GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF ENERGY
EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS
25 June 2008, Cochin
Binu K Parthan and Udo Bachhiesl
REEEP and IEE, TU Graz
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

REEEP
• Multi-stakeholder
partnership launched at
WSSD by UK;
• 250 partners with
38+24 governments;
• 84 projects covering 50
countries with € 6.3 mio
with over € 23 million
leverage;
• In Vienna with seven
regional secretariats
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

IEE, TU Graz
• Institute for Electricity
Economics and Energy
Innovation, Established in
2000, Faculty of Electrical
Engineering and Information
Technology, TU Graz;
• numerous academic activities
and research projects in RE,
EE, energy innovation and
economics
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

EE in Buildings
• Construction sector – 5-15%
of GDP;
• 35% of global energy use;
• Per capita consumption
– North America -35-40
GJ/person/year;
– Europe – 20-35
GJ/person/year
– Developing countries – 4-10
GJ/person/year
• Considerable policy attention
on EE in Buildings
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

IPCC Economic Mitigation Potentials
in 2030
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

McKinsey GHG Abatement opportunities
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

Barriers to EE in Buildings
• Investment Barriers;
• Energy Pricing;
• Financial risk;
• Policy framework
and regulatory
instruments;
• Awareness
• Structural issues
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

Life-Cycle Energy use in Buildings
Maintenance
Construction
and
12%
Renovation
4%
Use
84%
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

Promoting Building Energy
Efficiency
• Building Codes and
performance standards;
• Appliance Standards
and labeling;
• Building Rating Systems
• Awareness and Capacity
building
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

Promoting Energy Efficiency in
Buildings
• Kyoto Protocol
Mechanisms;
• CER Revenues
improve economics
• CDM & JI;
• Programmatic CDM
• 9 projects 1.3
million CERs;
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

Initiatives
• IEA, WB, UN,
WBCSD;
• SBCI -2006 – UNEP
& Industry;
• EE and GHG
Emissions;
• Reports – EE,
climate policy, CDM
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

CLASP
• 2002 – LBNL;
• Standards and
labelling;
• US, UN, APEC and
REEEP
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

REEEP Projects
• Buildings Energy
Efficiency in China;
• Hospital Buildings -
ESCO Poland;
• Building codes – Russia
and Kazakhstan
• S&L in India;
• APEC-ISIS –
Globalising;
International Workshop on Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation 24-26 June 2008, Cochin

Summary
• Significant potential for EE gains in Buildings;
• Several barriers – financial, risk, policy,
awareness;
• Effective approches- building codes &
standards, S&L, CDM/JI, rating systems,
awareness and capacity building;
• SBCI, CLASP REEEP and others active;
• Significant opportunity but challenges
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Thank You
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All pictures from REEEP supported projects
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