The AIA 2030 Commitment
The AIA 2030 Commitment is a challenge set forth by the AIA to its member firms to take a leadership role in reducing the energy consumption and green house gas creation in the buildings we design and operate.
The commitment has a clear long-term goal: by 2030, it will be standard practice to design and construct climate neutral buildings, that is, buildings that do not use greenhouse gas emitting energy to operate. The goal is to reduce energy consumption across each firm's entire portfolio, not just for projects seeking green building certification.
Although the Commitment is voluntary, it may include practices your firm has already established. It includes (5) simple steps:
- Choose an in-house sustainability Leader or Team
- Send a Commitment letter to AIA National
- Create at least (4) in-house policies aimed to reduce the firm's operation energy use. Examples are available on the national AIA website devoted to this Initiative.
- Incorporate energy reducing measures in your design practice which match the goals of the Initiative and the 2030 Challenge.
- Report your reductions on a yearly basis to AIA National through the AIA 2030 Commitment website. Use the AIA 2030 Commitment Reporting Tool to complete your report.
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The AIA 2030 Commitment Reporting Tool
The AIA 2030 Commitment Reporting Tool was created by a panel of Chicago-based sustainable-minded practitioners, lead by an AIA Chicago Board Member and COTE, to create a tool to facilitate the reporting methods of the AIA 2030 Commitment. The Reporting Tool is part of a national initiative to collect data from firms participating in the 2030 Challenge and the AIA 2030 Commitment.
The Reporting Tool includes information on what type of data is required to complete the report, a step-by-step list of instructions, a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) guide, a worksheet to compile the firm's data, and a printable graphic summary page to demonstrate the level of reduction achieved by the Firm for the reporting year.
The Report's summary page, which includes information on all projects designed by the firm in a single year, is the reporting mechanism for the AIA 2030 Commitment. Print this page to complete your report for the year.
AIAChicago COTE, in conjunction with AIA National, will collect this data for Chicago firms to show how our region is leading the country in designing to match the goals of the AIA 2030 Commitment. Demonstrating our reductions as a region will show how Chicago design professionals are leading the way toward a more sustainable built environment.
If you have additional questions or comments regarding the Reporting Tool, please email them to AIAChicago COTE. A separate FAQ page will be updated periodically with additional information including answers to submitted questions.
Download the AIA 2030 Commitment Reporting Tool
Report your firm's data to AIA National
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