Building Certification
Building certification programs define a level of building performance needed to obtain a third-party or government clean energy certification. Programs can include audits and additional assessments. A certification program could be “pass/fail” or include a differentiated rating system to reflect varying levels of energy performance and/or emissions reductions below a predetermined baseline measure.
See also building codes, high-performance buildings and building and energy efficiency.
Resources CESC
Publication
Renewables 2024 Global Status Report: A Comprehensive Annual Overview of the State of Renewable Energy
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REN21
Date:
1 October 2024
Publication
2018 CARICOM Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code
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International Code Council
CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ)
ASHRAE
CARICOM Secretariat Energy Unit
Date:
1 February 2019
Publication
Advancing Gender Equality in the Environment: Making the Case for Gender Equality in Large-Scale Renewable Energy Infrastructure Development
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United States Agency International Develpment
Date:
1 May 2018
Deployment Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (Website)
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Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
Publication
Tools and Websites
Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy (Website)
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Ashden
Deployment Data
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Berkeley India Joint Leadership on Energy and the Environment (Website)
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University of California
Berkeley
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
BRIC'd Up Energy Efficiency: Energy and Climate Policies in Brazil, Russia, India, and China
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ICF International
Publication
Tools and Websites
Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP) (Website)
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Building Codes Assistance Project
Publication
Tools and Websites
BUILD UP: The European portal for energy efficiency in buildings (Website)
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European Union
Publication
Tools and Websites
Building Technologies Program (Website)
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United States Department of Energy
Tools and Websites
Building Energy Software Tools Directory
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United States Department of Energy
Policy Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Building Energy Efficiency Policies (BEEP) Database
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International Energy Agency (IEA)
Publication
Tools and Websites
Building Energy Efficiency Codes in Russia and Kazakhstan
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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
Publication
Tools and Websites
Building Energy Codes Program (Website)
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United States Department of Energy
Tools and Websites
Bureau of Energy Efficiency Standard & Labeling (India) (Website)
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Indian Bureau of Energy Efficiency
Publication
Training Materials
Building Technologies Program Webinar Archives
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United States Department of Energy
Publication
Charge Without a Cause? Assessing Electric Utility Demand Charges on Small Consumers, Electricity Rate Design Review Paper No. 1
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Solar Energy Industries Association
Deployment Data
Publication
Tools and Websites
Center for Clean Air Policy: Worldwide Climate Programs (Website)
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Center for Clean Air Policy