Edward Mazria, AIA, is senior principal at Mazria Inc., an architecture and planning firm in Santa Fe (New Mexico) and founder of Architecture 2030 (www.architecture2030.org). This will be a special opportunity to learn about global warming and its relationship to the built environment. In 2006, the board of directors of The American Institute of Architects passed a resolution to support Architecture 2030, which states that by 2010, all new buildings should strive for a 60% reduction in fossil fuel use, and by 2030 all new buildings should be carbon neutral (using no fossil fuel or greenhouse gas-emitting energy to operate). The U.S. Conference of Mayors also recently voted to unanimously approve the resolution.

Mr. Mazria is an internationally recognized architect who employs a cutting-edge environmental approach to design. He writes extensively and is the recipient of design awards from AIA, U.S. Dept. of Energy and American Solar Energy Society, and the American Planning Association. He currently speaks nationally and internationally on the subject of climate change and architecture.

Date and time: Wednesday, April 11, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: Rubloff Auditorium of The Art Institute of Chicago (use Columbus Dr. entrance; doors open at 5:40 p.m.)
Cost: $20 ($10 for members of sponsoring organizations)
and $5 students with valid student ID
Continuing education credit: 1.5 LU/HSW

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Sponsors: AIA Chicago, AIA Northeast Illinois, Architecture & Design Society of The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago Sustainable Programs Roundtable, Chicago Chapter of U.S. Green Building Council, Peterson Aluminum Corporation.

Mr. Mazria's visit to Chicago is made possible by the Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments (ASBE). ASBE is a group of building material leaders dedicated to helping the business community make wise decisions that also help preserve our natural resources. Its goal is to inform and educate decision-makers at every level that the choices they make in regard to their facilities can be both economically and environmentally sustainable. Members of the alliance are Johnson Controls, Owens Corning, Kohler, Forbo, Philips, USG, Johnson Diversey, and Milliken. More at www.greenerfacilities.org.

     



This lecture is part of AIA Chicago's celebration of AIA150, the 150th anniversary of The American Institute of Architects, and the Chicago Architecture Foundation's Pepper Construction Leaders in Sustainable Architecture Evening Lecture Series.