MEETING THE 2030 CHALLENGE
Tools to Fight Climate Change
www.architecture2030.org

Second Tuesday of every month:
February - November, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600
RSVP at rsvp@aiasf.org

Changing the way buildings and developments are planned, designed and constructed is a critical component in the fight against global warming. The AIA has endorsed the 2030 Challenge which seeks to achieve a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to counteract hazardous climate trends already set in motion. To learn how your firm can become a part of the solution, join us for our monthly Sustainability Salon Series. Each month explores a different aspect of the 2030 Challenge and promises to offer the necessary tools to make carbon neutral buildings a reality.

The COTE committee's monthly meeting immediately precedes the Salon. People interested in participating in the committee or helping to arrange events are highly encouraged to attend!

PAST EVENTS

See AIA SF Calendar for event information.
Select the appropriate month, date, and click on event name for full details:

Sustainable by Design (1.5 SDs)
October 11, 2011 6:30pm-8:00pm
AIA SF, 130 Sutter Street, 6th Floor

Net-Zero Carbon: How Large-Scale Infrastructure Affects the Carbon Footprint of Your Building (1.5 SDs)
August 09, 2011 6:30-8:00pm
AIA SF, 130 Sutter Street, 6th Floor

Sustainable Practices in International Markets (1.5 SDs)
July 12, 2011 6:30pm-8pm
AIA SF, 130 Sutter Street, 6th Floor

Net-Zero-Carbon: A Discussion of Issues, Challenges, and Solutions (1.5 SDs)
May 10, 2011 6:30 pm - 8 pm
AIA SF, 130 Sutter St. Suite 600

Reducing Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment
March 08, 2011   6:30 – 8:00 pm

Reducing Embodied Carbon in the built environment will play an increasingly important role in reducing overall carbon emissions over the next 20 years. For buildings, the focus has mostly been on reducing emissions by reducing the use of fossil fuels for operating energy. But we also need to reduce the carbon emissions embodied in the materials and resulting from the construction phase. As buildings become more efficient to operate, the embodied energy and emissions from materials and construction becomes an increasingly significant portion of total GHG emissions.

The Cost of Building Green (1.5 LUs)
February 08, 2011   6:30 – 8:00 pm
AIA San Francisco, 130 Sutter Street, Suite 600
RSVP to rsvp@aiasf.org

Peter will be addressing ‘the cost of getting to zero,’ looking at both Davis Langdon’s cost experience with very high performing and living buildings, and at strategies for budgeting these goals to ensure that they can be incorporated early in the project.

SPEAKER

Peter Morris, Principal, Davis Langdon