December 13, 2020 Sunday
MANILA, 14 December 2020 — Representatives from the building industry gathered for a two-day online conference on the development of country standards on climate-smart buildings (CSB) as part of the 13th Annual Global Warming and Climate Change Consciousness Week. The event, organized by the Climate Change Commission (CCC) together with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), was streamed on Facebook live.
As the country continues to face the adverse impacts of climate change such as extreme weather events, the CCC said that design standards for buildings must incorporate elements that make CSBs the first line of defense against natural climate-related disasters. The building sector also accounts for nearly 40 percent of the global energy-related carbon emissions, making it a critical player in the country’s low carbon transition efforts. Aiming for reduced emissions from buildings can be a significant component of climate mitigation strategies especially in cities.
Thus, the forum participants discussed two major topics: (i) Designing for the Environment: Beyond Efficiencies and (ii) Designing with Technology: Tools and Techniques for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.
The first day of the webinar focused on (i) Regenerative Built-Environment Systems Thinking, including a discussion on CSB features for disaster preparedness, (ii) Strategies on Food Generation, and (iii) Strategies on Water Security; while the second day featured sessions on (i) Net-Zero towards Net Positive, (ii) Sustainability-Measuring-
These form part of ongoing efforts to strengthen partnerships and institutional arrangements and intensify advocacy and capacity building to promote inclusive, convergent, and sustainable implementation and compliance with CSB standards.
The event gathered representatives from national government agencies, local government units, academic institutions, architecture and engineering organizations, and civil society groups.
Through the forum, the CCC hopes to sustain and strengthen cooperation from the building sector in greening the economy and building resilience of the communities to climate impacts.
“As game changers and agents of change, you can certainly make a difference in transforming the Philippine society into low carbon. Your expertise and green designs are key to innovating and climate-proofing the country’s buildings and infrastructure,” said CCC Secretary Emmanuel M. de Guzman in his inspirational message.
This Development of Philippine Standards for Climate-Smart Buildings was co-organized by the CCC and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with Green Architecture Advocacy Philippines (GreenAP), under its 17th Green Forum – the Philippines’ longest-running Green Architecture event, and with the support from the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) and Green Restorative Actions and Sustainable Solutions (GRASS).
Watch the replay via:
Day 1:
https://www.facebook.com/
Day 2:
https://www.facebook.com/
