Joslyn Institute for sustainable communities UNECE REGION ACTION PLAN for ENERGY EFFICIENT HOUSING Vienna, Austria November 23, 2009 SUSTAINOMETRICS: Measuring Progress Toward or Regression from Energy Efficiency and Sustainability JISCs Mission Education for sustainability Facilitate capacity for interdependent problem solving Provide forums to encourage participation in the development process Initiate community visioning Demonstrate sustainability principles on a project-by-project basis Cultivate community leadership Joslyn Institute for Sustainable Communities Omaha, Lincoln, Nebraska THE METRICS OF SUSTAINABILITY (Sustainometrics) Three new energy efficient homes; one retrofit multi-family unit PUBLIC POLICY DOMAIN UNECE Draft Action Plan POLICY AREA I. ENERGY EFFICIENCY GOVERNANCE AND FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY AREA II. ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION POLICY AREA III. ACCESS TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND PUBLIC HOUSING ENVIRONMENTAL DOMAIN Maximize the ecological benefits of the climatic context Minimize the use or depletion of non-renewable natural resources Minimize the carbon footprint of community housing: construction, operations, and maintenance SOCIO-CULTURAL DOMAIN Equitable and affordable access to safe, healthy and culturally appropriate housing Education for sustainability leadership Education for behavior and life- style changes for energy efficient living TECHNOLOGIES DOMAIN Individual buildings to become net- generators of supplied energy; utilize monitoring technologies Districts of residents share supply streams, waste streams, and alternative re-use systems Consumer information systems about green technologies, embodied energy, system performance standards, and cost-benefit profiles ECONOMICS DOMAIN Life-cycle, cost-benefit information systems Public/private partnerships for long- term infrastructure to support disaggregated technologies Integrated planning for conservation-increment-financing for carbon-free systems Joslyn Institute for sustainable communities