W ORLD G REEN B UILDING C OUNCIL C ONGRESS

F OUNDING M EMBERS

Dr. Walid Ghannouchi, Ph.D. in Banking. Initiator of the Tunisia GBC initiative

Mrs. Hend Bacha, Architect and Urban Planner - Hong Kong

Mrs. Rym Baouendi, Civil Engineer and Urban Planner UAE M. Hedi Slama, Architect, LEED AP - USA Mrs. Afef Ellouze, Architect, LEED AP - USA Mrs. Amel Talbi, Architect, Director Archibat - Tunisia Mr. Ali Ben Hmid, Engineer, Expert in energetic audit - Tunisia Mr. Mounir Majdoub, Economist and Expert in energy efficiency - Tunisie Mr. Mounir Bahri, General Manager CTMCCV (Technical Centre of Construction Materials, Ceramics and Glass) - Tunisia Dr. Dorra Ismail, Architect, PhD in architecture - France

T UNISIA FACT SHEET

ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW AND CLIMATE ZONES

Green building in Tunisia Current State and Limitations

Tunisia Green Building Council Mission & Objectives Tunisia Green Building Council Strategy

T UNISIA FACT SHEET

ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW AND CLIMATE ZONES
Tunisia fact file:

Population 10.3 million (2008);

Population growth rate < 1%;

Youthful population: mean age 28.3;

Population density: 62.5/km2;

Urban population: 65.3%; Capital: Tunis, 730 000 people, 2 million in Greater Tunis

T UNISIA FACT SHEET

ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW AND CLIMATE ZONES
Rapidly growing domestic demand Declining national hydrocarbon production

Residential sector will leap to the second rank in 2020 and the first rank in 2030.

Energy saving is a national priority

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T UNISIA FACT SHEET

ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW AND CLIMATE ZONES 3 climate zones

Energy efficient projects

Extremely influenced by the climatic zones and the type of the building
46 pilot projects have been constructed:

36 in the residential sector

10 in the tertiary sector.

G REEN BUILDING REGULATION & M AIN BODIES

Regulatory texts

Legal framework: Law 02/08/04-09/02/09 rating system, Regulatory Bodies Tunisian National Agency for Energy Conservation (1985) Tunisian Ministry of Equipment

Tunisian Ministry of Industry and Energy

Financial mechanisms to promote green building National Energy Control Fund Private Investment Funds (banks mainly, through guaranteed loans) World Bank UNDP GIZ (Deutsche Gesellshcaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GmbH) French development Agency

C URRENT G REEN BUILDING INITIATIVES T ERTIARY S ECTOR D EMO PROJECTS

C URRENT G REEN BUILDING INITIATIVES R ESIDENTIAL S ECTOR D EMO PROJECTS

C URRENT G REEN BUILDING INITIATIVES E NERGY SELF - PRODUCTION PROMOTION

Solar Project (Thermal Prosol, Power Prosol) Isolation projects (Promo-isol) Wind Energy Biomass

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L IMITATIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE G REEN

BUILDING SECTOR

Lack of integrated interest / motivation / awareness of local players (councils, local communities...) regulation version commitment

Extra cost Education

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T UNISIA G REEN B UILDING C OUNCIL M ISSION & O BJECTIVES

Mission

Facilitate the transformation of the building industry in Tunisia towards sustainable development Integrate Tunisias efforts in green building within an international context Raise awareness amongst professionals and obtain a buy-in from the building industry Promote best practices exchange and build a knowledge management center in Green building for Tunisia Build a local influential professional network and benefit from regional and international networking

Objectives

Contribute to the creation of green employment

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T UNISIA G REEN B UILDING C OUNCIL S TRATEGY

Raise awareness Green building events Seminars and workshops Publications Educate Training (Tunisian and LEED standards) Certification (Create a TGBC recognized certificate and help professionals access the LEEP AP certification) Network and build key partnerships Build common professional interest Green Building Build synergies amongst the different bodies and set a collaboration plan (bring people around a single table)

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