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Beginning with just one meter of sea level rise, our nation would be physically under siege, with calamitous and destabilizing consequences. More
U.S. Coal Consumption in Decline
In May 2012, the New York Times reported that "Coal and electric utilities, long allied, are starting to split. More than 100 of the 500 or so U.S. coal-burning power plants are expected to be shut down in the next few years. While coal still provides about a third of the nation's power, just four years ago it was providing nearly half." More
The EPA and Architecture 2030 want you to join the ENERGY STAR 2013 Race to Denver, an opportunity to recognize participating organizations, projects, and Architecture / Engineering firms at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention in Denver, CO, June 2013. More
Architecture 2030 introduces 'Just the Facts', a new feature that will list and link to the most up-to-date climate science from our top U.S. and global scientific organizations. "Our goal," says Architecture 2030 founder, Edward Mazria, "is to make it easier for our subscribers to get the facts and move beyond the rhetoric on both sides of the political spectrum." More
Each year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes its forecast for U.S. building energy consumption. Since the 2030 Challenge was issued, this outlook has vastly improved. More
Get the latest updates on Architecture 2030's cutting-edge work and information on the rapidly changing Building Sector. More
The AIA + 2030 professional education series is the result of a partnership between the American Institute of Architects Seattle, Architecture 2030, BetterBricks, and the City of Seattle. AIA Seattle and Architecture 2030 are now bringing the Series to other AIA chapters. More
The Seattle 2030 District is an interdisciplinary public-private collaborative working to create a groundbreaking high-performance building district in downtown Seattle. With the Architecture 2030 Challenge for Planning providing our performance goals, we seek to develop realistic, measurable, and innovative strategies to assist district property owners, managers, and tenants in meeting aggressive goals that reduce environmental impacts of facility construction and operations. More
Everyone has heard the classic fairy tale of “Little Red Riding Hood” and the deceitful, greedy Old Wolf who has eaten the grandmother and now has his eyes on Little Red. It has been told to generations of school children.
In the most recent rendition of this fable, the American Gas Association and Federal Performance Contracting Coalition seem to have swallowed up a Congressional Committee and now have their eyes on both Federal agencies and the U.S. taxpayer. More
