Sustainable construction promoted by seven capitals in South America

11-06-08

ICLEI’s Project Office in Brazil is happy to announce that the project “Promoting Sustainable Construction Policies in South America” has received funding from the British Government’s Strategic Programme Fund (SPF) with support from the British Embassy in Brasília. This new project which will have a duration of two years, is foreseen to begin in June and the cities participants will be, in Brazil, São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Petrópolis and Porto Alegre, in Argentina will be Buenos Aires and in Uruguay, Montevideo.

World Bank: sustainable construction can save 25% in energy consumption

A recent study by the World Bank concluded that “Improving energy efficiency for existing buildings and other infrastructure could cut current energy consumption by 25 per cent or more in India, China and Brazil, amounting to millions of tonnes in reduced greenhouse gas emissions and hundreds of millions of dollars in energy savings”. Robert Taylor, a World Bank Lead Energy Specialist and leader of the Three Country Energy Efficiency Project (3CEE).

Influencing the construction sector with regulations

Through the project, participating public administrations will develop action plans to develop and implement new legislation/regulations with the goal of influencing the building and construction sector to conduct projects in a more sustainable manner by employing innovative techniques, new technology and materials that emit less CO₂, reduce energy consumption and illegal deforestation.

More information:

www.iclei.org/lacs/portugues or contact iclei-lacsbrasil@iclei.org