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Title: The international implications of national and local coordination on building energy codes: Case studies in six cities

Abstract

Building energy efficiency is an important strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions globally. In fact, 55 countries have included building energy efficiency in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. This research uses building energy code implementation in six cities across different continents as case studies to assess what it may take for countries to implement the ambitions of their energy efficiency goals. Specifically, we look at the cases of Bogota, Colombia; Da Nang, Vietnam; Eskisehir, Turkey; Mexico City, Mexico; Rajkot, India; and Tshwane, South Africa, all of which are “deep dive” cities under the Sustainable Energy for All's Building Efficiency Accelerator. The research focuses on understanding the baseline with existing gaps in implementation and coordination. The methodology used a combination of surveys on code status and interviews with stakeholders at the local and national level, as well as review of published documents. We looked at code development, implementation, and evaluation. The cities are all working to improve implementation, however, the challenges they currently face include gaps in resources, capacity, tools, and institutions to check for compliance. Better coordination between national and local governments could help improve implementation, but that coordination is not yet well established. For example,more » all six of the cities reported that there was little to no involvement of local stakeholders in development of the national code; only one city reported that it had access to national funding to support code implementation. More robust coordination could better link cities with capacity building and funding for compliance, and ensure that the code reflects local priorities. By understanding gaps in implementation, it can also help in designing more targeted interventions to scale up energy savings.« less

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  1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Joint Global Change Research Inst.
  2. Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States). School of Public Policy
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Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; World Resources Institute (WRI); US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
OSTI Identifier:
1434663
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-127197
Journal ID: ISSN 0959-6526; PII: S0959652618311697
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Cleaner Production
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 191; Journal ID: ISSN 0959-6526
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Building energy codes; NDCs; Paris Agreement; Code implementation; National coordination

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Evans, Meredydd, Yu, Sha, Staniszewski, Aaron, Jin, Luting, and Denysenko, Artur. The international implications of national and local coordination on building energy codes: Case studies in six cities. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2018.04.142.
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Evans, Meredydd, Yu, Sha, Staniszewski, Aaron, Jin, Luting, & Denysenko, Artur. The international implications of national and local coordination on building energy codes: Case studies in six cities. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2018.04.142
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Evans, Meredydd, Yu, Sha, Staniszewski, Aaron, Jin, Luting, and Denysenko, Artur. Tue . "The international implications of national and local coordination on building energy codes: Case studies in six cities". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2018.04.142. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1434663.
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@article{osti_1434663,
title = {The international implications of national and local coordination on building energy codes: Case studies in six cities},
author = {Evans, Meredydd and Yu, Sha and Staniszewski, Aaron and Jin, Luting and Denysenko, Artur},
abstractNote = {Building energy efficiency is an important strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions globally. In fact, 55 countries have included building energy efficiency in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. This research uses building energy code implementation in six cities across different continents as case studies to assess what it may take for countries to implement the ambitions of their energy efficiency goals. Specifically, we look at the cases of Bogota, Colombia; Da Nang, Vietnam; Eskisehir, Turkey; Mexico City, Mexico; Rajkot, India; and Tshwane, South Africa, all of which are “deep dive” cities under the Sustainable Energy for All's Building Efficiency Accelerator. The research focuses on understanding the baseline with existing gaps in implementation and coordination. The methodology used a combination of surveys on code status and interviews with stakeholders at the local and national level, as well as review of published documents. We looked at code development, implementation, and evaluation. The cities are all working to improve implementation, however, the challenges they currently face include gaps in resources, capacity, tools, and institutions to check for compliance. Better coordination between national and local governments could help improve implementation, but that coordination is not yet well established. For example, all six of the cities reported that there was little to no involvement of local stakeholders in development of the national code; only one city reported that it had access to national funding to support code implementation. More robust coordination could better link cities with capacity building and funding for compliance, and ensure that the code reflects local priorities. By understanding gaps in implementation, it can also help in designing more targeted interventions to scale up energy savings.},
doi = {10.1016/J.JCLEPRO.2018.04.142},
journal = {Journal of Cleaner Production},
number = ,
volume = 191,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Apr 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Tue Apr 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}
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