The goal of the firm’s Chicago Central Area Decarbonization Plan, which it is sponsoring with its own funds and with cooperation from the city and local organizations, is to improve the performance of every building and major infrastructure system within Chicago’s Loop. The idea is to reduce the area’s emissions of 3.9 million metric tons of carbon per year, to meet the goals of the 2030 Challenge.
The firm is still building its database, having surveyed 550 Loop buildings and interviewed 24 of 83 building managers. This is the start of a “monumental effort,” said Smith at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2009 conference on “Evolution of the Skyscraper: New Challenges in a World of Global Warming and Recession.” The conference was held Oct. 22-23 in Chicago and drew 613 people from 35 nations.
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