Architecture 2030 - Key Accomplishments

Key Accomplishments

• In January 2006 Architecture 2030 launched the www.architecture2030.org website and since that time have published several 2030 E-News. In May 2006, the entire 2030 website was launched in Spanish and distributed throughout Latin America. The website has been visited by over 50,000 people around the world.
• In May 2005, in a keynote speech at the Royal Architecture Institute of Canada’s annual convention, Edward Mazria challenged the international architecture community to take the lead in the fight against global climate change. As a direct result of that speech, in June 2005, 16 of the world’s leading architectural institutions announced the signing of the Las Vegas Declaration. The declaration recognized the “great responsibility placed on the architecture profession to do all it can to influence a major reduction in the level of carbon emissions that result from the creation and life-cycle of the build environment.”
• In October 2005, Architecture 2030 worked with the 78,000 member American Institute of Architects (AIA) to establish its official position adopting 'The 2030 °Challenge’ on global warming (December 2005). This document stated that all buildings should reduce fossil fuel, GHG emitting consumption by 50% by 2010 and all buildings should be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2030.
• In January 2006, Architecture 2030 worked with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to develop and implement the first Executive Order requiring all state funded buildings to meet a building energy performance standard of 50% less than the national average.
• In May 2006, Architecture 2030 drafted and worked with the Mayors from Chicago, Miami, Seattle and Albuquerque to introduce a resolution (Resolution #50) to the U.S. Conference of Mayors adopting ‘The 2030 °Challenge’ and setting specific targets for all city buildings in the U.S. to be carbon neutral by 2030. In June 2006, the resolution was unanimously approved for ALL buildings in all cities.
• In June 2006, Santa Fe, working with Architecture 2030, was the first city to formally adopt ‘The 2030 °Challenge’ as law.
• In July 2006, Sarasota County, working with Architecture 2030, was the first county to formally adopt ‘The 2030 °Challenge’ as law.
• In July 2006, the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) North America unanimously passed support for Architecture 2030 and embedded its targets in the ‘Statement of Action’ that was passed at the ICLEI Congress.
• In August 2006, the U.S. EPA ‘Target Finder’ incorporated ‘The 2030 °Challenge’ targets for building energy reduction into their web-based calculator.
• In February 2007, Architecture 2030 hosted 'The 2010 Imperative Global Emergency Teach-in'. The Teach-in was webcast live to more than a quarter of a million design students, faculty members, professionals and community leaders in 47 countries. Over 1200 AIA members qualified for continuing education credits and hundreds of universities organized huge events with remarkable turnouts.
• In February 2007, two bills were introduced to the California legislature that aim to duplicate 'The 2030 Challenge' targets for energy-consumption reductions for new residential and non-residential buildings, both with the end-goal of reaching carbon-neutral buildings.

• In March 2007, the Fulton County Commission voted to adopt a resolution that would accept 'The 2030 °Challenge'. The measure was previously adopted by Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin.