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Architects Urge Congress to Establish New Energy Consumption Standards for Federal BuildingsFollowing The American Institute of Architects (AIA) annual Grassroots Legislative and Leadership Conference, AIA President RK Stewart, FAIA, testified before the Subcommittee on Energy of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on the issue of energy efficiency in buildings.
He explained the pivotal role that buildings play in contributing to climate change and recommended that Congress pass legislation committing the federal government to meeting aggressive energy efficiency requirements for federal buildings.
Specifically, it is the AIA's recommendation that all new buildings and major renovations owned or leased by the federal government should immediately meet fossil fuel generated energy consumption targets that represent a 50% reduction from that of similar federal buildings in 2003.
In 2010, this target would increase to a 60% reduction.
The targets would increase thereafter at five year intervals until 2030 when new federal buildings and major renovations would be carbon neutral.
"Because the built environment produces nearly half of the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming, there is an overwhelming need to revolutionize the ways that buildings are designed," said AIA President RK Stewart, FAIA.
"While state and local governments have taken the lead on encouraging energy-efficie
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