Buildings and climate change
Subtitle: status, challenges, and opportunities.
Contributors: Huovila, Pekka.; United Nations Environment Programme.
Publisher: UNEP DTIE, Sustainable Consumption and Production Branch
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Nairobi, Kenya; United Nations Development Programme; Paris, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
ISBN-13: 9789280727951
Subjects: Architecture and climate.; Ecological houses.; Dwellings -- Energy conservation.; Construction industry -- Appropriate technology.; Energy consumption -- Statistics.
Genres: Statistics.
Description: The building sector contributes up to 40% of greenhouse gas emissions, mostly from energy use during the life time of buildings. The present report describes sources and distribution of greenhouse gas emissions across different stages and functions of buildings, and the technical measures available for their reduction. The report also reviews the relevance of some regional and international agreements to the building sector to curb greenhouse gas emissions, in particular the Kyoto Protocol.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "Lead authors have been Pekka Huovila ..."--Acknowledgement.

"Job #: DTI/0916/PA"--Acknowledgement.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-64).

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