WORLD GREEN BUILDING

COUNCIL CONGRESS

FOUNDING MEMBERS

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

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TUNISIA 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

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TUNISIA FACT SHEET

ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW AND CLIMATE ZONES

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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

Tunisia fact file:

TUNISIA FACT SHEET

ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW AND CLIMATE ZONES

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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

TUNISIA FACT SHEET

ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW AND 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.

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3 climate zones

GREEN BUILDING REGULATION

& MAIN 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 für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GmbH)

French development Agency

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CURRENT GREEN BUILDING INITIATIVES TERTIARY SECTOR DEMO PROJECTS

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CURRENT GREEN BUILDING INITIATIVES RESIDENTIAL SECTOR DEMO PROJECTS

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CURRENT GREEN BUILDING INITIATIVES ENERGY 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 GREEN

BUILDING SECTOR

Lack of integrated interest / motivation /

awareness of local players (councils, local

communities...) regulation version

commitment

Extra cost

Education

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TUNISIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL M ISSION & OBJECTIVES

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Mission

Facilitate the transformation of the building industry in Tunisia towards sustainable development

Objectives

Integrate Tunisia’s 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

Contribute to the creation of “green employment”

TUNISIA GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL STRATEGY

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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