ESCI KSP

This folder contains analytic tools for evaluating window selection in building design.

Low-energy windows use innovative technologies that combine multiple panes with new materials and gases to greatly reduce the energy losses in residential and commercial buildings at an affordable cost. This folder contains profiles of organizations involved in advancing low energy window research and adoption.

Low-energy windows use innovative technologies that combine multiple panes with new materials and gases to greatly reduce the energy losses in residential and commercial buildings at an affordable cost. ESCI will conduct a series of demonstration projects to document the cost savings from low energy windows in a range of building types and climates.

Cool roofs and pavements can help cool down buildings and cities. Replacing roofs and pavements with more reflective materials could reverse the urban heat island effect. This folder contains Cool Roof demonstration projects from various economies that showcase the field’s latest developments in an applied, real-world setting.

Cool roofs and pavements can help cool down buildings and cities. Replacing roofs and pavements with more reflective materials could reverse the urban heat island effect. This folder contains analytic tools for evaluating cool roof selection in building design.

Cool roofs and pavements can help cool down buildings and cities. Replacing roofs and pavements with more reflective materials could reverse the urban heat island effect. This folder includes programs – many cross-economy – founded to encourage the adoption of cool roof principles throughout APEC and beyond.

Cities are often significantly warmer than the surrounding landscapes due to the summer “urban heat island effect.” This heating effect has a negative impact on the energy use, health, quality of life and economy of urban areas. Addressing this effect will only become more important because the world is rapidly urbanizing—within 50 years an estimated 80 percent of the world’s population will live in an urban area.

Accurate, consistent performance data are essential to promoting trade in energy-efficient building materials such as insulation and energy-efficient roofs and windows and decreasing energy use. ESCI will establish a buildings materials testing and rating center to provide such data so that consumers and businesses will feel confident in buying energy-efficient building components from anywhere in APEC.

This folder includes projects – many cross-economy – founded to encourage the adoption of Low Energy Building principles throughout APEC and beyond.