Policy Solution
Building energy disclosures
Lead by Example
Case Studies
Summary
Reporting on building energy performance allows governments to understand the current energy efficiency status of the existing building stock. This sets a baseline for measuring progress and reveals opportunities and priorities.
Implementation
Disclose emissions and energy use from municipal buildings.
Considerations for Use
Building Management Systems (BMS) can automate collection of this data at the building scale and require minimal maintenance once installed.
Overview
Climate:
Cold, Hot/Dry, Hot/Humid, TemperatePolicy Levers:
Lead by ExampleGovernments have ownership and jurisdiction over a range of assets (e.g. buildings and streets) and also serve as a direct employer, and contractor. This allows them to promote heat risk reduction and preparedness solutions and demonstrate their impact through leading by example with proactive interventions to make their assets, employment opportunities, and contracts heat-resilient.Trigger Points:
No-regrets actions (low cost/low effort but substantial benefit)Interventions that are relatively low-cost and low effort (in terms of requisite dependencies) but have substantial environmental and/or social benefits.Intervention Types:
Buildings and Built FormSectors:
Buildings, Public Works
Case Studies
Impact
Target Beneficiaries:
ResidentsPhase of Impact:
Risk reduction and mitigationMetrics:
Energy use by area, building, and use
Implementation
Intervention Scale:
City, State/ProvinceAuthority and Governance:
City government, State/provincial governmentImplementation Timeline:
Medium-term (3-9 Years)Implementation Stakeholders:
City governmentFunding Sources:
N/ACapacity to Act:
High, MediumBenefits
Cost-Benefit:
LowPublic Good:
N/AGHG Reduction:
MediumCo-benefits (Climate/Environmental):
Reduce greenhouse gas emissionsCo-benefits (Social/Economic):
N/A