Buildings 2014
How can we increase building energy efficiency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
The IPCC estimates that buildings will account for over 25 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 and that nearly half of these emissions can be avoided at modest cost. This contest seeks proposals on how emissions from buildings can be reduced, with a focus on increasing energy efficiency.
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Proposals
If an outsider could collect 100% of the savings of creating an energy efficient building. It would create a market for this kind of work.
Gamification of houses and communities to bet on reducing energy use with the reward of 25 times the bet and star house award from BEE.
Unless ‘sufficiency’ is addressed with same rigour as ‘efficiency’, energy usage is inadvertently increased resulting in a rebound effect.
Green Spot Project: informs with real-time data, empowers through participation, and greens your space by tracking positive progress
Climate adaptive energy conserving commercial building envelopes with analytical tool COFA:Climate Optimized Fenestration Assembly.
greEntrance – the software helping real estate companies to find the most efficient green building rating system for their individual needs.
Using Existing Governance to make retrofitting enhanced Energy Efficiency into Existing Buildings, Easy.
Stop Waiting: Lighting uses 20% or more of a building’s electricity, and LEDs save 50% on energy and last longer than traditional lights.
As high performance green buildings increase in complexity, operators do not have the skills to maintain buildings and achieve energy goals.