Project

Policy Reforms and Market Transformation of the Energy Efficient Buildings

Lead country

Iran

Participating countries

Iran

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From August 18, 2016 to August 18, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 7.3 Double global rate energy efficiency improvement
  2. 9.4 Upgrade infrastructure, retrofit industries for sustainability

Project ID: 4018

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Energy efficiency

Sub-area(s)

  • Buildings

Landscape(s)

N/A

Transformed sector(s)

  • Other sectors

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Innovative approaches

Strategy

  • Law regulation
  • Capacity building
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Standards/ Labeling/ Guideline
  • Laws enforcement/ Regulation
  • Awareness raising
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Community capacity building
  • Energy finance

Social inclusion

  • Local community/CSOs
  • Private sector

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway
  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 7.3 Double global rate energy efficiency improvement
  • 9.4 Upgrade infrastructure, retrofit industries for sustainability

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Manufacturers, building professionals

Hot topic

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration

About this project

Description

The objective of this project is to transform the energy efficiency of heating systems in buildings in Iran, resulting in an invigorated sector in which skilled and well trained engineers fit and retrofit efficient and low carbon heating systems in residences and other buildings, as required by demanding, well enforced building codes - thereby reducing heating bills for residents and national GHG emissions It is envisaged that this will be achieved by (i) reviewing the legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks that impact building efficiency in Iran; revisiting the building code and products standards and labels and developing a supportive cross-sectoral energy efficiency strategy; (ii) piloting installations of energy efficient and renewable energy measures in existing buildings; and (iii) transforming the market by: training manufacturers and building professionals to produce and install energy efficient heating systems; developing a stakeholder awareness-raising campaign and developing proposals for financing mechanisms for households.

Objectives

The capacity to effectively manage a representative protected area system is strengthened.

USD $4,100,000

Grant amount

USD $28,606,760

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($4,100,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Iran

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

LEGISLATIVE, POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKSKey laws, policies, strategies, regulatory documents, frameworks and studies are approved by Iran supreme energy council and in place to provide overall national direction for the cost effective CO2 mitigation/building EE measures and facilitation of cross sectoral coordination and coherence for improved enforcement under the MEEE framework

 Indicators:

Average thermal energy consumption for space and water heating in new and existing buildings in Iran by 2029 (residential & nonresidential), kWh/m2- yr
Average thermal energy consumption for space and water heating in pilot buildings reduced kWh/m2-yr
Cumulative CO2 emission reductions by 2029 from new buildings to be built during project lifetime (2016-2020), Mtons CO2
No of MEEE policy document prepared
Number and scope of policies and innovative models on reducing air pollution on all populations, formulated, adopted, implemented
Amount of CO2 equivalent mitigated and energy efficiency/ achieved with a focus on residential sector
CO2 emission reduction from implemented EE pilot projects at demo buildings
Number of new technologies adopted and scaled up that support more efficient energy use
No. of Training centers for EEEB practitioners established.
Number of new partnerships for EE policy implementation
Government Budget allocation percentage achieved
Project implementation progress percentage
Outcome 2:

PILOT INSTALLATIONS OF EE AND RE MEASURES IN EXISTING BUILDING STOCK Improved heating systems and integration of SWH systems in privately owned residential buildings and government-owned buildings.
Outcome 3:

IMPLEMENTATION OF MARKET TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIES MEEE promoting ESCOS to nationwide transformation of construction techniques for a thermally insulated building shell and reduced heating loads as well as improved behaviour and attitude of building owners and administrators toward building use.
Outcome 4:

PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT Project strategy undertaking planned outputs and activities and financial resources fully achieved.

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