Proud to announce that Birmingham City Council will use the gj Zero Emissions Cities framework for the redevelopment of its Smithfield site, as a blueprint for #sustainable #urban development. See: goo.gl/GWzJr4

WBCSD, Cindy McKinley Cities and CDP have joined forces to #accelerate #climateaction and support #cities and #businesses to translate their global climate #commitments into practical #actions. wbcsd.org/GrfdS

William Sisson Of course we should start with a link to NBI’s Getting to Zero Database: newbuildings.org/resource/getti… Find over 700 verified and emerging net zero projects - every building type and climate zone in the US and Canada. #NetZeroNow #NetZeroNowChat

#netzeronow replying to William Sisson A3: Building owners, investors and developers need to start asking for full transparency on life-cycle emissions from buildings, which will drive innovation. gj Building System Carbon Framework shows how. wbcsd.org/Programs/Citie…

#netzeronow replying to William Sisson A4 Digitalization can enable concerted action to create efficiency and transfer knowledge from one construction phase to the next. This requires exchange of robust data and characteristics of materials and elements. wbcsd.org/Programs/Citie…

#netzeronow replying to William Sisson A10: We need to start demanding carbon information from the outset of every building project. Developers and investors (and local governments) can set carbon performance requirements at the start of a planning process, as gj will publish

A12: We need to change the mindsets of global corporations to see their building stock as an opportunity to reach their climate commitments, not just as a cost factor. Every building counts…

A13: Watch out for gj forthcoming report on “Net Zero Buildings - Are We on Track?” to be released in June.

A15: We all need to embrace the opportunities a net zero world offers to us, rather than focusing on the barriers. We need to want it and collaborate to achieve it. Then we will live in a better world!