Common Carbon Metric: Key to Sustainable Building Optimization
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Learn how Common Carbon Metric measures energy use and GHG emissions in buildings, driving reduction efforts and enhancing financial capacity. Discover objectives, benefits, and stakeholder wishes for sustainability.
Common Carbon Metric: Key to Sustainable Building Optimization
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SBCI Common Carbon Metric SBCI – Sustainable Building and Climate Initiative Brazilian Sustainable Building Council Marcelo Vespoli Takaoka
Why buildings? Source: Common Carbon Metric for measure energy use and GHG emissions from building operations UNEP SBCI report Building sector that represents 40% of the world’s energy consumption and related 1/3rd of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Energy consumption in both new and existing buildings could be cut by an estimated 30-50% by 2020 A Common Carbon Metric – provides the foundation for accurate performance baselines to be drawn, national targets set, and carbon traded on a level playing field
What is measured? Source: Common Carbon Metric for measure energy use and GHG emissions from building operations UNEP SBCI report • Focus • the building’s operational phase accounts for 80-90% of emissions resulting from energy use mainly for heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and appliances. • Unit • The actual reporting is done in weight of carbon dioxide equivalent (kgCO2e) emitted per square meter per year = kgCO2e/m2/year (by building type and by climate region)
Objectives Source: Common Carbon Metric for measure energy use and GHG emissions from building operations UNEP SBCI report Establish a system of measurable, reportable, and verifiable (MRV) indicators Support policy-making to reduce GHG Provide a framework for how to measure emission reduction for carbon credit and other emission reduction mechanisms
The common sense • Work on GHG reduction in buildings can significant reduce the LCCA (Life Cycle Cost Analysis) • This reduction can be share by the stakeholders • This reduction can improve more finance capacity for the owners • This reduction can prevent building premature obsolescence • This reduction can give more confidence to the finance agent • This reduction can help Climate Change
How to work on GHG reduction in buildings • Leadership team characteristics to change BAU • Leadership (with a multidisciplinary team) • Strong network • Strong brands • Confidence / trust • Knowledge (technological, social and environmental) • Time to dedicate (commitment)
Innovation aspects • Systemic vision • Reflexive openness • New mental models • Confidence / trust • Share vision • Stimulant environment (good place to create)
The five dimensions of sustainability Society Time Infrastructure Environmental Knowledge
The five dimensions of sustainability and his interrelations Society Vitality - wealthy Economic Vitality – wealthy Economic evolution Time evolution evolution Vitality – wealthy Economic Infrastructure Environmental Knowledge
Stakeholders and their main wishes • Environmentalists • City government • Energy supply companies • User and Owners • Real Estate Industry • Service providers • Financial Agents • Workers • GHG reduction • Votes/make people happy • Increase results/profit • Cost reduction • Increase results/profit • Increase remuneration • Increase finance/profit • Increase jobs and salary (green jobs)
Recommendations Translate GHG reduction for environmentalists to the stakeholders main wishes Include kgCO2e/per occupant/year
Thank you SBCI – Sustainable Building and Climate Initiative Conselho Brasileiro de Construção Sustentável marcelo.takaoka@cbcs.org.br