
Carbon Neutrality Plan Template & Tool Kit for Buildings and Organizations
Research and develop methods and tools to generate plans for individual buildings, businesses, and organizations to achieve carbon neutrality and measure progress towards that goal. Combine methods and tools into a generalized template that is adaptable to a specific 2030 District. Pilot the template with property members of the Ann Arbor 2030 District and refine it for 2030 District Network distribution nationwide. The student team will work with the Ann Arbor 2030 District Building data sub-committee and representatives of the City of Ann Arbor. The tools should coordinate strategies and emissions calculations with the City of Ann Arbor A2 Zero Carbon Neutrality Plan and district benchmarking. 2030 Districts, created by Architecture 2030, are unique private/public partnerships committed to reducing energy use, water use, and transportation emissions. