Buildings Breakthrough Priority Action B5: Capacity and Skills

Buildings Breakthrough Priority Action B5: Capacity and Skills

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CONTEXT: The Buildings Breakthrough (BBT), coordinated by Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) is a collaborative framework driving key international actions to “make Near-Zero Emission and Resilient Buildings (NZERB) the new normal by 2030.” At COP29, a set of priority international actions was launched, focusing on five priority areas to accelerate progress in the sector.

In support of Priority Action B5: Capacity and Skills, the International Code Council (ICC), in collaboration with the GlobalABC, convened interested stakeholders to identify the strategies and resources needed to strengthen the capacity and skills essential to achieving the Buildings Breakthrough goals. This effort responds directly to a recommendation in the 2024 Breakthrough Agenda Report, which calls on countries to “strengthen the role of existing networks to share knowledge and provide methods, tools, guidance and resources to identify and address institutional and personnel capacity-building gaps across all regions. This includes a focus on developing economies with developing, implementing, and upgrading building and energy codes.”

CAPACITY BUILDING: As highlighted by the recommendation above, capacity and skills are required in two key areas: institutions and personnel. Effective institutions [those responsible for implementing policies, procedures, regulations, codes and standards, frameworks for oversight and planning, etc. – as well as those policy frameworks that are implemented] are required to assure achievement of climate adaptation and mitigation goals, while competent personnel [including designers, planners, compliance personnel, contractors/trades professionals, and everyone working along the buildings and construction value chain] are also required to support implementation and achievement of policies.
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Based on discussions with the national government members of B5, along with outreach to the wider GlobalABC community, we have identified the highest priority needs for capacity building resources, both for institutions and personnel. The list is NOT EXHAUSTIVE, but in order to keep the FIRST PHASE of this work manageable, we are limiting the categories of information that will be available in the portal when it is launched in time for COP30. If you/your organization has resources to offer outside of the stated categories, you can enter it into the “OTHER” section and it will be held for a future phase of the portal.
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If your resource is designed to build INSTITUTIONAL capacity, please select a category from sections 3-4. If your resource is designed for TRAINING or to build PERSONNEL capacity, please select a category from sections 5-8. If your resource does not match any of the existing categories, please complete section 9.
Codes/standards (including process for developing NZERB-aligned codes/standards)Process for code/standard updatingProcess for code/standard localizationInformal construction regulation/oversightTools for inter-ministerial (horizontal) cooperationGuideline for national-regional-local (vertical) collaborationTools for inter-municipal cooperation or public-private dialogueDisaster management/resilience planningCommunity-level integrated land use planning/zoningOther
Regulatory framework for enforcementPlan review proceduresInspection procedures (what/when to inspect)Competency framework for plans examinersCompetency framework for inspectorsVocational training pathwaysUniversity curriculum development toolsCode of Conduct for inspectorsOther
Codes & standards training (jurisdiction-specific)Communication/messaging about NZERBsTerminology & principles (NZERBs, WLC, embodied carbon, circularity, carbon budgets, etc.)Other
Climate-Resilient building designSelecting/integrating sustainable resilient materialsEnergy efficiency & resilience retrofitsIntegrating new/smart technologiesGreen building rating tool or resilience rating toolDeploying renewablesEfficient & low carbon buildingsOther
Sustainable growthPlanning & implementation at district levelOther
Operating new/smart technologiesOther
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