Partnership with the UNEP's Sustainable Building and Construction Initiative (SBCI)

1. Project title: Partnership with the UNEP's Sustainable Building and Construction Initiative (SBCI)

2. Type of project: Group project

3. Number of participants: UNEP Staff members for the moment

4. Scope of the project: Global

5. Period: Launched in 2007 during the Workshop on 1st April (Rabat - Morocco)

6. Specific Goals:

To promote synergies and convergence with other global UN programs which are addressing the private sector on housing
To develop guidance for the sector on how to address sustainability issues

7. Outputs until now:

60 persons received training on life Cycle Management for the specific sectors
Two to 3 - hours training available
Outline of a UNEP Guidance document on Why Take a Life Cycle Approach in the Building Sector and 1 chapter on Life Cycle tools drafted
Chapter on Life Cycle tools reviewed
Participation in the Think Tank on Benchmarking of the SBCI on 3rd December in Madrid
Feedback received on the drafted outline of a "UNEP Guidance document on Why Take a Life Cycle Approach in the Building Sector"

8. Progress done so far: 20%

9. Leader:

The Secretariat of the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle Initiative

Sonia Valdivia

Publicly available documents

Not available now.

How can interested persons get involved in this project?

Please contact: ilci@unep.org