A meeting of 52 key Chinese and international architecture and planning firms yielded the China Accordāa pledge to cooperatively lower carbon emissions in the built environment.
The meeting was hosted by the China Exploration and Design Association ā Architecture Branch (CEDAAB) and by Architecture 2030. āWe understand our moral and professional responsibility to address the issue of greenhouse gas emissions if we are to stay within the 2Ā° C threshold established by the international scientific community, and the Accord is just the beginning of our joint efforts,ā said Ed Mazria, Architecture 2030 Founder and CEO. āWe have a long and exciting road ahead of us to decarbonize the built environment.ā
The China Accord supports the Chinese governmentās targets to peak and begin reducing carbon emissions, as well as the State Councilās Green Buildings Action Plan and the recent China-US Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change. A number of initiatives will result from the Accord, including professional training, knowledge-sharing events and programs, a broad-based stakeholdersā forum, and the localization of design and planning strategies utilizing real-time simulation tools.
Among the international firm signatories were DLR Group, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, ARUP, Gensler, CallisonRTKL, HKS Architects, Perkins+Will, HDR, and Glumac.
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