July 13, 2007—Two public outreach efforts of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) earned an Award of Excellence in the 2007 Associations Advance America Awards, a national competition sponsored by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and The Center for Association Leadership.
AIA’s SustAIAnability 2030 Toolkit is a resource created to encourage mayors and community leaders to advocate eco-friendly building design. It provides an overview of green building issues, sample ordinance language that is already in effect in other cities, and real world examples of what other communities are doing to reduce their contribution to global climate change. The toolkit was developed to support the AIA goal of reducing the carbon emissions generated in the construction and operation of all new and renovated buildings by 50 percent by 2010 with the long-term goal of carbon neutral buildings by 2030.
AIA’s Blueprint for America nationwide initiative, underwritten by the AIA, encourages civic engagement and fosters understanding about how citizens can address specific issues related to the design and planning of their community.
