{"id":2815,"date":"2023-11-29T16:10:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T21:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/?post_type=focus_areas&#038;p=2815"},"modified":"2024-05-30T10:10:29","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T14:10:29","slug":"buildings-and-energy","status":"publish","type":"focus_areas","link":"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/es\/category\/buildings-and-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Edificios y energ\u00eda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"839\" src=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/site.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2850\" style=\"width:833px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/site.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/site-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/site-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/site-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/site-680x380.jpg 680w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/site-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/site-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/site-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/site-450x252.jpg 450w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/site-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/site-900x503.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Center for Sustainable Landscapes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: One of the greenest buildings in the world.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Introduction<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The built environment is one of the largest contributors of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere, generating roughly 42% of our annual global CO2 emissions. Of those total emissions, building operations are responsible for 27%, while building and infrastructure materials and construction (i.e. embodied carbon) are responsible for an additional 15%. It is imperative to reduce our collective carbon emissions by eliminating all onsite fossil-fuel combustion; utilizing electric-only building systems and equipment; and powering our operations with 100% clean renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Listed below are the Building Energy commitments of the Climate Toolkit:<\/h5>\n\n\n<div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-6bc7d0ad5062\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor=\"meet-your-nations-paris-agreement-targets-for-co2-reduction\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-meet-your-nations-paris-agreement-targets-for-co2-reduction\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-meet-your-nations-paris-agreement-targets-for-co2-reduction\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeet your nation&#8217;s Paris Agreement targets for CO2 reduction.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-meet-your-nations-paris-agreement-targets-for-co2-reduction\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-meet-your-nations-paris-agreement-targets-for-co2-reduction\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-761 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Website-Homepages.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"478\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Website-Homepages.jpg 478w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Website-Homepages-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Website-Homepages-100x54.jpg 100w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Website-Homepages-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Website-Homepages-200x109.jpg 200w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Website-Homepages-450x245.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Paris Agreement is a global agreement to addresses climate change with a long-term goal of keeping the global average temperature to at least 2\u00b0C (3.6\u00b0F) below pre-industrial levels. In alignment with the Paris Agreement, the Climate Toolkit recommends that institutions set realistic goals to reduce fossil fuel usage and its associated emissions and make plans to accomplish those goals. This is a critical step to address climate change and diminish our carbon footprint.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/what-is-the-paris-climate-agreement\/\"><strong>What Is the Paris Climate Agreement?<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wearestillin.com\/\"><strong>We are Still In <\/strong><\/a><strong>(We Are Still In)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/climate-action-plans-part-1-royal-botanic-gardens-kew\/\">Climate Action Plans, Part 1<\/a> (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Establishing Baselines and Targets<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/climateleadership\/simplified-ghg-emissions-calculator\"><strong>Simplified GHG Emissions Calculator<\/strong> (Environmental Protection Agency)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unhsimap.org\/home\"><strong>Carbon and Nitrogen Accounting Platform<\/strong> (SIMAP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ghgprotocol.org\/\"><strong>Greenhouse Gas Protocol<\/strong> (World Resources Institute)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/galleryclimatecoalition.org\/carbon-calculator\/\"><strong>Carbon Calculator<\/strong> (Gallery Climate Coalition GCC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecprs.org\/engagement\/culture-over-carbon\/\"><strong>Culture Over Carbon: Understanding the Impact of Museums\u2019 Energy Use<\/strong> (Environment &amp; Culture Partners)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor=\"derive-power-solely-from-100-clean-renewable-energy-generated-onsite-or-procured-through-market-mechanisms\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-derive-power-solely-from-100-clean-renewable-energy-generated-onsite-or-procured-through-market-mechanisms\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-derive-power-solely-from-100-clean-renewable-energy-generated-onsite-or-procured-through-market-mechanisms\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDerive power solely from 100% clean renewable energy &#8211; generated onsite or procured through market mechanisms.