SECRETARIAT REPORT TO COUNCIL UNDER ARTICLE 13 OF THE NORTHAMERICAN AGREEMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION
OPPORTUNITIESAND CHALLENGES
This Article 13 report was prepared by the Secretariat of theCommission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The informationcontained herein does not necessarily reflect the views of the CEC orthe governments of Canada, Mexico or the United States of America.
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English, French and Spanish. However, as the text was originally
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meaning, reference should be made to the English version.Reproduction of this document in whole or in part and in anyform for educational or nonprofit purposes may be madewithout special permission from the CEC Secretariat, providedacknowledgement of the source is made. The CEC would
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uses this document as a source.Published by the Communications Department of the CEC Secretariat.© Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2008ISBN 2-923358-47-3(Spanish edition: 2-923358-48-1; French edition: 2-923358-49-X)Legal Deposit-Bibliothèque national du Québec, 2008Legal Deposit-National Library of Canada, 2008For more information:
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PREFACE 3EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 41.
INTRODUCTION 92.
GREEN BUILDING IN NORTH AMERICA 15
A. FEATURES OF GREEN BUILDING 16B. HOW WIDESPREAD IS GREEN BUILDING? 17C. RATING SYSTEMS 18D. A PROCESS OF CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT 18
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A FOUNDATIONAL DRIVER FOR CHANGE 21
A.
THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CURRENT BUILDING PRACTICES
22B. BENEFITS OF GREEN BUILDING 23
4.
CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS AND BUILDINGS 33
A. GREEN BUILDING AND GHG EMISSIONS 34B. CALLING FOR AGGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT IN NORTH AMERICA 36
5.
GREEN BUILDING ENERGY SCENARIOS FOR 2030 39
A. MODELING AGGRESSIVE ENERGY-SAVING SCENARIOS 40B. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESULTS 42C. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS 47
6.
DRIVERS AND BARRIERS TO IMPROVEMENT 49
A.
MOMENTUM TOWARD GREEN BUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
50B. MOMENTUM TOWARD GREEN BUILDING IN MEXICO 52C. BARRIERS TO GREEN BUILDINGS 54
7. PROMOTING MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL COOPERATION 598.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NORTH AMERICA 63
THE SECRETARIAT’S RECOMMENDATIONS ON MAKING GREEN BUILDINGSTANDARD PRACTICE IN NORTH AMERICA 65
APPENDIX: ADVISORY GROUP STATEMENT 71
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