Benchmark Study on Green Buildings - Royal Architectural Institute ...
Benchmark Study on Green Buildings - Royal Architectural Institute ... Benchmark Study on Green Buildings - Royal Architectural Institute ...
Appendix A: Green Building Council & Related Organization In-Depth Descriptions. 26 A-1 United States………………………………………………………. 26 A-2 Canada…………………………………………………………….. 29 A-3 Germany…………………………………………………………... 30 A-4 Japan…………………………………………………………….... 30 A-5 Australia…………………………………………………………... 32 A-6 United Kingdom…………………………………………………... 33 A-7 World Green Building Council (WGBC)…………………………. 34 Appendix B: In-Depth Country Reviews………………………………………..... 35 B-1 United States………………………………………………………. 35 • Green Building Tax Credits (GBTCs)……………………... 35 • The Enterprise Foundation’s “Green Communities”..…….. 36 • City financial incentive examples……………………….... 36 • Renewable energy generator incentives…………………... 37 • Million Solar Roofs initiative & Solar America Initiative… 37 • Incentive example for water conservation…………………. 38 • Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA)…………………….. 38 • National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)…………. 38 • Sustainable Energy Coalition (SEC)………………………. 39 • American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy……... 39 • Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)……………………………. 40 • Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE)…………………. 42 • Energy and Environmental Building Association (EEBA).. 42 • energyhawk.com………………………………………….. 43 • Energyguide.com………………………………………….. 43 • Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)……………………… 43 • National Association of Energy Service Companies……… 44 • New Buildings Institute (NBI)……………………………. 44 • Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP)…………………….. 44 • American Energy Efficiency Alliances…………………… 45 • Tax Incentives Assistance Project (TIAP)………………… 45 • Advanced Technology Program (ATP)…………………… 45 • US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)…………………………… 46 • Department of Agriculture renewable energy grant………. 47 • Federal & Municipal green building requirements………… 47 • DoE’s Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)…… 47 • Energy Star………………………………………………… 48 • Energy Policy Act tax incentives………………………….. 48 • NGO green building incentive example…………………… 49 B-2 Canada……………………………………………………………... 49 • Federal financial incentive programs by NRCan’s Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) (CBIP, IBIP, FBI, etc)…...……….......... 49 3
• Federal House in Order (FHIO) initiative………………… 51 • R-2000…………………………………………………….. 52 • Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Program……………………………………………………. 52 • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation initiatives…… 53 • Renewable Energy Deployment Initiative (REDI)………... 53 • Technology Early Action Measures (TEAM) Project…….. 54 • Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)…………. 54 • Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)….. 54 • Funding Guide for International Science and Technology Cooperation (FGISTC)……………………………………. 55 • Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD) programs (PERD, T&I R&D, CES, BET)…………………………… 55 • Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)…………………. 57 • SME-IDEA………………………………………………... 57 • Other government funding and service programs….……… 57 • Energy Star & various rebates………...……..……………. 58 • Green Municipal Fund (GMF)…………………………….. 58 • Municipal green building initiatives………………………. 59 • Infrastructure Canada infrastructure improvement programs 59 • Company energy conservation & green building incentives. 60 • NGO & NPO programs and incentives……………………. 62 • Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)……………………… 62 • Sustainable Condo………………………………………… 62 • National Building Code & provincial building code updates 63 • Green Roofing industry & Canadian incentives…………... 63 B-3 Germany…………………………………………………………… 64 • German Renewable Energy Law (EEG) & information…... 64 • KfW Federal Bank CO 2 Building Modernization Program & CO 2 Reduction Program…………………………………... 64 • Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)……………………… 65 • Deutsche Energie-Agentur (DENA) National energy labelling program & Energy Star………………………………..…... 66 • European Commission’s GreenBuilding Project………….. 66 • Green Roofing industry, policy & incentives……………... 67 • National Building Code (NBC) information……………… 69 • Roof-top leasing program for renewable energy systems… 69 • Federal Government green building promotion…………... 69 • Some past renewable energy & green building programs… 70 • German Research Foundation (GRF)……………….…….. 70 • Baufritz green building company…………………………. 70 • German ‘green districts’ – Freiburg………………………. 71 • German ‘green districts’ – Vauban……………………….. 71 4
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• Federal House in Order (FHIO) initiative………………… 51<br />
• R-2000…………………………………………………….. 52<br />
• Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED)<br />
Program……………………………………………………. 52<br />
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporati<strong>on</strong> initiatives…… 53<br />
• Renewable Energy Deployment Initiative (REDI)………... 53<br />
• Technology Early Acti<strong>on</strong> Measures (TEAM) Project…….. 54<br />
• Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)…………. 54<br />
• Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)….. 54<br />
• Funding Guide for Internati<strong>on</strong>al Science and Technology<br />
Cooperati<strong>on</strong> (FGISTC)……………………………………. 55<br />
• Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD) programs<br />
(PERD, T&I R&D, CES, BET)…………………………… 55<br />
• Canada Foundati<strong>on</strong> for Innovati<strong>on</strong> (CFI)…………………. 57<br />
• SME-IDEA………………………………………………... 57<br />
• Other government funding and service programs….……… 57<br />
• Energy Star & various rebates………...……..……………. 58<br />
• <strong>Green</strong> Municipal Fund (GMF)…………………………….. 58<br />
• Municipal green building initiatives………………………. 59<br />
• Infrastructure Canada infrastructure improvement programs 59<br />
• Company energy c<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> & green building incentives. 60<br />
• NGO & NPO programs and incentives……………………. 62<br />
• Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)……………………… 62<br />
• Sustainable C<strong>on</strong>do………………………………………… 62<br />
• Nati<strong>on</strong>al Building Code & provincial building code updates 63<br />
• <strong>Green</strong> Roofing industry & Canadian incentives…………... 63<br />
B-3 Germany…………………………………………………………… 64<br />
• German Renewable Energy Law (EEG) & informati<strong>on</strong>…... 64<br />
• KfW Federal Bank CO 2 Building Modernizati<strong>on</strong> Program &<br />
CO 2 Reducti<strong>on</strong> Program…………………………………... 64<br />
• Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)……………………… 65<br />
• Deutsche Energie-Agentur (DENA) Nati<strong>on</strong>al energy labelling<br />
program & Energy Star………………………………..…... 66<br />
• European Commissi<strong>on</strong>’s <strong>Green</strong>Building Project………….. 66<br />
• <strong>Green</strong> Roofing industry, policy & incentives……………... 67<br />
• Nati<strong>on</strong>al Building Code (NBC) informati<strong>on</strong>……………… 69<br />
• Roof-top leasing program for renewable energy systems… 69<br />
• Federal Government green building promoti<strong>on</strong>…………... 69<br />
• Some past renewable energy & green building programs… 70<br />
• German Research Foundati<strong>on</strong> (GRF)……………….…….. 70<br />
• Baufritz green building company…………………………. 70<br />
• German ‘green districts’ – Freiburg………………………. 71<br />
• German ‘green districts’ – Vauban……………………….. 71<br />
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