The Zero Carbon and Climate Resilience Readiness Framework (ZCCRRF) is a WorldGBC regional project that provides a first step on the route towards the decarbonisation of the built environment and achieving energy efficient and resilient buildings.
Led by the WorldGBC and our network of local Green Building Councils (GBCs) and with the support of the Americas Regional Partners, this project aims to assess the level of preparedness of the construction market and value chain key stakeholders to assume the path to enhance energy efficiency, decarbonisation, and climate resilience through the design of enabling actions (readiness goals) based on the early identification of local opportunities (key actions) and gaps (challenges) at a national level.
This design of the enabling actions to promote building decarbonisation and climate resilience is developed with the collaboration of the buildings and construction value chain considering all sectors: public, private, financial and society.
The project gathers the perception and proposals of local and regional stakeholders through surveying, roundtables and collaborative workshops. Currently, eight GBCs from the Americas are part of this regional project: El Salvador, Ecuador, Paraguay, Venezuela, Panamá, Mexico, Guatemala and Chile.
Decision making and formulation of effective policies to enhance local and regional context.
Leveraging local capabilities to implement affordable technical solutions.
Incentives and sustainable financing to promote the achievement of objectives and goals.
Transparency and use of information as a basis for defining decarbonisation potential.
Resilience, leadership, innovation, and creativity are needed for the involvement of key actors and the promotion of change.
In the Americas, Colombia Green Building Council has developed a national decarbonisation roadmap, a resilience roadmap and two subnational plans for the cities of Bogotá and Cali.
The outcome of this project will enable local GBCs to work more effectively with policymakers, private companies, financial institutions, academic institutions and society to develop national roadmaps. This will bolster the progress towards a decarbonised and resilient built environment in the region.
2024 was a key year for launching the ZCCRRF in each participating country in the Americas region.
Green Building Councils in the Americas region surveyed more than 420 building and construction industry stakeholders at regional level to identify market trends. This is what was discovered:
In 2025, countries must submit their updated NDCs in the lead up to COP30. Throughout the year, GBCs in the Americas region will continue to collaborate with building and construction sector stakeholders in the region to develop decarbonisation and resilience roadmaps for the sector.
