{"id":94809,"date":"2019-08-21T17:08:05","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T21:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=94809"},"modified":"2019-08-22T09:26:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T13:26:31","slug":"achieving-zero-creates-framework-to-lower-emissions-in-the-built-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/achieving-zero-creates-framework-to-lower-emissions-in-the-built-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Achieving Zero creates framework to lower emissions in the built environment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Achieving Zero framework provides guidelines to phase out carbon dioxide (CO2<\/sub>) emissions in the urban built environment by 2050.<\/span>
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Environmental advocacy group Architecture 2030<\/a> has released Achieving Zero<\/a>, a \u2018how-to\u2019 framework and a set of tools to enable cities and sub-national governments (state, provincial, and regional) to reach emissions reduction targets in the building sector.<\/p>\n

According to the group, reaching a 50 percent carbon emissions reduction in the built environment by 2030, and zero emissions by 2050, is critical to successfully manage climate change.<\/p>\n

Achieving Zero provides solutions based on the research and building stock analyses from the Zero Cities Project<\/a> (a three-year effort to support cities to co-develop and implement roadmaps and policy strategies to achieve a zero-carbon building sector by 2050) for 11 U.S. cities and provides a consistent, targeted emissions reduction framework to follow, customize, and implement.<\/p>\n

The actions required to meet emissions reduction targets for the building sector are:<\/p>\n