Architecture 2030 and Climate Positive Design Introduce New Resources for Decarbonizing the Built Environment
October 2024 | announcements
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Architecture 2030 and Climate Positive Design Introduce New Resources for Decarbonizing the Built Environment
After a two-year collaboration between Architecture 2030 and Climate Positive Design, we are pleased to announce the publication of a series of new and updated resources to support policymakers, planners, and designers in full built environment decarbonization.
Buildings, landscapes, and infrastructure are responsible for 42% of annual global CO2 emissions. In order to meet the demands of a growing population, we anticipate doubling our existing building stock by 2060. The need for upgrades and new infrastructure to support this floor area growth will be staggering. According to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, “Three-quarters of the infrastructure that will exist in 2050 has yet to be built.”
Check out the following newly launched resources designed to empower the built environment community to meet these demands while striving for decarbonization:
Architecture 2030 has also updated its research on the built environment’s impact on global emissions and expanded its Actions for the Built Environment resources. The latest Climate Positive Design Challenge impacts are detailed in the 2023 Beyond Neutral Report.
In addition, Architecture 2030 and Climate Positive Design contributed to the following reports, roadmaps, and articles:
Reports and Roadmaps:
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C40: Achieving a Decarbonized and Climate-Resilient Built Environment
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World Economic Forum: Nature Positive: Guidelines for the Transition in Cities
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World Economic Forum: Implementing a Life-Cycle Approach to Infrastructure: A Policy Roadmap for Cities
Articles and Interviews:
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CarbonPositive: Can We Halve Carbon in the Built Environment? By Kelly Alvarez Doran, Ha/f Research Studio
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Density and Carbon: An Integrated Approach to Buildings as Infrastructure. Vincent Martinez with Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill’s Gordon Gill, Christopher Drew, and Robert Forest
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Building the future: Reducing carbon footprints across the entire infrastructure lifecycle. By Vincent Martinez
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Design for Decarbonization: 20 Valuable Tools and Resources. An interview by Kira Gould with Pamela Conrad and Erin McDade
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Bringing Collaboration In The Built Environment Community To Bear. An interview with Pamela Conrad (Climate Positive Design) and Vincent Martinez by Kira Gould
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Rethinking Urban Futures: Planning the Path to Decarbonization and Sustainable Cities. An interview with Arup’s Ghaith Tibi by Vincent Martinez
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COP 28: Stepping Towards Decarbonization. By Chris Hardy, Sasaki
- Carbon Positive: Land Use and Carbon. An interview with SOM’s Yasemin Kologlu and Ellen Lou by Kira Gould
These resources are designed to assist those involved in shaping the exterior built environment—from policymakers and planners to architects, landscape architects, civil engineers, and contractors—in creating a more sustainable future.
