IPCC Explained: Breaking Down The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report’s Chapter 9 on Buildings

What Chapter 9 of The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report Means for the AEC Industry

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. Since The IPCC was founded in 1988, the panel has published six assessment reports containing scientific, technical, and socio-economic information concerning climate change. With buildings contributing 31% of the CO2 component of global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, it is no surprise that the entirety of Chapter 9 of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report is dedicated to the built world. 

In this e-book, we provide an overview of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report’s Chapter 9 on Buildings. We outline the prerequisite knowledge necessary to understand the metrics and frameworks cited in the report, define and break down the nature of the problem with buildings as greenhouse gas emitters, contextualize key mitigation scenarios, and discuss potential solutions and how they can be implemented within your next project.