Engineers can now join architects in signing up for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2030 Commitment to measure progress toward reducing energy and carbon in the design of buildings.
The program provides a framework of energy targets, metrics and a data tool that allows signatories to the commitment to track progress towards net zero carbon by 2030. Currently there are 522 firms signed onto the 2030 Commitment. Last year, the program had 21 percent more firms engaged in the program and sharing annual data.
By committing and participating in the program, firms support the position of the AIA that architects can—and should—mitigate the effects of climate change through policy advocacy, education, and energy modeling.
“Progress towards our 2030 goals will be more efficient by developing shared targets early and across the design team,” says 2030 Working Group Co-Chair Nate Kipnis, FAIA. “Architects want to work with engineers that are working towards these shared goals through the tools and framework of the 2030 Commitment. We look forward to working with engineers to meet these goals.”
2030 Commitment goals are also supported by Autodesk, which improved connections between the Design Data Exchange (DDx) and energy modeling tools such as Autodesk Insight for Revit. Autodesk has dedicated additional funding to the program in an effort to continue its expansion and to help integrate energy modeling data with the DDx.
“Autodesk is pleased that engineers can participate in the 2030 Commitment with architects to work collaboratively towards carbon-neutral goals,” says Autodesk MEP and Building Performance Analysis Senior Product Line Manager Ian Molloy. “Meeting the Commitment, using energy analysis tools such as Autodesk Insight, and leveraging the DDx to report on progress, represents practical action that architects and engineers can take as part of a collaborative and integrated Building Information Modeling process to deliver top performing buildings.”