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-derive-power-solely-from-100-clean-renewable-energy-generated-onsite-or-procured-through-market-mechanisms\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-derive-power-solely-from-100-clean-renewable-energy-generated-onsite-or-procured-through-market-mechanisms\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2920\" src=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-80-678x381-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-80-678x381-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-80-678x381-1-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-80-678x381-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-80-678x381-1-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-80-678x381-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-80-678x381-1-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PL-80-678x381-1.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2923\" src=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_585345260-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_585345260-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_585345260-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_585345260-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_585345260-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_585345260-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_585345260-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_585345260-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_585345260-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_585345260-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_585345260-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/shutterstock_585345260-900x601.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2924\" src=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ARTICLE3503_001_00_DJI_0612-Edit_8x11copy-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ARTICLE3503_001_00_DJI_0612-Edit_8x11copy-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ARTICLE3503_001_00_DJI_0612-Edit_8x11copy-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ARTICLE3503_001_00_DJI_0612-Edit_8x11copy-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ARTICLE3503_001_00_DJI_0612-Edit_8x11copy-1536x1075.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ARTICLE3503_001_00_DJI_0612-Edit_8x11copy-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ARTICLE3503_001_00_DJI_0612-Edit_8x11copy-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ARTICLE3503_001_00_DJI_0612-Edit_8x11copy-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ARTICLE3503_001_00_DJI_0612-Edit_8x11copy-450x315.jpg 450w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ARTICLE3503_001_00_DJI_0612-Edit_8x11copy-600x420.jpg 600w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ARTICLE3503_001_00_DJI_0612-Edit_8x11copy-900x630.jpg 900w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ARTICLE3503_001_00_DJI_0612-Edit_8x11copy.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zoos, museums and botanical gardens emit a significant amount of carbon dioxide through conventional energy consumption. Purchasing renewable energy supports clean energy development, reduces your carbon footprint and hedges future electricity prices.<\/p>\n<p>Generating renewable energy onsite is ideal but requires significant investment. The Climate Toolkit recommends starting with a hybrid approach of purchasing renewable energy while investing long-term in onsite generation from photovoltaics and wind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/article\/fossil-fuels#:~:text=Decomposing%20plants%20and%20other%20organisms,percent%20of%20the%20world's%20energy.\">Fossil Fuels, Explained<\/a><\/strong> (National Geographic)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/tools\/faqs\/faq.php?id=77&amp;t=11\">Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Electricity Generation<\/a><\/strong> (U.S Energy Information Administration)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drawdown.org\/solutions\/utility-scale-solar-photovoltaics\">Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics<\/a><\/strong> (Project Drawdown)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/windstax.com\/about\/\">Onsite Wind Generation<\/a><\/strong> (WindStax Energy)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmountainenergy.com\/\"><strong>Green Mountain Energy<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/how-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-energy-management-and-audits\/\"><strong>How to Reduce Carbon Emissions: Energy Management and Audits<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/carbon-emission-reduction-interview-with-norfolk-botanical-garden\/\"><strong>Carbon Emission Reduction: An Interview with Norfolk Botanical Garden<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/watch-the-december-climate-toolkit-webinar\/\"><strong>Watch the December Climate Toolkit Webinar<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Buying_Renewable_Electricity.pdf\"><strong>Buying Renewable Electricity: Leading the Green Power Movement by Example\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>(Phipps Conservatory)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offset_all_carbon_from_heating.pdf\"><strong>Purchasing Carbon Offsets: Accounting for Emitting<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Phipps Conservatory)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor=\"eliminate-all-onsite-fossil-fuel-combustion-to-heat-buildings-except-backup-generators\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-eliminate-all-onsite-fossil-fuel-combustion-to-heat-buildings-except-backup-generators\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-eliminate-all-onsite-fossil-fuel-combustion-to-heat-buildings-except-backup-generators\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEliminate all onsite fossil-fuel combustion to heat buildings (except backup generators).