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Buildings Have Large Carbon Footprints.
Architects Have Energy Efficient Solutions.

What is the AIA+2030 Professional Series?

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Buildings consume about 75% of the electricity produced in the US, and as a result, are responsible for about 50% percent of greenhouse gas emissions. With proper tools and training, architects, engineers and contractors can help make a difference in a profound way to reduce consumption, improve efficiency and sustainably manage our resources.

Architecture 2030, a non-partisan, national not-for-profit organization started by renowned architect Ed Mazria, has issued the 2030 Challenge asking the global architecture and building community to reach the goal of carbon-neutral buildings by 2030. AIA+2030 helps define the approach for the design and construction industries to achieve this extraordinary goal.

AIA Middle Tennessee, a Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, is taking tangible steps toward meeting the Challenge, and reaching that goal. One of those steps is creating the AIA+2030 Professional Series, a 10-part series of intermediate-level professional development courses designed to provide specific ways to make our built environment energy-efficient. The courses address items such as Waste Heat Recovery, Energy Modeling, Active Solar Systems, and a variety of techniques and strategies specific to creating the type of buildings we need to be creating in the future. The AIA+2030 Professional Education Series has been approved by Architecture 2030 and by the national American Institute of Architects.

What makes this program unique?

•  National leadership. This is the first program in the nation to teach the architectural profession specific ways to reduce carbon emissions. AIA Middle Tennessee and its partners are making this “best practice” series possible so that we may enhance the way buildings in the region are designed and constructed.
•  Specific tools. Many talk about pursuing ‘sustainability’ and ‘green’ practices, but it is hard to distinguish talk from action. The AIA+2030 Professional Education Series provides tools, not just theory. These tools have been shown to make a direct impact; the more architects that are trained to do this work, the greater the impact on achieving energy efficient buildings.
•  “Green collar” jobs. There is often a divide, real or perceived, between environmentallyminded solutions and the economy. This program makes a direct link to how a profession can make a positive impact on the environment and achieve economic benefits. By focusing on how a profession can make a difference beyond actions of individuals, we can reach our goal much faster.
•  Make a difference. Many organizations share the goals of reducing consumption, improving efficiency and treating our environmental resources in a more sustainable way. Sponsoring this series allows you to expand the benefits of your organizations goals by equipping design professionals to better serve their clients, thus exponentially increasing the impact of your investment.

Location & Time

Piedmont Natural Gas has donated the use of their facility for the AIA+2030 Professional Series. Located at: 83 Century Boulevard,  Nashville, TN 37214 - Google map of location

Each session will be from 8:00AM to 12:00PM on the second Friday of the month unless noted otherwise. The 10-month series is 40 total AIA HSW/SD CEUs at just $20 per credit hour. Also, GBCI gives continuing education credit for the 2030 classes as well.

Schedule & Presenters

Moderator: David Plummer, AIA

David Plummer started his career in 1993 with an 8-month stint at the office of Santiago Calatrava in Paris, France. Working with Calatrava taught David that the instinctive urge to make work beautiful is not only acceptable, it is of primary importance. The next five years were spent in Austin, Texas designing and building sustainable residential architecture, creating homes of adobe, rammed earth, and many other such aggressively sustainable building systems. This experience imbued him with the belief that there is no reason why our buildings should not be made exclusively of long-lasting materials and systems that someday soon will be able to produce more energy than they consume. After ten years at the Nashville firm of EOA Architects, David started in private practice in 2008. Together, David and PLAD Studio partner Justin Lowe, are now building a practice that takes pride in combining aesthetic beauty with optimal health and efficiency.

Registration

Registration is online for this event:

Registration:	Pricing:
	Assoc. AIA Members & Students $395 AIA, Affiliate & USGBC Members $800 Non Members $1000

 Get more information

AIA Middle Tennessee is looking forward to working with the design community and the public policymakers to take on the 2030 Challenge. For more information, contact AIA Middle Tennessee at 615-259-9664 or Patsy@aiamidtn.org.

For more information on the national program, see also: www.aiaplus2030.org