The OECD Programme Decarbonising Buildings in Cities and Regions supports local, regional and national governments to design policies that enhance the implementation of decarbonisation measures in the built environment through: 

Data and analysis: collecting quantitative and qualitative data on decarbonising buildings (energy efficiency, embodied carbon), building digitalisation (BIM, smart buildings) and related policy environments in order to conducts in-depth analysis; 

Self-assessment: developing self-assessment tools to help policy makers to design appropriate policies and identify opportunities and barriers in implementation; 

Country-specific and city-specific case studies: providing peer-learning opportunities and targeted policy recommendations to support local and national efforts to develop place-based building decarbonisation policies. 

Knowledge capability & skills

Ensuring widespread availability of the technical and administrative capability and skills needed to implement policy / deploy clean solutions.