September 2009 PERSPECTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES ON SUSTAINABLE HOUSING IN MEXICO

To establish Mexico’s Housing Policy To propose housing sector regulations and policies and promote the generation of uniform systems and regulations that harmonize the criteria for quality housing To promote sustainable housing development. CONAVI – Mexico’s National Housing Agency

To establish Mexico’s Housing Policy

To propose housing sector regulations and policies and promote the generation of uniform systems and regulations that harmonize the criteria for quality housing

To promote sustainable housing development.

Fuente: CONAVI Since the 90´s, the housing sector has grown at an annual rate of 17% creating a “boom” in housing…

Housing Mortgages - Nearly 1.6 million new houses are expected to be built from 2009-2012 period. This represents a real energy and environmental challenge.

- Nearly 1.6 million new houses are expected to be built from 2009-2012

period. This represents a real energy and environmental challenge.

Housing Public Policy Urban Redensification DUIS.- Integrated Sustainable Urban Developments Technical Criteria for Sustainable Housing TERRITORIAL PLANNING URBAN DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE HOUSING

Urban Redensification

DUIS.- Integrated Sustainable Urban Developments

Technical Criteria for Sustainable Housing

Promote sustainability policy for housing and urban development Strategic Programs Technical Criteria for Sustainable Housing Developments Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. Methodology for sustainable housing To implement a Residential Building Code , that will include regulations for a safe, reliable and habitable construction in an urban context Federal subsidies for new houses and Green Mortgage

Promote sustainability policy for housing and urban development

Technical Criteria for Sustainable Housing Developments

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. Methodology for sustainable housing

To implement a Residential Building Code , that will include regulations for a safe, reliable and habitable construction in an urban context

Federal subsidies for new houses and Green Mortgage

International Code Council In the year 2004, CONAVI and the ICC worked together to develop the Residential Building Code. The Code was based on the code system model of the United States as well as it´s implementation. Residential Building Code The code regulates for a safe, reliable and habitable construction in an urban context, and technical criteria for sustainability. These includes: Site selection and urban design Development of infrastructure and urban services Housing design, energy efficiency solutions, water management and solid waste Construction systems and specifications Building materials Home maintenance Source: Secretariat of Energy Residential Building Code

International Code Council

In the year 2004, CONAVI and the ICC worked together to develop the Residential Building Code. The Code was based on the code system model of the United States as well as it´s implementation.

Residential Building Code

The code regulates for a safe, reliable and habitable construction in

an urban context, and technical criteria for sustainability. These includes:

Site selection and urban design

Development of infrastructure and urban services

Housing design, energy efficiency solutions, water management and solid waste

Construction systems and specifications

Building materials

Home maintenance

CONAVI promotes and coordinates the first CDM program in Mexico on Sustainable Housing. This program allows projects that individually would not be feasible for CDM, to have access to Carbon Stock Certificates. The methodology was approved by the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism of UNFCC on July 17th Clean Development Mechanism Program (CDM)

CONAVI promotes and coordinates the first CDM program in Mexico on Sustainable Housing.

This program allows projects that individually would not be feasible for CDM, to have access to Carbon Stock Certificates.

The methodology was approved by the Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism of UNFCC on July 17th

Methodology (CDM) for Sustainable Housing This methodology is applied to large housing developments with common characteristics, such as built area, building materials, cost, and socio-economic level of occupants. It incorporates different combinations of technological elements: efficient lighting thermal envelope solar water heating photovoltaic electricity efficient air conditioning systems for water saving It requires the development of a database to provide information about gas emissions from houses. It requires establishing a monitoring system between the traditional housing as the baseline and sustainable housing.

This methodology is applied to large housing developments with common characteristics, such as built area, building materials, cost, and socio-economic level of occupants.

It incorporates different combinations of technological elements:

efficient lighting

thermal envelope

solar water heating

photovoltaic electricity

efficient air conditioning

systems for water saving

It requires the development of a database to provide information about gas emissions from houses.

It requires establishing a monitoring system between the traditional housing as the baseline and sustainable housing.

