About Global Buildings Performance Network

We have a short window of opportunity to achieve significant greenhouse gas emission reductions and we have a sector that can deliver them. The building sector is the single biggest consumer of energy worldwide and provides the greatest potential for significant, cost-effective solutions to reduce carbon emissions.

Meeting a Mission

Our mission is to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with building energy use. We will achieve this by:

• Promoting best practices in building energy efficiency and performance
• Offering world class energy efficiency expertise to policy makers and business leaders
• Advancing policies and programs that promote low carbon, energy efficient buildings worldwide

Filling a Gap

The GBPN will fill an important gap as the first global center that is regionally organized, elevating local expertise and policies that feed into an international network.

Through regional hubs in the United States, Europe, China, and India, the GBPN will:

• Improve effectiveness of building energy and GHG policy globally
• Offer world-class expertise to officials and other stakeholders as they design, implement, enforce, monitor, and improve building codes and complimentary policy packages
• Conduct research and analytics on cross-cutting topics delivered through its global center
• Serve as a global center that connects regional institutions and share the best thinking on energy code adoption, implementation, compliance, and complementary policies

How We Operate

There is an abundance of technical expertise that can be harvested regionally and shared globally. The GBPN operates a global center based in Paris and regional hubs in the U.S., Europe, China, and India. The GBPN global center provides specific, cross-cutting services to help decision makers adopt best practices, including documenting best practices, conducting research, disseminating information, and coordinating with other global initiatives. Regional hubs, either housed at an existing building energy efficiency organization or operating as an independent institution, identify strategies, prioritize technical needs, and provide expert services to policymakers and other stakeholders within their region, while also contributing best practices and lessons learned to the global center. We tailor our expertise to fit national government frameworks, local contexts, and building sector characteristics.

Created in 2011, the GBPN is a not for profit organization funded by ClimateWorks Foundation. We are a Best Practice Network (BPN) partner of an international network of affiliated organizations—the ClimateWorks Network—working to prevent emissions through smart policies in the geographic regions and economic sectors that have the greatest potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.