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NEWS

DOE Reaches 50% Milestone toward Commercial Zero-Energy Buildings The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have released the first technical support documents to show 50% energy savings in commercial retail buildings.
US Department of Energy (DOE)

Oregon Governor's plan to meet the 2030 Challenge Oregon's governor unwrapped an ambitious 2009 legislative climate change package with proposals for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for homes and buildings by 2030, with benchmarks to be sure the goal is reached.
The Associated Press

DOE moves forward with Zero-Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative
DOE requested proposals from its National Labs and private sector companies to achieve cost-effective savings of 50 percent above the standard set by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers for new commercial building designs, and a savings of 30 percent for retrofits to existing buildings.
US Department of Energy (DOE)

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Adopts Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan
The CPUC has adopted a new plan, which includes two "Big Bold" strategies in line with the 2030 Challenge: to have all residential buildings achieve zero net energy use by 2020, and to have all commercial buildings achieve zero net energy use by 2030.
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

Energy Efficiency in the Building Sector is Crucial
The American Physical Society (APS) released Energy Future: Think Efficiency, a new report that states that "the technological potential for reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions in the buildings sector is considerable."
American Physical Society (APS)

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E-NEWS


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Issue 1 February 2006

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Speaks


May 4, 2006
AIA COD/COTE Spring Conference
The Architecture of Sustainability
“Buildings and the Environment: Where Are We Heading?”
Keynote, Edward Mazria AIA
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C.
(open to the public, registration required)
More information: http://www.aia.org/br_cod_may06

May 10, 2006
The U.S. Conference of Mayors
Mayors Summit on Energy and the Environment
“The 2030 Challenge”
Keynote, Edward Mazria AIA
Chicago Hilton and Towers Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
(not open to the public)
More information: http://www.usmayors.org/USCM/home.asp

May 16, 2006
USGBC-Arkansas Chapter
4th Annual Sustainable Arkansas Conference
”The 2030 Challenge”
Keynote, Edward Mazria AIA
UALR Donaghey Student Center
Little Rock, Arkansas
(open to the public, registration required)
Contact: USGBC-AR Office, 501.244.2332

May 24, 2006
3rd Annual Teton Green Building Conference
Green Building Essentials
Keynote, Edward Mazria AIA
Jackson Lake Lodge, Grand Teton National Park
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
(open to the public, registration required)
More information: Sustainable Conferences, Inc.,
http://www.tetongreenbuilding.com/

July 12, 2006
Solar 2006
American Solar Energy Society Annual Convention
Renewable Energy Key to Climate Recovery
Plenary Talk, Edward Mazria AIA
Adam’s Mark Hotel
Denver, Colorado
(open to the public, registration required)
More information: http://www.solar2006.org

September 28, 2006
West Coast Green
Over the Tipping Point in 2006
“Meeting Humanity’s Greatest Challenge”
Keynote, Edward Mazria AIA
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
San Francisco, California
(open to the public, registration required)
More information: http://www.westcoastgreen.com

October 7, 2006
Design Fitness
2006 South Atlantic Regional Conference
“Meeting Humanity’s Greatest Challenge”
Keynote, Edward Mazria AIA
Chattanooga, Tennessee
(open to the public, registration required)
Contact: Marvin J. Malecha at marvin_malecha@ncsu.edu

October 16, 2006
5th Annual Leadership Summit on Sustainable Design
Design Futures Council
“The 2030 Challenge”
Keynote, Edward Mazria AIA
La Fonda Hotel
Santa Fe, New Mexico
(not open to the public)
Contact: For more information call 770 209 3775

November 9, 2006
Exploring Progressive Design
Third Annual Design and Development Conference
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
“Meeting Humanity’s Greatest Challenge”
Keynote, Edward Mazria AIA
Taliesin West
Scottsdale, Arizona
(open to the public, registration required)
Contact: For more information call 480.627.5373


architecture2030
RESOURCES


Climate Change Research

UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
NASA Earth Observatory
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Hadley Center for Climate Prediction and Research
Pew Center on global Climate Change
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Center for Global Change and Arctic System Research
UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP)
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
A Near-Realtime Arctic Change Indicator Website

Buildings/Energy/Greenhouse Gas Emissions Statistics

U.S. Energy Information Administration
International Energy Agency
U.S. Department of Energy, 2005 Buildings Energy Data Book

High Performance / Passive Building Design

American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE)
United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy
Savings by Design
Energy Design Resources
ArchitectureWeek, Environment
Energy and Environmental Building Association
Energy Star
Building Green
NREL, Center for Buildings and Thermal Systems
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Environmental Energy Technologies
Sustainable Metropolis
StudioBio Architectures

Urban Ecology

Institute of Ecosystems Studies:
UNU/IAS - Institute of Advanced Studies
Urban Ecology Center
Urban Ecology Institute

Sustainable Development

Columbia University Earth Institute
International Institute for Sustainable Development
UK Sustainable Development
Sustainable Cities Research Institute
International Centre for sustainable Cities
UN Division on Sustainable Development
US DOE, Creating Energy Smart Communities
Sustainable Communities Network
Congress for the New Urbanism
Urban land Institute

Green Building Materials

Sustainable Building Sourcebook
National Institute of Standards and Technology, BEES 3.0
Athena Sustainable Materials Institute
Green Seal
Minnesota Sustainable Building Products and Material:
GreenSpec (subscription)

Renewable Energy Technologies

Department of Energy, Renewable Energy Technologies
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
American Solar Energy Society
International Solar Energy Society
PLEA - Passive and Low Energy Architecture

Buildings/Climate Change Articles

AIA Board of Directors Sets Ambitious Agenda for Sustainability
Spec’ing Green
Blueprint for Disaster
Turning Down the Global Thermostat
The Building You’re In Fuels Global Warming
Don’t Look to New England on Global Warming Just Yet
It’s the Architecture Stupid!

Books:

General Resource:
UC Berkeley Library

Ecological Design and Building Schools :
Green Guide to Educational Opportunities in the United States and Canada

by Sandra Leibowitz Earley

Big and Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century
by David Gissen (Editor)

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
by William McDonough, Michael Braungart

Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change
by Sue Roaf, David Crichton, Fergus Nicol

Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency
by Andrea O. Dean, L. Chua (Contributor), C. Robinson (Contributor), Timothy Hursley (Photographer)

A Green Vitruvius: Sustainable Architectural Design
by J. Owen Lewis

Sustainability at the Cutting Edge: Emerging Technologies for Low Energy Buildings
by Peter Smith

The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design
by Sandra F. Mendler, William Odell, Mary Ann Lazarus

The Passive Solar Energy Book
by Edward Mazria

Sustainable Architecture: Hi-Tech Housing
by Arian Mostaedi

Sustainable Architecture: Low Tech Houses
by Arian Mostaedi, Carles Broto, Josep Ma Minguet

Eco-Tech: Sustainable Architecture and High Technology
by Catherine Slessor, John Linden (Photographer)

Energy Efficient Buildings: Architecture, Engineering, and Environment
by Dean Hawkes, Wayne Forster

Biomimicry : Innovation Inspired by Nature
by Janine M. Benyus