Buildings make up a significant contribution to our region's carbon footprint - both through initial construction and ongoing maintenance, and direct energy consumption required to heat, cool and light the building.

According to Architecture 2030, by "the year 2038, three-quarters of the built environment in the U.S. will be either new or renovated." This represents a significant opportunity to impact our built environment and reduce our carbon emissions.

During Fall 2008, we will hold a series of work group meetings with building professionals in Northeast Ohio to better understand how we can make changes today and over the coming decades to significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from our buildings.

Learn more about climate change and building trends, technologies and existing action plans in the background documentation section.

October 16, 2008 Building Workgroup Presentation (download pdf, 6mb) or use viewer below.