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-eliminate-all-onsite-fossil-fuel-combustion-to-heat-buildings-except-backup-generators\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-eliminate-all-onsite-fossil-fuel-combustion-to-heat-buildings-except-backup-generators\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2919 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/horizontal-geothermal-ground-loop-system-with-slinky-design-98373902470-Copy-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/horizontal-geothermal-ground-loop-system-with-slinky-design-98373902470-Copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/horizontal-geothermal-ground-loop-system-with-slinky-design-98373902470-Copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/horizontal-geothermal-ground-loop-system-with-slinky-design-98373902470-Copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/horizontal-geothermal-ground-loop-system-with-slinky-design-98373902470-Copy-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/horizontal-geothermal-ground-loop-system-with-slinky-design-98373902470-Copy-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/horizontal-geothermal-ground-loop-system-with-slinky-design-98373902470-Copy-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/horizontal-geothermal-ground-loop-system-with-slinky-design-98373902470-Copy-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/horizontal-geothermal-ground-loop-system-with-slinky-design-98373902470-Copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/horizontal-geothermal-ground-loop-system-with-slinky-design-98373902470-Copy-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/horizontal-geothermal-ground-loop-system-with-slinky-design-98373902470-Copy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2922\" src=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17523-someHeatPumps-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17523-someHeatPumps-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17523-someHeatPumps-100x56.jpg 100w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17523-someHeatPumps-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17523-someHeatPumps-200x111.jpg 200w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/17523-someHeatPumps.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Building emissions are responsible for nearly one third of the carbon released in the United States, and heating is a large driver of these emissions. Public institutions cannot always control how their buildings are heated; however, efforts should be made to eliminate any and all onsite fossil-fuel combustion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/energysaver\/geothermal-heat-pumps\">Geothermal<\/a> <\/strong>(Department of Energy)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drawdown.org\/solutions\/high-efficiency-heat-pumps\">High-Efficiency Heat Pumps<\/a><\/strong> (Project Drawdown)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/buildings\">Discover the path to energy efficiency<\/a><\/strong> (Energy Star)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phipps.conservatory.org\/green-innovation\/at-phipps\/center-for-sustainable-landscapes-greenest-building-museum-garden-in-the-world\">Sustainability Features<\/a><\/strong> (Phipps Conservatory Center for Sustainable Landscapes)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rmi.org\/our-work\/buildings\/\">Carbon-Free Buildings<\/a><\/strong> (Rocky Mountain Institute)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caretool.org\/\">CARE Tool &#8211; Carbon Avoided Retrofit Estimator<\/a><\/strong> (Architecture 2030)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor=\"build-all-new-buildings-to-meet-latest-international-energy-efficiency-standards-e-g-iecc-ashrae-ilfi\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-build-all-new-buildings-to-meet-latest-international-energy-efficiency-standards-e-g-iecc-ashrae-ilfi\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-build-all-new-buildings-to-meet-latest-international-energy-efficiency-standards-e-g-iecc-ashrae-ilfi\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuild all new buildings to meet latest international energy efficiency standards (e.g. IECC, ASHRAE, ILFI).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-build-all-new-buildings-to-meet-latest-international-energy-efficiency-standards-e-g-iecc-ashrae-ilfi\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-build-all-new-buildings-to-meet-latest-international-energy-efficiency-standards-e-g-iecc-ashrae-ilfi\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-795 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture5.png 564w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture5-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture5-100x49.png 100w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture5-150x73.png 150w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture5-200x98.png 200w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Picture5-450x219.