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Leading the Way in Energy-Smart Buildings - PEEN | GBPN Indonesia Holds Final Judging of National Energy Efficiency Awards The Indonesia Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) hosted the final judging of the National Energy Efficiency Award (PEEN) on September 17-18, 2025. The event was supported by GBPN as part of the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) program. The Award

Recently, MEMR held the final judging of the National Energy Efficiency Award (PEEN), supported by GBPN through the UK PACT program. PEEN recognizes the best in energy management across Indonesia’s building sector. Winners will be announced in December zurl.co/MtrPR

Webinar: Operationalization of Buildings Sector in NDCs : Lessons from Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya
This session will explore how African countries are operationalizing their NDCs through inclusive, practical, and locally driven models
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Decarbonizing the built environment is like solving a jigsaw puzzle of energy, health, finance, planning, community. As #COP30 Belém calls for #GlobalMutirão, we must recognize that climate action in the built environment is a collective effort. See how
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In this video, GBPN Indonesia Managing Director, Farida Lasida tells us about how the benefits of Green Buildings outweights its 1-3% increase in the constru... Green buildings are costly, is it true? | Farida Lasida - GBPN Indonesia

Are green buildings really expensive? What is holding back their wider adoption? And why should we care? Farida Lasida, Managing Director, GBPN Indonesia breaks it down in this video
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#GreenBuildings #EnergyEfficiency

Retrofits are one of the fastest ways to cut carbon. At a regional exchange by PLN and GBPN, GBPN experts explored how we can make this transition happen, from policy to real practice.
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#Sustainability #EnergyEfficiency #Retrofit

Real change comes from collaboration.
Indonesia and Kenya are proving that south-south partnerships can lead the #NetZeroBuildings transition.
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#ClimateAction #Sustainability #GreenBuildings

Join us for a global webinar to hear how countries across the world are making #CleanHeating equitable and accessible. Listen to insights from experts in Brazil, South Africa, Chile, and Mexico, and help shape the next Heat Pump Toolkit 3.0!
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Brazil’s climate story has rightly centered on stopping deforestation. Yet as prosperity and expectations rise, buildings will be the quiet driver of future energy demand. Prof Roberto Lamberts explains why this is a regulatory window we cannot miss.
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When initiatives collaborate, individual efforts add up to bring systemic change.
Following the MoU and discussions earlier this year, GBPN & PLN are aligning PLN’s decarbonization work, with GBPN’s BERSAMA project funded by UK-PACT. zurl.co/3lx31
#Sustainability

Future-Proof Schools for Climate-Resilient Learning Building Climate Resilience in Education GBPN, in collaboration with Save the Children and regional experts, is launching the Pacific Climate Smart School Buildings Helpdesk. The Helpdesk will provide remote technical support to education ministries in Pacific Small Island Developing States on climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, and inclusion. The support will include: Reviewing and

When schools are unsafe, learning stops. In the Pacific, climate change threatens education itself. GBPN & Save the Children have launched the Climate Smart School Buildings Helpdesk, giving ministries tools & expertise to make every school safer & more resilient.
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#ClimateSafeSchools

If 60% of your electricity is locked in buildings, where do you start?
In Indonesia, GBPN + UK PACT’s BERSAMA project puts cities in the lead: aligning local rules, training energy managers, and rethinking urban infrastructure to save money, cut emissions, and improve daily life.
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When buildings are only measured in carbon, we miss the full story.

Sustainable buildings also mean:
- Clean air indoors
- Comfort in extreme heat
- Lower household costs
- Local jobs and innovation

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#SustainableBuildings #ClimateAction #LowCarbon #HealthyBuildings

Design Guidelines for Healthy & Climate-Resilient Affordable Housing, for architects, builders, policymakers, and financiers. The guidelines provide practical, evidence-based measures to integrate health & resilience into India’s affordable housing.
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Our next newsletter explores why sustainable buildings are a strategic investment in healthier, more affordable, strong and future-ready societies. Plus insights from our regional programs, videos and more. To subscribe see
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Mugure Njendu, Africa Program Lead at GBPN, is an Architect, Green Building Consultant, a Founder and Climate Action Advocate.for Buildings and Cooling Pavil... GBPN's Bottom Up Approaches - Mugure Njendu for GlobalABC's Buildings and Cooling Pavilion 2025