Sustainable housing Energy Efficiency - The residential sector represents 32% of the energy consumption - Energy in the residential sector is mainly used for lighting, gas, space heating and cooling, use of appliances. -Consumed electricity per home in a temperate climate is approximately of 2.4 KWh per year Residential Industrial Energy includes: Natural Gas, LP Gas and Electricity. Source: Secretariat of Energy

Energy Efficiency

- The residential sector represents 32% of the energy consumption

- Energy in the residential sector is mainly used for lighting, gas, space heating and cooling, use of appliances.

-Consumed electricity per home in a temperate climate is approximately

of 2.4 KWh per year

- CO 2 Reduction - If we consider 100,000 new sustainable homes per year and reductions in emissions of 1.5 Ton of CO 2 / per house / per year, we could generate 150,000 CER´s ( certified emission reductions) per year. - Each CER could be sold in approximately 10 USD. 150,000 CER’s x 10 USD = 1,150,000 USD / per year - The methodology was developed to estimate reductions in emissions as a result of efficient use of energy in homes. Sustainable housing UNFCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

- CO 2 Reduction

- If we consider 100,000 new sustainable homes per year and reductions in emissions of 1.5 Ton of CO 2 / per house / per year, we could generate 150,000 CER´s ( certified emission reductions) per year.

- Each CER could be sold in approximately 10 USD.

150,000 CER’s x 10 USD = 1,150,000 USD / per year

- The methodology was developed to estimate reductions in emissions as a result of efficient use of energy in homes.

2009 T he Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism of UNFCC approved the methodology to estimate emissions reductions as a result of efficient use of energy in homes in July 17th. 2010 Elaboration of Program of Activities Design Document and registration of new projects 2011-2012 Consolidation of MDL Program, calculation of emission reductions and its certification CER’s Next steps…

2009

T he Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism of UNFCC approved the methodology to estimate emissions reductions as a result of efficient use of energy in homes in July 17th.

2010

Elaboration of Program of Activities Design Document and registration of new projects

2011-2012

Consolidation of MDL Program, calculation of emission reductions and its

certification CER’s

Housing Subsidies Federal Government contributes 4.5 million dollars in housing subsidies for low-income families. Subsidies for: Purchasing new homes Existing homes Lots with services Home Improvement Promotion of social house production Construction of new home by the owner Homes have to include the basic sustainable technical criteria

Federal Government contributes 4.5 million dollars in housing subsidies for low-income families.

Subsidies for:

Purchasing new homes

Existing homes

Lots with services

Home Improvement

Promotion of social house production

Construction of new home by the owner

Sustainable housing Green Mortgage and Federal Subsidies Green mortgage given by Infonavit is based on additional credit capacity to pay for the eco-technologies. The buyer is able to afford this larger credit capacity by saving in the consumption of electricity, gas and water result of the new technologies. The federal government through the program “Esta es tu casa”, contributes to the building of sustainable housing by giving subsidies to low income housing buyers that are not able to cover financing granted. The house owner will be saving on: - Energy consumption - Utility payments (gas, electricity and water) - CO2 emissions

Green Mortgage and Federal Subsidies

Green mortgage given by Infonavit is based on additional credit capacity to pay

for the eco-technologies. The buyer is able to afford this larger credit capacity by

saving in the consumption of electricity, gas and water result of the new

technologies.

The federal government through the program “Esta es tu casa”, contributes to

the building of sustainable housing by giving subsidies to low income housing

buyers that are not able to cover financing granted.

The house owner will be saving on:

- Energy consumption

- Utility payments (gas, electricity and water)

- CO2 emissions

Final remarks Through federal programs, home builders are encouraged to build low income housing that includes sustainable characteristics. The manufacturer sector of green technologies has grown to offer home builders, the products they need at a much more competitive price. The challenge is that every new house that is built in Mexico, it's built with sustainable criteria that will be traduced in energy savings and CO2 reductions to the atmosphere among others.

Through federal programs, home builders are encouraged to build low income housing that includes sustainable characteristics.

The manufacturer sector of green technologies has grown to offer home builders, the products they need at a much more competitive price.

The challenge is that every new house that is built in Mexico, it's built with sustainable criteria that will be traduced in energy savings and CO2 reductions to the atmosphere among others.

National Housing Comission www.conavi.gob.mx Evangelina Hirata Nagasako [email_address]