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Welcome to the GlobalABC Knowledge Platform, your gateway to curated resources, tools, and insights supporting the decarbonisation of buildings and construction.

Explore policies, roadmaps, case studies, and training that drive sustainable transformation in one of the world's most critical sectors. Help enrich this platform by submitting your own resources in any language. 

Welcome to the GlobalABC Knowledge Platform, your gateway to curated resources, tools, and insights supporting the decarbonisation of buildings and construction.

Explore policies, roadmaps, case studies, and training that drive sustainable transformation in one of the world's most critical sectors. Help enrich this platform by submitting your own resources in any language. 

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Handpicked highlights: Essential resources driving decarbonisation in the built environment.

Publications & Reports

Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction 2025–2026

19 May 2026
The Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction (Buildings-GSR), published by UNEP and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), provides an annual snapshot of the sector's progress globally. It reviews the status of policies, finance, technologies and solutions to monitor alignment with the Paris Agreement goals. The 2025-2026 edition—Building fast. Falling short—is the 10th edition of this flagship publication. It benchmarks progress through the Global Buildings Climate Tracker across emissions, building energy codes, renewable energy, green building…
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GlobalABC Annual Report 2025: 10 years of Global Action for Zero-Emission and Resilient Buildings

12 June 2026
In 2025, GlobalABC focused on strengthening the policy, institutional and technical foundations needed to accelerate the transition to a zero-emission, resilient and affordable built environment. Through its global membership of more than 400 members, including 71 countries, the Intergovernmental Council for Buildings and Climate (ICBC), and its Hubs and Action Groups, the Alliance supported governments and stakeholders to advance climate ambition, strengthen enabling environments, and integrate buildings and construction more effectively into national and international climate processes.A…
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From Belém to Antalya: The Lausanne Chapter | Sustainable Buildings and Construction Summit 2026 Outcomes Report

1 July 2026
From Belém to Antalya: The Lausanne Chapter captures the key outcomes and strategic directions emerging from the Sustainable Buildings and Construction Summit 2026 (SBCS26), held 20–22 April 2026 in Lausanne, Switzerland. It draws on the summit's high-level plenaries, 15 cross-disciplinary workshops, the first in-person Technical Meeting of the Intergovernmental Council for Buildings and Climate (ICBC), and ICBC-dedicated workshops.The summit brought together 468 participants from 64 countries, including national governments, municipalities, research institutions, industry leaders,…

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IEA Tracking Report - Buildings

30 September 2022
The Tracking Report on Buildings published by the International Energy Agency in September 2022 indicates that the buildings sector is "not on track". In 2021 the operation of buildings accounted for 30% of global final energy consumption and 27% of total energy sector emissions (8% being direct emissions in buildings and 19% indirect emissions from the production of electricity and heat used in buildings). Both energy consumption and emissions rebounded to above 2019 values, following the drop in 2020 from Covid-19 restrictions.Minimum performance standards and building energy codes are…
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Transition pathway for Construction

15 March 2023
Construction is the second largest industrial ecosystem in the European Union in economic terms, employing around 25 million people. Planning the future of construction is not only about setting new actions and commitments, but also about aligning efforts and identifying and closing critical gaps. Many targets exist on how the built environment should transform in the future, but far fewer indicators exist on how the construction ecosystem should evolve to deliver on these objectives. This transition pathway describes the conditions and the necessary actions to achieve a resilient,…
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Near-Zero Emission and Resilient Buildings: Shared Definitions, Indicators, Frameworks, and Policy Guidance for Implementation

17 April 2026
The Near-Zero Emission and Resilient Buildings - Shared Definitions, Indicators, Frameworks, and Policy Guidance for Implementation report was developed under the Buildings Breakthrough Priority International Action on “Standards and Certification”.This landmark report represents a significant step forward in supporting the global transition towards Near-Zero Emission and Resilient Buildings (NZERBs). It provides a common, practical framework to guide governments, cities, and industry in aligning climate mitigation and resilience objectives across the building sector. Building on the 2025…

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Intergovernmental Council for Buildings and Climate (ICBC)

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The Intergovernmental Council for Buildings and Climate (ICBC) serves as a unique high-level political platform that brings over 70 countries together for advancing decarbonisation and resilience in the global buildings and construction sector. Established by the Déclaration de Chaillot and coordinated by the GlobalABC, ICBC aligns national policies with global climate targets.

Hubs and Action Groups

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Member-led collaborations engaging partners to address barriers and drive action towards a zero-emission, efficient, and resilient buildings and construction sector for all.

Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction

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Our annual flagship report tracking global progress in buildings and construction against Paris Agreement goals, providing evidence to drive policy action.

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