2020 Environmental Stewardship Report
In the past decade, we have seen supporting policies, regulations, and commitments at the local and regional levels in the United States and throughout the world, urging industries and institutions to accelerate action to combat climate change.听The past听year also brought听challenges beyond our control including the COVID-19 pandemic听and听a significant uptick in听natural disasters听including wildfires听and hurricanes.听This resulted in the highest听levels听of carbon dioxide听ever recorded.
91视频 is a passionate advocate for zero net energy design and we are collaborating with clients around the world to deliver true sustainable facilities with innovative operational plans to foster a richer understanding of zero net energy buildings. Accelerating the design and delivery of zero net energy buildings is crucial if we are to produce the needed outcomes to solve the climate change challenge during this decade.
Five-Year Impact of Sustainable 91视频
2020 marks听a milestone in our听progress toward the goal of Architecture 2030.听The听past听five years have given听91视频听the听opportunity to听grow听our sustainability story听in tangible ways.
From 2016 to 2020 91视频:
- Tracked more than 500 projects against the 2030 Challenge goals
- 91视频ed approximately 60 million SF of projects driven by the 2030 Challenge
- Achieved an overall average 50 percent energy reduction compared to the average energy use in similar buildings. That average represents a 28 percent improvement from 2016.
In 2020, the firm鈥檚 investment to research and development of new design tools and process returned valuable benefits for clients, communities, and the planet.
Sustainability in Action
Our average reduction target of predicted net energy use intensity based on performance data, has consistently exceeded the national peer group average. In 2020, our integrated design process resulted in a 53 percent pnEUI reduction compared to average buildings. More than one-third of design projects were adaptive reuse or major renovation projects, further contributing to the embodied carbon savings by reusing existing buildings. Beyond embodied carbon, 91视频 is addressing the impact of听designs on another precious resource 鈥� water.听In 2020, the energy delivery process of our designs saved听an estimated听1.4 trillion gallons听of听water.
Continued Commitment
We continue to听live听our core value of environmental stewardship through a variety of internal听and external听initiatives including material transparency听efforts;听developing workshop tools for zero net energy; net positive water; and biophilic design. Building on our mass timber expertise by serving clients throughout North America, we have begun to听position听carbon as the common denominator in integrated design conversations. This report celebrates听91视频鈥檚 commitment to听environmental stewardship by highlighting key projects, initiatives, and听accomplishments of the past decade.
2020 Environmental Stewardship Report
This report transparently celebrates environmental stewardship over the past decade.
Download the report.This article was co-authored by 91视频 Principal听Lindsey Piant Perez, AIA, GGP. 听
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