• THE CURRENT 1.5°C BUDGET

    The world is quickly depleting its 1.5°C carbon budget of 340-400 GT CO2, and waiting until 2050 to achieve zero emissions means giving up the 1.5°C goal altogether.

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  • ACTIONS FOR ZERO CARBON BUILDINGS

    Architecture 2030 designs the high impact actions necessary to achieve a zero carbon built environment.

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  • IF WE ACT TOGETHER NOW, WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!

    Architecture 2030 is calling on all architects, engineers, planners, and individuals involved in the building sector worldwide to design all new projects, renovations, landscapes, cityscapes, and infrastructure to be zero carbon starting now.

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  • ACCELERATING THE 2030 CHALLENGE TO 2021

    Architecture 2030’s namesake target year to achieve carbon-neutral buildings is now deemed too late by CEO and founder Edward Mazria and COO Vincent Martinez.

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  • A U.S. SUCCESS STORY

    The U.S. building sector has not increased its energy consumption since 2005 even though we have added over 50 billion square feet (4.7 billion square metres) to our building stock, and today CO2 emissions in the entire sector continue to decline and are down 30% from 2005 levels.

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WHY THE BUILDING SECTOR?

Buildings are the largest source of the world’s carbon emissions globally and account for approximately 40% of total emissions. When accounting for the embodied carbon of building interiors, systems and associated infrastructure, that percentage is substantially higher.

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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Architecture 2030’s key strength is its grounding in and connection to the building industry. We provide cutting edge thought leadership as we align the architectural, planning, and building community and political leaders around the urgency of achieving zero emissions by 2040.

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ACTIONS FOR ZERO CARBON BUILDINGS

Achieving a zero carbon built environment requires actions in existing buildings, new buildings, and embodied carbon.

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EMPOWERING THE BUILDING SECTOR

For almost two decades, with modest resources, Architecture 2030 has achieved impressive shifts in outlook and practice within the U.S. and global building sectors. We create the initiatives necessary to empower designers, policymakers, and educators to facilitate systemic change and achieve a zero carbon built environment.

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