Launched in 2006, the Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB) project focused, during its first phase of work, on delivering an understanding of the international building sector’s use of energy. The project produced recommendations and a roadmap for a transformation of the building sector to reach an 80% cut in energy use by 2050, while being economical and socially acceptable. Since early 2011, EEB has been scoping its future phase of work to actually trigger implementation within this complex and fragmented sector.

During its first phase of work from 2006 to 2010, the EEB project looked into the building sector’s role within the international energy efficiency landscape.

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Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2.0: Triggering Implementation

Since early 2011, the project has been scoping its future phase of work, which will focus on triggering implementation within the building sector.

This scoping document was produced to summarize EEB 2.0’s approach and objectives, which should be officially launched in mid-2012, after a “Phase 0” period during which the working group will finalize the project’s objectives and scope, the company mix and the partnerships.

More than 100 member companies have signed the Manifesto for Energy Efficiency in Buildings. This demonstrates that market leading companies recognize the critical role buildings play in shaping and driving the world’s energy consumption profile.

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