United States
AmericasThe United States has the most granular CRREM coverage of any country, with pathways broken down by eGRID subregion and ASHRAE climate zone. This reflects the enormous diversity of the US building stock, energy grid, and climate conditions across 50 states.
Property types covered in the United States
CRREM provides science-based decarbonization pathways for 15 property types in the United States. Each pathway defines the carbon and energy intensity targets from now to 2050.
US pathways are disaggregated by eGRID subregion and ASHRAE climate zone, resulting in 57 unique pathway sets. Select your region in the Pathway Explorer.
Enclosed Retail Mall
ERMInpatient Healthcare
HCIOutpatient Healthcare
HCOHotel
HOTLeisure
LEIMulti-Family High-Rise
MHRMulti-Family Low-Rise
MLRSmall Multi-Family
MSROffice
OFFRetail High Street
RHSRetail Store
RTSRefrigerated Warehouse (Cool)
RWCShipping/Distribution Warehouse
SDWStrip Shopping Center
SSCSelf Storage
STOCRREM representatives from the United States
Members of CRREM's Foundation Board, Technical Council, and Regional Advisory Committees based in the United States.
Adalberto Cabrera
Technical Lead, Sustainable Building Design & Data Science
IFC (International Finance Corporation)
Foundation Board
Uma Moriarity
Senior Investment Strategist & Global ESG Lead
CenterSquare Investment Management
Foundation Board
Adam Slakman
Managing Director & Head of ESG Real Estate Americas
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Foundation Board
Peter Templeton
President & Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
Foundation Board
Dr. Jacques Gordon
Director, Graaskamp Center for Real Estate
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Technical Council
Andrew Karlovich
Real Estate Professional
JLL
RAC Americas
Lauren Moss
Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer
Vornado Realty Trust
RAC Americas
Colleen Graham
Senior Director, Global Sustainability
Tishman Speyer
RAC Americas
Daren Moss
Managing Director, ESG — Real Estate Lead
Ares Management Corporation
RAC Americas
Mona Benisi
Managing Director, Head of Sustainability for Global Real Assets
Morgan Stanley
RAC Americas
Dhruti Patel
Senior Associate, ESG
Cabot Properties
RAC Americas
Keara Fanning
Director, ESG & Net Zero Strategy
Prologis
RAC AmericasData sources for the United States
CRREM pathways are built on publicly available, peer-reviewed data sources. Below are the key inputs used to calibrate the United States's pathways.
EIA Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) 2015
Table HC10.1 Total square footage of U.S. homes, 2015 (first version)
EIA Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) 2020
Table HC10.1 Total square footage of U.S. homes, 2020 (updated)
EIA Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) 2012
Table B7 Building size, floorspace (first version)
EIA Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) 2015
Table B7 Building size, floorspace (updated)
EIA Residential Building Survey 2015
Residential building stock data
U.S. Census Bureau: Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design
Building stock development data
CoStar Floor Area data
Commercial building floor area data
Center for sustainable systems / University of Michigan: Residential Buildings Factsheet
Residential buildings context data
Moura, Smith, Belzer (2015): 120 Years of U.S. Residential Housing Stock and Floor Space
PLOS ONE 10(8): e0134135. Building stock development projections
NREL U.S. Building Stock Characterization Study
National Renewable Energy Laboratory building stock characterization
GABC Global Status Report 2017
Building stock development for North America (first version)
GABC Global Status Report 2022
Updated building stock development for North America
Obrinsky, Walter (2016): Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Rental Homes
Analysis of Residential Energy Consumption Data. Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 8(1) (first version)
EIA 2012 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey
Commercial energy consumption data (first version)
CBECS 2020 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey
Updated commercial buildings energy consumption data
Energy Star: U.S. Energy Use Intensity by Property Type, Portfolio Manager
National energy benchmarking database
NRCAN Commercial and Institutional Building Energy Use Survey
Median values (score 50) for commercial energy use
EIA Residential Building Survey 2015 - Table CE1.1
Summary annual household site consumption and expenditures in the U.S. - totals and intensities, 2015
EPA Emission Factors for Greenhouse Gas Inventories
United States Environmental Protection Agency emission factors (first version)
EIA Annual Energy Outlook 2019
Energy projections to 2050 (first version)
Carbon footprint: Country Specific Electricity Grid GHG Emission Factors
Updated grid emission factors; grid EF without distribution losses used
IEA Energy Technology Perspective 2017 - USA
Scenario data for USA emission factor development
IEA U.S. Energy Technology Perspective: Reference Technology Scenario (Building)
Building sector reference technology scenario
IEA Energy Technology Perspective 2017
Scenario data for USA energy mix (first version and updated)
IEA NZE Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario
Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenario (NZE), Table 03_28
UN Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data
Comparison by Category; F-Gases attributed to pathways respective to the USA country phase down
EIA: How Much Energy is Consumed in Residential and Commercial Buildings
Energy consumption overview for US buildings
Center for sustainable systems / University of Michigan: Residential Buildings Factsheet
Residential buildings context and data
Center for sustainable systems / University of Michigan: Commercial Buildings Factsheet
Commercial buildings context and data
Obrinsky, Walter (2016): Energy Efficiency in Multifamily Rental Homes
Analysis of Residential Energy Consumption Data. Journal of Sustainable Real Estate, 8(1)
CRREM partners in the United States
Organizations actively using, integrating, or supporting CRREM in the United States.
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