2.2 Towards a green and affordable housing model

4. Supporting policy landscape for effective implementation

 There is a need for incentives for manufacturers to offer new products and services to clients  There is a need for incentives for residents to change to new technologies (for example, tax-free solar panel installation)  The city’s project team is passionate about the scheme, which should be maintained and involved during the implementation phase for the sake of sustainability  The roles of the National Physical Planning Board and National Building Review Board could be strengthened in the promotion of green homes

Overcoming the housing challenge, promoting sustainable building practices and empowering communities and stakeholders will have enormous benefits for the city. The main objectives to improve this are as follows:

1. Technological advancement and innovation capacity

 Make use of new and available green technologies  Bring more innovations and innovative capacity to the city  Strengthen the public sector through innovation and innovator/SME inclusion  Build capacity to analyse and monitor data and information on housing  Support investments in new technologies and tools that directly reduce GHG emissions

2. Positive environmental and health impact

 Significantly improve understanding of the relationship between buildings and GHG emissions  Improve the capacity of the public sector to intervene to reduce emissions  Identify and quantify the impact that technologies can have on emissions reductions  Reduce building emissions  Measure and evaluate the impact of the residents’ health, as well as health-related costs incurred by the city.  Evaluate and understand data and information on GHG emission concentrations in certain areas or of certain buildings

3. Community participation and engagement

 Identify ways of engaging community members  Shift mindsets and open new avenues to rethink building construction and retrofitting options at an individual level  Provide incentives for individuals to build, rebuild, or retrofit their housing based on green building principles

4. Competitiveness and market readiness

 Identify opportunities to improve on the issue of costs  Develop sustainable public-private-partnerships that benefit the city’s goals