2030 By the Numbers (RY23) report cover featuring COTE Top Ten 2024 award recipient The Tom and Ruth Harkin Center at Drake University. Image cover: AIA Marketing and Kelly Callewaert
AIA 2030 Commitment signatories report their progress towards net zero
In its 15th year, the AIA 2030 Commitment community of sustainable design leaders continues to grow with over 1,350 architecture and design firms worldwide. Each year, new signatory and reporting growth furthers the program’s reach and makes it evident that reaching a zero-emissions future—with buildings as a key contributor—is a shared, global mission for architects and design professionals.
In 2023, 490 companies reported a little over 3.9 billion gross square footage across 24,742 projects and 116 countries through the DDx. These projects accounted for an overall 50% reduction in predicted energy usage intensity (pEUI) among whole-building projects and an overall 36% reduction in predicted lighting power density (pLPD) among interior-only projects. Dive into the full 2030 By the Numbers (RY23) report to learn about the progress and trends made in renewable energy, embodied carbon, building electrification, and energy modeling data!
Upon this year’s release of the 2030 By the Numbers (RY23), join us for a conversation on the high-level findings from the report, including where we are succeeding as an industry and where we can still improve based on the reported data. We will discuss data trends on overall energy performance, the incorporation of energy modeling in projects, and the inclusion of renewable energy sources and embodied carbon data.
