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Behavior Transformation is Crucial to Achieving Energy Efficiency

The most important equipment in energy-efficient buildings may well be the occupants. At the 2011 Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference at Stanford, participants examined strategies – including employee engagement, information collection, policy, competition and communications – that allow building owners and managers to influence behavior and optimize energy efficiency.

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UNFCC Progress to Emissions Reduction Commitments

At COP-17, 182 countries – including developing countries facing rapid urbanization – made progress toward a global agreement to drive a transformation to energy efficient buildings and a low-carbon future. The IBE participated in events and proposed strategies for policymakers to accelerate improvements in buildings.

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Driving Transformation to Energy Efficient Buildings: Policies and Actions

Energy efficiency in the built environment is vital to achieving climate, energy and development objectives in emerging economies. There is increased recognition that the cost of reducing energy consumption is lower than the cost of generating new energy. But the scale and pace of current actions around the world are insufficient to transform the built environment into an engine of the low-carbon economy. In this 97-page original piece, the Johnson Controls Institute for Building Efficiency explores policies to create and transform buildings to energy-efficient buildings. It reviews and provides examples of cities and/or countries with policies in place or policies in progress, and the successes in those regions. In addition to the Full Report, individual chapters may be downloaded for ease.

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