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Developing Our Sustainability Action Plan

SW Oregon Architect

In 2006, the AIA adopted the 2030 Challenge , which seeks to achieve a dramatic reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 2030, and a complete phase-out of fossil fuel emissions by 2040. As the AIA’s guidance document states, each SAP is a declaration of a company’s unique approach to sustainable design.

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The Future of Architecture: 10 Transformative Design Principles for a Sustainable World

Architizer

This article was written by Edward Mazria, FAIA, the founder and CEO of Architecture 2030 whose mission is to rapidly transform the built environment from a major emitter of greenhouse gases to a central source of solutions to the climate crisis. Column-Wall Separation 2. Free Design of the Façade 3. Horizontal Windows 4.

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2030 Emissions Reduction Plan – Buildings

Westeck News

2030 Emissions Reduction Plan – From Environment and Climate Change Canada. People have made it clear what they want for the future: clean air, good jobs, a healthy living environment, and a strong economy. The plan aims to strengthen our economy with sustainable housing, jobs, and environmentally friendly industrial growth.

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5 things developers should know about mass timber

BD+C

5 things developers should know about mass timber 0 qpurcell Thu, 02/15/2024 - 13:36 Mass Timber Gensler's Erik Barth, architect and regional design resilience leader, shares considerations for developers when looking at mass timber solutions. Erik Barth Regulations Mass Timber Wood The Changing Built Environment The U.N.’s

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7 Formidable Sustainable Firms Dynamically Disrupting the Architectural Status Quo

Architizer

Sustainability has become something of a buzzword in the industry. In some instances, sustainability is employed as a marketing tool, reinforced by superficial practices with little environmental benefit. The team has even pledged to eliminate embodied carbon from every commercial interior space they design by 2030.

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New architecture and design competitions: ASLA Professional Awards, Researcher-in-Residence, Steel Design Student Competition, and UIA 2030 Award

Archinect

For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.

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Corian Solid Surface helps develop sustainable spaces for people to live and work

Deezen

Corian Solid Surface offers interior designers and architects design solutions that enable them to create sustainable spaces for people to live, and is committed to deliver solutions that "drive the circular economy, solve climate change and help communities thrive". Partnership content. Find out more about Dezeen partnership content here.