AIA+2030 Online Series Seeks to Inspire Architects to Meet the Architecture 2030 Challenge

The Architecture 2030 Challenge, adopted by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), offers a path to reducing the building sector’s negative impacts and reaches for carbon neutral design as standard practice by the year 2030. The building sector is the single largest consumer of energy and producer of greenhouse gas emissions globally. Designed to provide continuing education credits, the AIA+2030 Online Series provides courses in high performance design, building a comprehensive understanding with each class in the series. The series will teach and inspire architects to meet the 2030 Challenge through design strategies, efficient technologies and systems, and the application of renewable energy resources.

Lindsay Rasmussen, assoc. AIA, program consultant for Architecture 2030, responded to some questions from AECCafe Voice about the AIA+2030 Online Series.

Who are the speakers invited to be part of the class?

The ten courses in the AIA+2030 Online Series are taught by over 40 leading experts within architecture, engineering, and allied fields.

Is the course designed as a MOOC or as a scheduled course?

The AIA+2030 Online Series consists of ten one-hour courses sponsored by Autodesk and delivered through AIAU, the AIA’s online education portal. The courses are available for continuing education credits and can be started at any time. Each course in the AIA+2030 Online Series explores a different component of high performance design, from setting energy targets to passive design strategies and commissioning. However, the series was designed so each course builds upon the previous course to create a more comprehensive understanding of high performance design. For a limited time, viewers can save 25% when they purchase the full 10-course series. New 2030 Commitment signatories receive the first course free, and group viewing discounts are available.

The series is based on the highly successful AIA+2030 Professional Series, developed by AIA Seattle in partnership with Architecture 2030, that has been offered to over 30% of AIA’s membership in 25 markets throughout the United States, which includes 10, four-hour sessions offered over a one-year period and is marketed to and attended by mid-executive level architectural and engineering professionals.

What percentage of videos are you using in the different classes?

The AIA+2030 Online Series is not currently viewed “in-class,” though Architecture 2030 is collaborating with some AIA Chapters to offer a “hybrid” version that is both online and in-class. Rather, the 10-course video series consists of recorded interviews with experts, supplemented by supporting technical graphics, resources, and case studies. Each course is broken up into multiple sections. While each course builds upon the previous courses (for example, course 3 builds upon what was taught in courses 1 and 2), the content for each is new and includes different expert speakers with strong backgrounds in each course’s particular focus areas.

Is it a certificate program and how does that work?

Anyone completing all courses in the AIA+2030 Online Series will receive a certificate from AIA acknowledging their completion of the program, in addition to the individual course certificates awarded upon completion of each course.

Who will benefit from taking this class?

Architects, designers, and engineers are at a pivotal point in our profession. Our designs today will have a direct impact on our climate goals, and whether or not climate change is manageable or catastrophic. We need to design a carbon-neutral built environment, and that starts with empowering design professionals. The AIA+2030 Online Series was created to help designers to achieve the 2030 Challenge targets and to create a carbon neutral built environment. The Series will be educational and useful for any design professional interested in learning comprehensive and specific strategies for creating high performance buildings.

What are the primary goals of the course?

The purpose of the AIA+2030 Online Series is to provide viewers with the insights and tools they need to design high performance buildings that meet the 2030 Challenge targets. Each course explores a specific component of high performance design, and upon completion of the whole series designers should be equipped to meet 2030 Challenge, or zero-net carbon, targets on every project in their portfolio.

What benefits do viewers gain from completing the online series?

The building sector is the single largest consumer of energy and producer of greenhouse gas emissions globally. The series will teach and inspire architects to meet the 2030 Challenge through design strategies, efficient technologies and systems, and the application of renewable energy resources. Completing the online series will give viewers a broad and concrete introduction to high-performance design strategies, from climate-responsive design to the integration of passive and active systems and renewable energy.

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