Foreign Office-funded move will help nations tackle carbon reduction, resource and energy use, and climate adaption in construction

In a series of projects with BRE, Mexico, Chile, Peru and Panama in Latin America are developing sustainable built environment standards based on UK building and community standards. The projects are supported by funding from the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office Prosperity Fund, which helps emerging economies to tackle climate change, strengthen energy security and promote an open global economy.The standards being developed will address a range of parameters, including energy efficiency and carbon reduction, climate adaption, water and resource use and biodiversity.

Building4Change : BRE helps Latin America develop sustainable standards.