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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 fuel energy associated with CO2 emissions when designing, constructing and operating buildings.

View the 2008 Designed to Earn ENERGY STAR Challenge projects from architecture firms that are designing a better world!

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

2008 Challenge Projects

Your firm can do its part by taking the ENERGY STAR Challenge and be showcased at the 2009 AIA National Convention in San Francisco.