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Commercial Building Design

Help protect our environment and prevent climate change through sustainable energy design. This site provides information about commercial buildings to help architects make informed decisions about energy efficiency during the design process. (See New Homes for residential buildings.)

EPA supports the American Institute of Architects (AIA) national call-to-action "to reduce fossil fuels used to construct and operate new and renovated buildings."

Learn how architects can take the ENERGY STAR Challenge and answer EPA's call to fight global warming.

View the list of projects recognized at the 2008 AIA National Convention.

Follow EPA’s Integrated Design Guidance
Set Energy Targets and Rate Design Energy:
Target Finder
Achieve Designed to
Earn the ENERGY STAR

EPA's tools and resources: Integrated Energy Design Guidance and Target Finder can help determine if your project achieves Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR.