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Green building in North America [[electronic resource] ] : opportunities and challenges : Secretariat report to council under Article 13 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
| Green building in North America [[electronic resource] ] : opportunities and challenges : Secretariat report to council under Article 13 of the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal [Quebec], : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic text (75 p.) : ill., digital file |
| Disciplina | 720/.47 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development - North America
Buildings - Environmental aspects - North America Buildings - Energy conservation - North America Environmental law - North America Green movement - North America Air pollution Carbon neutrality City Climate change mitigation Construction Energy conservation Green building Greenhouse gas Hvac Intergovernmental panel on climate change |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Green building in North America -- Features of green building -- How widespread is green building? -- Rating systems -- Process of continual improvement -- Foundational driver for change -- Negative environmental impacts of current building practices -- Benefits of green building -- Climate change crisis and buildings -- Green building and GHG emissions -- Calling for aggressive improvement in North America -- Green building energy scenarios for 2030 -- Modeling aggressive energy-saving scenarios -- Country-specific results -- General conclusions -- Drivers and barriers to improvement -- Momentum toward green building in the United States and Canada -- Momentum toward green building in Mexico -- Barriers to green buildings -- Promoting mutually beneficial cooperation -- Recommendations for North America -- Secretariat's recommendations on making green building standard practice in North America. |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Bâtiment écologique en Amérique du Nord : débouchés et défis.
Edificación sustentable en América del Norte : oportunidades y retos. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910694485203321 |
| Montreal [Quebec], : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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North American environmental outlook to 2030 / / prepared by DSR Sustainability Research and Stratos Inc. for the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America
| North American environmental outlook to 2030 / / prepared by DSR Sustainability Research and Stratos Inc. for the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Montreal, Quebec, : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (78 pages) : colour illustrations |
| Disciplina | 363.7/0097 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental quality - Forecasting
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects - North America Natural resources - North America Environmental monitoring - North America Global environmental change Agriculture Air pollution Biodiversity Climate change Effects of global warming Environmental science Global warming Greenhouse gas Greenland ice sheet Intergovernmental panel on climate change |
| ISBN | 2-923358-79-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary/Reader's guide -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Approach -- 3. Meta-forces. 3.1. Socio-political developments ; 3.2. Global environmental changes -- 4. Drivers. 4.1. Demographic patterns ; 4.2. Economic activity ; 4.3. Technology -- 5. Pressures. 5.1. Introduction ; 5.2. Resource extraction, production and use ; 5.3. Waste generation and return flows to the environment -- 6. State: changes in environmental conditions. 6.1. Introduction ; 6.2. Climate ; 6.3. Land cover and land use ; 6.4. Air quality ; 6.5. Water quality and quantity ; 6.6. Biodiversity -- 7. Impacts: how environmental change affects socio-economic conditions. 7.1. Introduction ; 7.2. Population living in areas facing severe water stress ; 7.3. Health effects of urban air pollution ; 7.4. Climate change impacts -- 8. Conclusions -- References -- Annex 1: Key studies -- Annex 2: Data tables. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Perspectives environnementales en Amérique du Nord d'ici 2030 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693405103321 |
| Montreal, Quebec, : Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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