CEC Report: Biggest, Easiest CO2 Emissions Cuts…Green Buildings
Posted by davidwfox on 30 Mar 2008 at 08:32 pm | Tagged as: climate change, energy, my-new-house, research & reports
As I begin a very expensive green remodel project, its heartening to read this news:
Promoting the green design, construction, renovation and operation of buildings could cut North American greenhouse gas emissions that are fuelling climate change more deeply, quickly and cheaply than any other available measure, according to a new report issued by the trinational Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC).
North America’s buildings cause the annual release of more than 2,200 megatons of CO2 into the atmosphere, about 35 percent of the continent’s total. The report says rapid market uptake of currently available and emerging advanced energy-saving technologies could result in over 1,700 fewer megatons of CO2 emissions in 2030, compared to projected emissions that year following a business-as-usual approach. A cut of that size would nearly equal the CO2 emitted by the entire US transportation sector in 2000.
Read the full report: Green Building in North America: Opportunities and Challenges
You might also have a look at http://www.minergie.com, which provides information about the standard established in Switzerland in 1994. There is also a document for architects (http://www.minergie.com/download/Faltblatt_Minergie_Standard_e.pdf). The detailed information (including forms) is unfortunately only available in German and French.
You might also have a look at http://www.minergie.com, which provides information about the standard established in Switzerland in 1994. There is also a document for architects (http://www.minergie.com/download/Faltblatt_Minergie_Standard_e.pdf). The detailed information (including forms) is unfortunately only available in German and French.
While Minergie is a Swiss standard, there are plenty of other sources to be found for low energy and passive houses.
[...] Via jetsongreen.com and Greenr.com [...]
[...] Via jetsongreen.com and Greenr.com [...]