2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction

Photocredit:JunarEliang 2022 GLOBALSTATUSREPORT FORBUILDINGSAND CONSTRUCTION ©2022UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme ISBNNo:978-92-807-3984-8JobNo:DTI/2482/PA Thispublicationmaybereproducedinwholeorinpartandinanyformforeducationalornon-profitserviceswithoutspecialpermissionfromthecopyrightholder,providedacknowledgementofthesourceismade.TheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgrammewouldappreciatereceivingacopyofanypublicationthatusesthispublicationasasource. NouseofthispublicationmaybemadeforresaleoranyothercommercialpurposewhatsoeverwithoutpriorpermissioninwritingfromtheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme.Applicationsforsuchpermission,withastatementofthepurposeandextentofthereproduction,shouldbeaddressedtotheDirector,CommunicationDivision,UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme,P.O.Box30552,Nairobi00100,Kenya. Disclaimers ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthematerialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheSecretariatoftheUnitedNationsconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territoryorcityorareaoritsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries. MentionofacommercialcompanyorproductinthisdocumentdoesnotimplyendorsementbytheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgrammeortheauthors.Theuseofinformationfromthisdocumentforpublicityoradvertisingisnotpermitted.Trademarknamesandsymbolsareusedinaneditorialfashionwithnointentiononinfringementoftrademarkorcopyrightlaws. TheviewsexpressedinthispublicationarethoseoftheauthorsanddonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsoftheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme.Weregretanyerrorsoromissionsthatmayhavebeenunwittinglymade. ©Maps,photosandillustrationsasspecified Suggestedcitation UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(2022).2022GlobalStatusReportforBuildingsandConstruction:Towards aZero‑emission,EfficientandResilientBuildingsandConstructionSector.Nairobi.Theelectroniccopyofthisreportcanbedownloadedatwww.globalabc.org. Production PenroseCDB 2022GLOBALSTATUSREPORTFORBUILDINGSANDCONSTRUCTION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The2022GlobalStatusReportforBuildingsandConstructionwaspreparedbyProf.IanHamiltonandDr.HarryKennardfromUniversityCollegeLondon(UCL)andOliverRapf,Dr.JuditKockat,Dr.SheikhZuhaib,Dr.ZsoltToth,MargauxBarrettandCarolineMilnefromtheBuildingsPerformanceInstituteEurope(BPIE),withcontributionsfromDr.ClaraDelmastro,YannickMonschauerandDr.ChiaraCamarasaandRafaelMartinezGordonfromtheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)(TheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)contributedtothe2022GlobalStatusReportforBuildingsandConstructionbyprovidingdataonkeyenergy,emissionsandactivitymetricsforthebuildingssector.TheIEAdatausedinthispublicationispartofthe2022editionsofIEA'sTrackingCleanEnergyProgressandtheAfricaEnergyOutlookreports.);IbtissemBouattayfromSC2A;TunisiaGreenBuildingCouncil;InsafBenOthmaneandOmarWanasfromOecumeneSpacesforDignity;Prof.AnnaDyson,Dr.Mae-lingLokkoandDr.AlyMohamedfromYaleUniversity;Dr.NaomiKeenafromMcGillUniversity,andProfKarenScrivenerandHishamHafezfromÉcolePolytechniqueFédéraledeLausanne(EPFL);withsupportfromJonathanDuwyn,PaulineGuerecheau,NoraSteurerandYijunCuifromtheUnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme(UNEP)/GlobalAllianceforBuildingsandConstruction(GlobalABC). ThecontentsofthisreportdonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsorpoliciesofUNEPorcontributoryorganizations.MentionofacommercialentityorproductinthispublicationdoesnotimplyendorsementbyUNEP.ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationsofmaterialdonotimplytheexpressionsofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartofUNEPorcontributoryorganizationsconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territory,cityareaoritsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundariesorthedesignationofitsname,frontiers,orboundaries.ThementionofacommercialentityorproductinthispublicationdoesnotimplyendorsementbyUNEP. TheInternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)contributedtothe2022GlobalStatusReportforBuildingsandConstructionbyprovidinginsightsanddataonkeyenergy,emissionsandactivitymetricsforthebuildingssector.TheIEAdatausedinthispublicationispartofthe2022editionsofIEA'sTrackingCleanEnergyProgressandtheAfricaEnergyOutlookreports. Photocredit:JamesFrewin Theauthorswouldliketothankthefollowingmembersandpartnerswhosupportedthisreportwiththeirimportantcontributions,input,commentsandreviews: AbdouIdrisOmar,Department ofEnergyEfficiencyinBuilding,FacultyofEngineering,UniversityofDjibouti AdrianaGuadalupeSalazarRuiz, GIZ AdeAwujoola,GCModgil,AhmedBolbol,ASHRAE AishwaryaIyer,YaleSchooloftheEnvironment AlejandraAcevedo,UniversidaddeLima Andre-DanielMueller,SwissAgencyforDevelopmentandCooperation(SDC),Switzerland AngelicaOspina,ColombiaGreenBuildingCouncil(ColombiaGBC) AnnaZinecker,ProgrammeforEnergyEfficiencyinBuildings(PEEB)/DeutscheGesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeit(GIZ)GmbH BrianDean,SustainableEnergyforAll CarlElefante,Architecture2030,ClimateHeritageNetwork CarlosBohorquez,MunicipalityofMedellin,Colombia ChristinaCheong,GGGI ChristineLemaitre,GermanSustainableBuildingCouncil(DGNB) DanielRondinel,McGillUniversity DonavanStorey,Reall DuncanGibb,REN21Secretariat Edward