AIA 2030 Commitment By the Numbers

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An overview of the progress that projects and firms are making towards greater energy efficiency and the profession's 2030 targets.

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The Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design is a 2021 COTE Top Ten Winner, and firms Lord Aeck Sargent (Collaborating and Prime Architect) and the Miller Hull Partnership, LLP (Design Architect) are both 2030 Commitment signatories.

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Learn more about the progress firms made in RY2021 toward the goal of carbon neutral buildings by 2030.

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Learn more about the progress firms made toward the goal of carbon neutral buildings by 2030.

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AIA 2030 Commitment By the Numbers

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