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Working towards a climate-friendly building sector in the MENA region Smart solutions powered by Guidehouse
What you will find here
On this website you will find insights and outputs from the Accelerating 0-emission building sector ambitions in the MENA region project, known as BUILD_ME. The project supports energy efficient and renewable energy-based heating and cooling system deployment in new buildings in the MENA region.
Guidehouse manages the project and the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) provides funding.
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How much energy can you save with energy efficiency measures, and how much do such measures cost?
You can find out using the free online building energy performance model developed by Guidehouse. Geared towards the MENA region, this tool allows users to calculate the overall energy performance of buildings and the cost-effectiveness of building energy efficiency measures.
This tool environment is not working anymore as we are localizing the BEP tool for our target countries. National versions will soon be available on local partners’ websites.
Explore now: BEP Tool - Lebanon
Our activities in the MENA region
Project happenings
May. 7, 2025
BUILD_ME joins MED Energy Talks: Performance Labelling in Mediterranean Buildings
We are pleased to report on the recent session in the MED Energy Talks series, which took place on Thursday, 24 April 2025. This event featured BUILD_ME's ... →
Publications
Understanding the landscape of energy efficiency in buildings in the MENA region
From country reports to analyses of stakeholder perspectives and key policy recommendations, the BUILD_ME project publishes a range of resources. Check out the knowledge base to find all BUILD_ME publications.
Phase I and Phase II Overview
One-page overview of the first and second phase of the BUILD_ME project.
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Lebanon Factsheet (August 2021)
Two-page summary of key facts and current developments in the low-energy building sector in Lebanon as well as updates about project activities from the first half of 2021.
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Egypt Factsheet (August 2021)
Two-page summary of key facts and current developments in the low-energy building sector in Egypt as well as updates about project activities from the first half of 2021.
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Jordan Factsheet (August 2021)
Two-page summary of key facts and current developments in the low-energy building sector in Jordan as well as updates about project activities from the first half of 2021.
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Building energy performance tool
Building typology database
Demonstration projects database
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