This paper was presented in Dubaï in November 2008 at the International Building Council (CIB) Working Commissions 55 (Building Economics) and 65 (Organisation and Management of Construction) Joint Symposium.

The paper presented three energy efficient buildings models: the Low Consumption Model (LCM), the Energy and Environment Model (EEM) and the Energy Saving and Production Model (ESPM).

A study of each real estate market segment is necessary to analyse the drivers and the barriers characterizing the models market dissemination.

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