by AF 0423 f3 — April 27, 2009—Leading global integrated design firm Perkins+Will has launched the 2030 e2 Energy Estimating Tool. This free online tool was created to assist Perkins+Will’s 1,500 designers in designing buildings to achieve the 2030 Challenge.
Specifically, 2030 e2 allows users to set target goals for four key areas: energy efficiency, on-site and grid-supplied renewable energy, plus green power offsets (RECs) when designing new buildings or retrofitting existing buildings. In response to the urgency of global climate change Perkins+Will has decided to make the beta tool publicly available.
“Perkins+Will is committed to meeting the 2030 Challenge and has proactively built the estimating tool to support our designers as they strive to achieve the Challenge reduction goals,” said Doug Pierce, a senior associate, AIA, LEED AP in Perkins+Will’s Minneapolis office. “We created an easy-to-use tool that would help us set energy goals to comply with all aspects of the design phase and meet the benchmarks of the 2030 Challenge. The data it provides is highly useful, so it made sense to us to make this tool publicly available for everyone’s benefit.”
The 2030 Challenge is a global initiative endorsed by the American Institute of Architects that addresses the need to reduce building energy use. Currently, buildings use about 76 percent of electricity produced in the United States and contribute approximately 48 percent of the annual U.S. greenhouse gas emissions through energy use, construction and maintenance. The 2030 Challenge calls for the aggressive reduction of energy in all new and existing residential, commercial and institutional buildings over the next 20 years with the ultimate goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.
The beta version of the 2030 e2 Estimating Tool is available for anyone to use. It can be found on the Perkins+Will Web site.
