Green building in North America : Bâtiment écologique en Amérique du Nord : débouchés et défis

The Secretariat would also like to thank the authors of the background papers that were developed as part of this process (see list on page 11) and the many government and public participants who provided comments at the workshop and the symposium. [...] The CEC Secretariat would also like to thank Nils Larsson and Jean Cinq-Mars of iiSBE and Joel Ann Todd, a green building consultant, for their advice in designing the study, selecting the Advisory Group and authors of the background papers, and preparing for and conducting the fi rst Advisory Group meeting in June 2006. [...] GREEN BUILDING AND THE ENVIRONMENT In Canada, Mexico, and the United States, commercial and residential building operations account for about 20, 30, and 40 percent of the primary energy consumption, respectively. [...] THE PROCESS To examine the status of green building in North America, as well as some of the drivers and barriers to its development and implementation, in February of 2006 the Secretariat of the CEC initiated this study. [...] These meetings provided a unique opportunity for a wide-ranging dialogue with Advisory Group members, authors of the background papers, government and industry leaders, and interested members of the public on the status and progress of green building in North America and on 12 ideas for improving the market penetration of green building.