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Buildings have a high energy demand, with lighting, heating and cooling contributing significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. They are a critical place to significantly reduce energy use.<\/p>\n<p>For new constructions and renovations, the Climate Toolkit recommends pursuing the International Living Future Institute\u2019s (ILFI) Living Building Challenge, which requires organizations to create a building that uses resources efficiently and is net-zero energy and net-zero water. The Living Building Challenge is one of the few challenges that ILFI created for healthy buildings, communities and living. It focuses on 20 imperatives within seven categories of energy, water, place, health and happiness, materials, equity, and beauty and inspiration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>International Energy Efficiency Standards<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/zero-energy\/\"><strong>ILFI \u2013<\/strong> Zero Energy Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bregroup.com\/products\/breeam\/breeam-solutions\/breeam-net-zero-carbon\/\"><strong>BREEAM \u2013<\/strong> Net Zero Carbon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgbc.org\/leed\/v5\"><strong>U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)<\/strong> \u2013 LEED V5\u00a0 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashrae.org\/technical-resources\/bookstore\/standard-90-1\">ASHRAE &#8211; <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashrae.org\/technical-resources\/bookstore\/standard-90-1\">Standard 90.1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newbuildings.org\/code_policy\/2021-iecc-national-model-energy-code-base-codes\/\"><strong>IECC Energy Code \u2013<\/strong> New Buildings Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Zeroing-In.pdf\"><strong>Zeroing In: Making Your Buildings Net-Zero Energy\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/strong>(Phipps Conservatory)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/lbc\/\"><strong>The Living Building Challenge<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (International Living Future Institute)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/case-studies\/phipps-center-for-sustainable-landscapes\/\">Phipps Conservatory\u2019s Living Building Challenge<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(International Living Future Institute)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phipps.conservatory.org\/green-innovation\/for-the-world\/green-workshops\/what-does-good-look-like-getting-the-green-building-you-want\"><strong>What Does Good Look Like? Getting the Green Building You Want Virtual Workshop<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> (Phipps Conservatory)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Embodied Carbon<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Embodied carbon refers to the amount of upstream GHG emissions &#8211; from extraction, production, transport, and manufacturing &#8211; associated with a product&#8217;s lifecycle. To ensure that renovations and construction are utilizing low embodied carbon processes, it&#8217;s necessary to evaluate building re-use before starting new construction; optimize material efficiency (which can include reusing existing materials); procure low-carbon\/carbon sequestering materials; request and disclose environmental product declarations for high impact materials; and utilize carbon-smart materials:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/materialspalette.org\/\">Carbon Smart Materials Palette<\/a> <\/strong>(Architecture 2030)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatepositivedesign.com\/\"><strong>Climate Positive Design<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gba.org\/resources\/green-building-methods\/interior-solutions\/product-and-building-materials-red-list\/\"><strong>Product and Building Materials RED LIST<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor=\"ensure-existing-buildings-achieve-an-energy-use-intensity-eui-35-below-median\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-ensure-existing-buildings-achieve-an-energy-use-intensity-eui-35-below-median\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-ensure-existing-buildings-achieve-an-energy-use-intensity-eui-35-below-median\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnsure existing buildings achieve an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) 35% below median.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-ensure-existing-buildings-achieve-an-energy-use-intensity-eui-35-below-median\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-ensure-existing-buildings-achieve-an-energy-use-intensity-eui-35-below-median\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2921 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WYCDRN-Energy-Use-Intensity-EUI-1200x800-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"365\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WYCDRN-Energy-Use-Intensity-EUI-1200x800-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WYCDRN-Energy-Use-Intensity-EUI-1200x800-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WYCDRN-Energy-Use-Intensity-EUI-1200x800-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WYCDRN-Energy-Use-Intensity-EUI-1200x800-2-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WYCDRN-Energy-Use-Intensity-EUI-1200x800-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WYCDRN-Energy-Use-Intensity-EUI-1200x800-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WYCDRN-Energy-Use-Intensity-EUI-1200x800-2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WYCDRN-Energy-Use-Intensity-EUI-1200x800-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WYCDRN-Energy-Use-Intensity-EUI-1200x800-2-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/WYCDRN-Energy-Use-Intensity-EUI-1200x800-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Energy Use Intensity (EUI)\u00a0<\/strong>refers to the amount of energy used per square foot on an annual basis. EUI is a prime indicator of a building&#8217;s energy performance and can be calculated by dividing a building&#8217;s total yearly energy consumption by the total gross floor area.