The WBCSD’s Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project is a three year initiative to assess the environmental impacts of buildings and develop means to achieve zero net energy use for residential and commercial buildings.
The study "Business Realities and Opportunities" has been published in August 2007 and highlights opportunities to promote green building know-how and technologies as the WBCSD pushes for zero net energy construction worldwide. Zero net energy buildings will reduce demand by design, be highly efficient and generate at least as much energy as they consume.
Progress can begin immediately because knowledge and technology exist today to slash the energy buildings use, while at the same time improving levels of comfort. Behavioral, organizational and financial barriers stand in the way of immediate action, and three approaches can help overcome them:
- Encourage interdependence by adopting holistic, integrated approaches among the stakeholders that assure a shared responsibility and accountability toward improved energy performance in buildings and their communities
- Make energy more valued by those involved in the development, operation and use of buildings
- Transform behavior by educating and motivating the professionals involved in building transactions to alter their course toward improved energy efficiency in buildings.
The Energy Efficiency in Buildings Project of the World Business Coucil of Sustainable Development is providing advice and sharing their knowlegde for the "Carbon Challenge Boathouse" which will be showcasing innovation as a solution to climate change and unite business leaders in their commitment to carbon reduction.
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