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1、SECRETARIAT REPORT TO COUNCIL UNDER ARTICLE 13 OF THE NORTH AMERICAN AGREEMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATIONOPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGESCOMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION 393, RUE ST-JACQUES OUEST, BUREAU 200 MONTREAL (QUEBEC) CANADA H2Y 1N9 CECGREEN BUILDING IN NORTH AMERICA100%www.cec.org/gre
2、enbuildingThis Article 13 report was prepared by the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The information contained herein does not necessarily reflect the views of the CEC or the governments of Canada, Mexico or the United States of America.The report is published in t
3、he three languages of the CEC: English, French and Spanish. However, as the text was originally prepared in English and thereafter translated, in the case of disputed meaning, reference should be made to the English version. Reproduction of this document in whole or in part and in any form for educa
4、tional or nonprofit purposes may be made without special permission from the CEC Secretariat, provided acknowledgement of the source is made. The CEC would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication or material that uses this document as a source.Published by the Communications Department of the
5、 CEC Secretariat. Commission for Environmental Cooperation, 2008 ISBN 2-923358-47-3 (Spanish edition: 2-923358-48-1; French edition: 2-923358-49-X) Legal Deposit-Bibliothque national du Qubec, 2008 Legal Deposit-National Library of Canada, 2008For more information:COMMISSION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COOPER
6、ATION 393, rue St-Jacques Ouest, bureau 200 Montreal (Quebec) Canada H2Y 1N9 T 514 350-4300 F 514 350-4314 infocec.orgwww.cec.orgPrinted in Canada on Rolland Enviro100 paper containing 100% post-consumer fiber and produced using biogas energy. This paper is certified EcoLogo, Processed Chlorine Free
7、 and FSC recycled.Cover Photos: KMD Architects, Bill Touchberry, Heifer International, UBC Sustainability Office/Matsuzaki Architects Inc., David MorillnCert no. SGS-COC-2332PREFACE 3EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 41. INTRODUCTION 92. GREEN BUILDING IN NORTH AMERICA 15A. FEATURES OF GREEN BUILDING 16B. HOW WIDES
8、PREAD IS GREEN BUILDING? 17C. RATING SYSTEMS 18D. A PROCESS OF CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT 183. A FOUNDATIONAL DRIVER FOR CHANGE 21A. THE NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF CURRENT BUILDING PRACTICES 22B. BENEFITS OF GREEN BUILDING 234. CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS AND BUILDINGS 33A. GREEN BUILDING AND GHG EMISSI
9、ONS 34B. CALLING FOR AGGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT IN NORTH AMERICA 365. GREEN BUILDING ENERGY SCENARIOS FOR 2030 39A. MODELING AGGRESSIVE ENERGY-SAVING SCENARIOS 40B. COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESULTS 42C. GENERAL CONCLUSIONS 476. DRIVERS AND BARRIERS TO IMPROVEMENT 49A. MOMENTUM TOWARD GREEN BUILDING IN THE UNITE
10、D STATES AND CANADA 50B. MOMENTUM TOWARD GREEN BUILDING IN MEXICO 52C. BARRIERS TO GREEN BUILDINGS 547. PROMOTING MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL COOPERATION 598. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NORTH AMERICA 63THE SECRETARIATS RECOMMENDATIONS ON MAKING GREEN BUILDING STANDARD PRACTICE IN NORTH AMERICA 65APPENDIX: ADVISORY
11、 GROUP STATEMENT 71 TABLE OF CONTENTS3The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is an international organization created by Canada, Mexico, and the United States under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). The CEC was established to address regional environmenta
12、l concerns, help prevent potential trade and environmental conflicts, and promote the effective enforcement of environmental law. The Agreement complements the environmental provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).At the behest of Executive Directors William Kennedy and Adrin V
13、zquez, Tim Whitehouse and Geoff Garver of the CEC Secretariat prepared this report pursuant to Article 13 of the NAAEC. Article 13 is a section of the NAAEC that gives the CEC Secretariat authority to prepare reports on important environmental issues and present them to the governments and people of
14、 Canada, Mexico, and the United States.Previous Article 13 reports have addressed the effects of transgenic maize in Mexico, environmental challenges and opportunities of an evolving continental electricity market, an agenda for preserving transboundary migratory bird habitat on the Upper San Pedro
15、River, an agenda for cooperation to address long-range transport of air pollution in North America, and the death of migratory birds at the Silva Reservoir in Guanajuato, Mexico.The CEC Secretariat would like to acknowledge the many individuals and organizations that contributed time and energy to t
16、he successful completion of this report. Special mention goes to the CEC Advisory Group on Green Building, chaired by Jonathan Westeinde, whose members have worked under a very tight deadline to develop the Statement and Advice on Recommendations that represent the core of this Secretariat report (see listing of Advisory Group members on page 10). The Secretariat would like to thank each one of them for their extraordinary dedication and col
