this endeavor, the first of its kind in the UAE, we sat down with representatives of the Emirates Green Building Council—Operations Director Lora Shrake, Technical Manager Majd Fayyad and Communications Officer Maha Khogali—to gain a better understanding of the project’s progress to date and the collaborative nature of their work.

Belgrade Workshop Accelerates Building Efficiency Improvements Across Central-Eastern Europe

Debbie Weyl — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 19:43:27 +0000

In September, Belgrade, the BEA and UN Environment organized a regional building efficiency workshop with over 90 participants from cities across Eastern Europe to facilitate knowledge exchange including technical assistance, financing models, policies and programs. HRH Crown Prince Alexander gave a keynote address and participants shared experiences and solutions for accelerating building efficiency and finance.

Read more about results from the workshop, and read a summary of the panel discussions.

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China’s clean, green buildings of the future

Debbie Weyl — Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:56:35 +0000

China’s 13th Five Year Plan for Building Energy Efficiency and Green Building Development includes aggressive goals for green building construction and renovation, including a requirement for 50% of all new urban buildings to be certified green buildings. The plan also specifies pilot programs for constructing and renovating energy efficient primary and secondary schools, community hospitals and public buildings. Read more here.

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How Can China’s Green Building Sector Grow Fivefold by 2030? 3 Cities Show Us the Way

Debbie Weyl — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 18:20:39 +0000

Chinese cities—including Changning District, Wuxi City High-Tech Industrial Development Zone and Suzhou Taihu New City—are starting to show us the path forward on how to improve building efficiency in the face of massive development and urbanization.

Targeting Customers’ Needs to Improve Building Efficiency in Milwaukee

Debbie Weyl — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 22:51:00 +0000

For some building owners, renovations—including retrofitting heating, cooling, and lighting systems—can be a way to attract tenants. For homeowners, improving insulation can make for more comfortable as well as energy efficient homes. For industry, more efficient equipment means expanding production lines while saving money. After many years of learning, the city of Milwaukee in the United States has developed a comprehensive suite of building efficiency programs that benefit the general public while meeting the needs and motivations of each of these individual sectors.