International Energy Agency / EBC
Understanding real energy use.
Ian Hamilton led IEA EBC Annex 70, an international collaboration examining how evidence from buildings can improve energy research and policy.
Explore the researchResearch / UN Environment Programme & GlobalABC
Global Status Report
for Buildings and Construction.
Building Insights contributes to the global evidence base for a low-carbon, resilient, and more equitable built environment.
Read the 2025–2026 report at UNEP2025–2026 / Tenth edition
The research
Tracking the transition.
Informing the response.
Published by the UN Environment Programme and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, the Global Status Report assesses the sector’s progress towards climate goals.
It brings together evidence on energy, emissions, policy, finance, technologies and solutions. That shared perspective helps governments, industry and researchers understand where progress is being made and where further action is needed.
The 2025–2026 report credits Ian Hamilton, Harry Kennard, Shih-Che Hsu, Lucien Hua, and Merve Yılmaz from Building Insights among its lead coordinating authors, alongside colleagues at the Buildings Performance Institute Europe.
See the authors and acknowledgements
Research, policy & practice
Part of a wider
international effort.
Global progress depends on shared methods, informed policy, and people who can connect the two.
London Climate Action Week / 2026
From assessment to action.
Building Insights co-hosted a reception with WorldGBC, BPIE, and GlobalABC, connecting the global buildings community around the next steps for climate action.
See the programmeFrom research to capability
Global measurement.
Local understanding.
Working across countries and datasets makes the value of consistent methods clear. It also reveals how much depends on the conditions of individual places.
That experience informs BIT’s direction: city foundation models designed around local evidence, alongside global and country-level indicators served through Core.
Over time, a portfolio of deeply observed cities can provide valuable reference evidence for testing and improving larger-scale measurement.
Explore BIT’s capabilitiesBuilding Insights Together