Energy for Sustainable Development in Caribbean Buildings

1.- Building audit reports, statistics on potential savings in domestic, commercial and public sectors- Identification of measures at the design, construction and maintenance stages of the building life cycle for improved energy efficiency and deployment of renewable energy -Identify efficient lighting and cooling equipment having significant potentials to reduce fossil fuel use -Specific energy saving measures and policy options for various classes of buildings are identified2. - Development of training workshops, seminars on energy efficiency for building designers, contractors architects, renewable energy installers and maintenance personnel -Publication of manual on best practices on energy efficiency for use in building sector -Development of energy efficiency courses for national tertiary institutions3.-Reduced operating costs and risk hedging against fuel price spikes are integrated into lending-Fiscal incentives program to increase market uptake and penetration of sustainable energy measures4.-Government adopts a buildings and energy efficiency standard in their own buildings-Challenge competition for private sector builders for construction and retrofitting of buildings to make a very low purchased energy target of some few kWh/m25. -Development of guidelines and standards for energy efficient construction practices including renewable energy and products based on investigation of global and regional standards6.- Task reports produced on subtopics: =Grenada: PV interconnection and monitoring buildings =Antigua & Barbuda awareness and education program materials, schools, general public, =St. Lucia: Lighting =Belize: ESCO training and program =Trinidad &Tobago Energy Efficiency Regulations