{"id":1801,"date":"2005-12-31T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-31T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2005\/12\/31\/architects-organization-sets-agressive-sustainability-policy\/"},"modified":"2005-12-31T16:04:00","modified_gmt":"2005-12-31T16:04:00","slug":"architects-organization-sets-agressive-sustainability-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/architects-organization-sets-agressive-sustainability-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Architects’ Organization Sets Agressive Sustainability Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Since I’m a bit behind, others may have beat me to the punch on this news<\/a>. It’s definitely worth repeating if that’s the case:<\/p>\n …last week, in a bold step to reverse the environmental impact of the design, construction, and operation of buildings, the AIA’s board of directors released policy statements that set a goal of slashing the fossil fuel consumption of buildings by 50 percent in four years, with additional 10-percent reductions every five years thereafter. They also expressed support for consensus-based standards for sustainable design.<\/p>\n Architects applauded the Institute for the statements, while acknowledging they were long overdue. “This is a wonderful initiative by the AIA,” said Bruce S. Fowle, FAIA, senior principal of FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS<\/a> and architect of several sustainable buildings, among them Conde Nast’s New York headquarters, the nation’s first green skyscraper. “It is essential that we begin taking a leadership role in changing the consumptive culture of our country and demonstrate to the global community that we are serious about this. Only then can we expect to influence others.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Let’s hope so. A 50% decrease in four years is pretty ambitious; not settling for a lesser target should help get the idea into wider discussion. Congrats, AIA!<\/p>\n Categories: architects<\/a>, sustainability<\/a>, green building<\/a>, energy<\/a>, goals<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since I’m a bit behind, others may have beat me to the punch on this news. It’s definitely worth repeating if that’s the case: …last week, in a bold step [ … ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n