Background
The organization was founded by Edward Mazria in 2003 in response to rapidly accelerating climate change. Locally, nationally and globally, Edward Mazria and Architecture 2030 have been responsible for reshaping the debate surrounding climate change and global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by identifying the ‘Building Sector’.
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration illustrates that buildings are responsible for almost half of all greenhouse gas emissions annually; globally, the percentage is even greater. In 2003, Ed Mazria published three seminal articles, in Solar Today, Metropolis Magazine and the LA Times, exposing the ‘Building Sector’ as the major U.S. and global GHG emitting sector. In 2003 and 2004 three symposia, standing room only, were held in Los Angeles, Santa Fe and New York City titled ‘Key to the Global Thermostat’. This was the first time architects/planners, scientists, politicians, the media and academia were brought together to learn about and discuss the ‘Building Sector’ and its role in global warming.
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