[Scpg] Architect Challenges Nation to “Turn Down Global Thermostat” Ed Mazria lectures in SB on Tuesday, September 26

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

Ed Mazria lectures in SB on Tuesday, September 26
Architect Challenges Nation to
“Turn Down Global Thermostat”

Nationally recognized Santa Fe architect Ed Mazria will visit Santa Barbara 
next month to promote his plan to combat global warming through more 
stringent green building and energy efficiency requirements. Mazria will 
speak Tuesday, September 26 at 7 pm at the newly-renovated Marjorie Luke 
Theater at the Santa Barbara Junior High, located at 721 E. Cota.

Mazria’s plan  known as Architecture 2030 -- was adopted last December by 
the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and in June by the U.S. Council 
of Mayors. The plan aims to reach zero emissions for building operations by 
2030.
“Forty eight percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are the result of 
building-related energy use,” said Karen Feeney of The Sustainability 
Project, which is co-hosting the lecture. “Nationwide our buildings have 
historically been notorious energy wasters, but that could change if 
architects and builders really put their minds to it. Ed’s plan should be 
particularly well received in Santa Barbara, where we have the resources 
and the level of environmental awareness that could help set an example for 
California and the rest of the nation.”

Tam Hunt, Energy Program Director for the Community Environmental Council 
(CEC) agreed. “The building sector is one area where we can effect real 
change in how we use energy -- as individuals and at the local government 
level,” he said. Noting CEC’s aggressive goal for eliminating all fossil 
fuel use in the region by 2033, he continued that “We do not need to wait 
for the federal government or anyone else to show leadership. We can take 
this bull by the horn ourselves and start designing smarter buildings.”

Mazria is a senior principal at Mazria Inc. Odems Dzurec in Santa Fe. He is 
the well-known author of the architecture classic, The Passive Solar Energy 
Book, as well as senior analyst for the Southwest Climate Council and 
adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico. He speaks nationally and 
internationally on the subject of climate change and architecture.

Some of tactics outlined in his Architecture 2030 plan include:
·       All new buildings and developments are to be designed immediately 
to use half the fossil fuel energy they would typically consume.
·       An equal amount of existing building area is to be renovated 
annually to use half the amount of fossil fuel energy they are currently 
consuming (through design, purchase of renewable energy and/or the 
application of renewable technologies).
·       The fossil fuel reduction standard for all new buildings is to be 
increased to: 60% in 2010, 70% in 2015, 80% in 2020, 90% in 2025, and 
carbon-neutral by 2030 (using no fossil fuel greenhouse gas emitting energy 
to operate).

Following the lecture, a panel of local experts will discuss how to apply 
Mazria’s Architecture 2030 vision in our community. Panelists include: Joe 
Andrulaitis, American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara Chapter; Dennis 
Allen of Allen Associates; Mayor Marty Blum; Robert Ooley, Santa Barbara 
County Architect; and Tam Hunt of the Community Environmental Council.

The event is being presented by The Sustainability Project, SBCC Continuing 
Education and the Community Environmental Council with support from: the 
American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara Chapter; Antioch College; 
Built Green Santa Barbara; the City of Santa Barbara; the County of Santa 
Barbara; Fielding Graduate Institute; Green Building Alliance; Habitat for 
Humanity; Livingreen; Pacifica Graduate Institute; the Peikert Group; Santa 
Barbara Contractors Association; Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History; 
and Westmont College.
For more information, visit www.CommunityEnvironmentalCouncil.orgor 
www.sustainabilityproject.org

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