In the run up to COP 29 Arup and WBCSD published “Achieving Net Zero buildings – key actions for market transformation” as a short summary for policy makers.  In this full report we develop the themes in that document in more detail, setting out the policy and market incentives we believe are needed to dramatically scale up the transition to net-zero buildings in operation. 

Our 12 Step Action Plan is intended to be applicable at a national or regional level, but also at a corporate level in informing the approach to decarbonization for a property portfolio.  In this report the Action Plan is supported by a series of case studies.  These demonstrate that across operational buildings, and through refurbishments and new construction, the transition to net-zero buildings is achievable and indeed is underway.  Our recommendations in this publication are intended to deliver the rapid acceleration in the pace of that transition that is needed to meet the challenge of the climate crisis that we face.

This publication is the 5th in Arup and WBCSD’s joint Net-Zero Buildings series.  It complements the previous reports in the series which explore routes to achieve the drastic reductions in embodied carbon emissions in the built environment that are an equally important part of our pathway to a net-zero property sector.

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Achieving net zero carbon buildings: An action plan for market transformation
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