In an ongoing effort to impact the threat of climate change, the global architecture and building community is pushing to reach the goal of carbon-neutral buildings by 2030. We are attending the AIA+2030 Professional Series in Concord. This 10-session series that runs through February 2015 provides specific ways to make our built environment energy-efficient. Above, Steve holds court at the May session while McHenry team member Margaret, and others, look on.
Below, Brandon participates in the April session, “Getting to 60,” which addressed the specific goals 2030 Challenge: to create buildings that are designed to meet a fossil fuel, greenhouse gas emitting, energy performance standard of 60% less than the regional (or national) average for that building type now, with the standard rising to a 70% reduction in 2015 and incrementally increasing 10% in efficiency every five years until 2030, when the goal of zero emissions is met.
