Best practices

Buildings

City	Case study
Austin, USA	Austin's Green Building Program facilitates the construction of sustainable buildings.
Berkeley, USA	Berkeley's building standards mandate increases efficiency and pays back householders in two years.
Berlin, Germany	An innovative energy efficiency program that costs building owners zero, drives down CO2, and generates immediate savings
Dongtan, China	The world's first carbon neutral sustainable city.
Freiburg, Germany	Cutting home energy consumption by 80%
Heidelberg, Germany	Energy efficiency in Heidelberg buildings reduces emissions
Houston, USA	Weatherization Program.
Melbourne, Australia	Eco-building cuts CO2 87%, electricity 82%, gas 87% and water 72%.
San Francisco, USA	Largest city-owned solar power system in the United States.
Seattle, USA	Seattle sets the standard for US Green Buildings.
Seattle, USA	Seattle Justice Centre - Sustainable building regulates temperature with an innovative exterior and green roof.
Stuttgart, Germany	Stuttgart uses internal contracting to save energy and water.