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Strengthen Building Efficiency Regulation Through S. 1462

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Architecture 2030 is leading a campaign to ensure Congress amends Section 241 of the Senate Energy Bill (S. 1462) to provide building energy reduction target dates equivalent to the 2030 Challenge.   In a rally for support, Architecture 2030 has drafted a letter to Congress, asking that S. 1462 reflect the same target dates provided in Section 201 of the

American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454). Architecture 2030 released an in-depth analysis of Sec. 201 earlier this year.  

The Senate Bill, passed by the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, currently includes building energy code updates. To be effective, however, the timeline for these targets must be amended to be:

• 30% below the baseline energy code in 2010,
• 50% below the baseline energy code in 2014-2015, and
• 5% additional reduction every three years to 2029-2030.

These targets and the timeline are achievable, cost effective, and will dramatically reduce the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of our nation's buildings.  

It takes just a few moments to voice your support for an amendment to Section 241 of S. 1462. Take action here.


Building Sector Leaders Call for
Steep Energy and Emissions Cuts  

On October 5, Architecture 2030 hand-delivered letters to the U.S. Senate from twenty-four of the largest and most influential architecture, engineering, and development firms based in the country, calling for an update to national building code standards to meet steep and achievable energy reduction targets. These firms are responsible for a combined $100 billion in building construction annually.  

Read our press release here


Hope Resides in the Private Building Sector
The One-Year, 4.5-Million-Jobs Investment Plan

Because the private building sector represents 93% of total U.S. building stock, and building construction alone accounts for approximately 10% of the U.S. GDP, the private building sector is the key to reviving the U.S. economy. Investing $30 billion in the private building sector to provide a ‘housing mortgage interest rate buy-down’ for homes that meet or exceed the initial energy reduction target of the widely adopted 2030

Challenge will create 4.5 million new jobs and $280 billion in direct, non-federal investment and spending while opening up a new $45.7 billion renovation market that could grow to almost $1 trillion by 2030. This Plan returns to the federal government twice its investment annually through the new tax base created and can be implemented quickly through existing federal programs. Read More
Urge Your Representatives to Support the Plan


Multiply Your Stimulus Dollars
14x Stimulus: a Plan for State and Local Governments

What if there was a way for states, cities, and counties to leverage each $1 of federal stimulus money spent to generate $14 of private spending, create 14 times the number of jobs, reimburse the federal government $3, and get $1 back to boot? Well, there is a way, the ‘14x Stimulus’ plan.

The plan, being proposed by Architecture 2030 and its partners ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, RESNET, and Veterans Green Jobs is a state/local version of Architecture 2030’s Two-Year, Nine-Million-Jobs Investment Plan. The effectiveness of the national plan in creating jobs and private spending has prompted these groups to propose a public/private partnership to strategically focus stimulus dollars that will enable a full-scale building industry revival while simultaneously addressing energy and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Read More
Take Action to Implement 14x Stimulus in Your Community
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: 14x Template Language for EECS – Attachment B1