A bottom-up approach is the starting point for true global change. How are we doing this across regions? Mugure Njendu in conversation with GlobalABC. Watch video zurl.co/iYqHJ

The conversation around building decarbonization often pits top-down against bottom-up approaches. But the real question is how to bring them together to bridge policy and action. How are we doing this? See here zurl.co/eBQTn
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We warmly welcome Jackline Okeyo to the GBPN Changemaker Network. Ms Okeyo brings over 16 years of expertise and global perspective to GBPN’s mission. Know more about Jackline Okeyo here zurl.co/P1nlu
#GBPNChangemakers #WomenInClimate

The Solution Series is a video series highlighting changemakers and their practical, grounded in local contexts climate solutions that are already turning commitments into actions. Watch here zurl.co/10CLz
#ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction #Sustainability

In a key step forward, Kenyan building industry stakeholders recently validated the Baseline Assessment Report of the National Buildings & Construction Decarbonization Roadmap at a workshop facilitated by GBPN in Nairobi. Know more zurl.co/WQAKk
#Kenya #NZEBuildings

PLN is leading Indonesia’s energy transition through its own buildings. Backed by an MoU with GBPN, the move will transform over 1,300 of its offices into green, smart, and net zero emission buildings. Read more about the partnership and why it is significant zurl.co/EQMFV
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One Minute with an Expert - Marylyn Musyimi The Kenya Building and Construction Sector Decarbonization Roadmap sees buildings as not structures but as solutions. GBPN Africa Project Manager Marylyn Mus...

The Kenya Building and Construction Sector Decarbonization Roadmap sees buildings as not just structures but as solutions that are climate smart, equitable and inclusive - Marylyn Musyimi, Africa Project Manager, GBPN
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#ClimateAction #Sustainability #NZEbuildings #Kenya

To meet climate goals by 2030, we need to redefine the way we approach the push for sustainable buildings.
1. Rethinking building regulations and performance standards
2. Reimagining the role of research and education
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#Sustainability #BuildingPolicy #NetZero

Africa has a chance to build right the first time – to ensure that schools, homes, hospitals and infrastructure are both healthy, climate-resilient and energy-efficient. Our Mission 2030 for Africa explores more - zurl.co/s2fpJ

#NetZeroEmissions

Buildings play a major role in shaping our environmental future.
At GBPN, we work to support better #buildingpolicies that reduce emissions, improve #resilience, and drive long-term sustainability.
Change is possible — and it starts with how we build.
Let’s build with purpose. #WorldEnvironmentDay

Expert Series - Selavarasu Maru Selavarasu Maru on the recent notification of ECSBC and ENS and improving development.

There is tremendous growth in this country on sustainability, says Selvarasu Maru, Managing Director, LEAD Consultancy and Engineering Services, and GBPN Expert.
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GBPN participated in the 2025 Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction Annual Assembly themed “Building for a Resilient Future” in Dresden, Germany. Trust, Action and Deep Collaboration stood out as key highlights at the Annual Assembly. Know more zurl.co/bC5Kh

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GBPN with partners in Kenya has been convening key voices from government, industry, academia, and civil society to shape the country’s first comprehensive roadmap for decarbonizing buildings and construction. Know more zurl.co/jgICo
#NetZeroBuildings #BuildingsBreakthrough

Building Decarbonization Roadmap: Opportunity for Kenya & Africa Nasra Nanda, CEO of Kenya Green Building Society shares what to expect from Kenya's Building Decarbonization Roadmap.#BuildingsBreakthrough #Kenya #Sustainab...

What does decarbonization mean for Kenya? It is a platform to build economic, environmental & social resilience, and create opportunities for businesses- Nasra Nanda, CEO Kenya Green Building Society on Kenya Decarbonization Roadmap for Buildings & Construction. zurl.co/CcLCY
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2030: Mission Possible GBPN Executive Director, Peter Graham shares his reflection on building decarbonization progress towards 2030 and 2050

We crossed the 1.5C limit for the entire year in 2024 for the first time. How do we ensure that last year was an anomaly and not become a norm?
#SustainableBuildings #Decarbonization

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How can we accelerate the growing interest in sustainable building practices in India? M Selvarasu Maru, Managing Director of LEAD Consultancy and Engineering Services, and GBPN expert talks about key challenges and opportunities here zurl.co/QEyIg
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