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Building renovations offer a unique opportunity to retrofit inefficient, older systems and reduce energy use and emissions in the process. From reducing HVAC leaks to using natural ventilation, upgrading lighting and switching to eco-friendly appliances, zoos, gardens and museums should endeavor to ensure that all new rehabilitations are as efficient as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/buildings\/benchmark\/understand_metrics\/what_eui\">EUI \u2013 Energy Use Intensity<\/a><\/strong> (Energy Star)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neumannmonson.com\/blog\/energy-use-intensity\">What is Energy Use Intensity?<\/a> <\/strong>(Neumann Monson Architects)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/portfoliomanager.energystar.gov\/pdf\/reference\/Canadian%20National%20Median%20Table.pdf?_gl=1*1yrtd0u*_ga*MjE0NzE0ODkuMTY5NjI1NTc0Mw..*_ga_S0KJTVVLQ6*MTY5ODg1NTE5NC41LjEuMTY5ODg1NjEyMS4wLjAuMA..\">EUI Median by Property Type<\/a> <\/strong>(Energy Star Portfolio Manager)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energystar.gov\/buildings\/benchmark\">Benchmark Your Building<\/a><\/strong> (Energy Star)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Renovation-Reductions.pdf\"><strong>Renovation Reductions: Making Existing Buildings More Energy Efficient<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(Phipps Conservatory)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel sow-accordion-panel-open\"\n\t\t\t data-anchor=\"decarbonize-your-glasshouse-facility\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-decarbonize-your-glasshouse-facility\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-decarbonize-your-glasshouse-facility\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecarbonize your glasshouse facility.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-decarbonize-your-glasshouse-facility\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-decarbonize-your-glasshouse-facility\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3277 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory--300x195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory--300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory--768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory--1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory--1536x997.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory--18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory--100x65.jpg 100w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory--150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory--200x130.jpg 200w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory--450x292.jpg 450w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory--600x389.jpg 600w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory--900x584.jpg 900w, https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NYBG-haupt-conservatory-.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Glasshouses \u2013 especially those built in the early 20<sup>th<\/sup> century or before \u2013 are among the most inefficient buildings. They are expensive and energy intensive to heat and cool, lack proper insulation, and are often tied to historic infrastructure. The Climate Toolkit recommends that institutions with these facilities on their property investigate all available avenues toward maximizing efficiency and shift to new heating and cooling strategies. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geothermal energy<\/li>\n<li>Electrification of heating and cooling equipment<\/li>\n<li>Adoption of passive heating and cooling options, including earth tubes<\/li>\n<li>Use of phase-change material<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many of these strategies have not yet been fully assessed in this niche environment. Interested parties are encouraged to join our <a href=\"https:\/\/gaggle.email\/join\/glasshouse-decarbonization@gaggle.email\"><strong>Glasshouse Decarbonization listserv<\/strong><\/a> to pool resources and investigate opportunities for small-scale test implementations.<\/p>\n<p>FURTHER RESOURCES:<\/p>\n<p>Feasibility Study to Reduce or Eliminate Reliance on Fossil Fuels &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/climatetoolkit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Integral-Phipps-Conserv-Report_Final-Report-August-9-2016-with-Appendices.pdf\">Integral Phipps Conserv Report_Final Report August 9 2016 with Appendices<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Case Studies<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustainablesites.org\/projects\">The Sustainable SITES Initiative \u2013 Certified Projects<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/living-future.org\/case-studies\/\">International Living Future Institute \u2013 Case Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbdg.org\/additional-resources\/case-studies\">Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) \u2013 Case Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aiatopten.org\/\">The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Top Ten + Project Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rmi.org\/our-work\/buildings\/scaling-zero-net-carbon\/\">Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) &#8211; 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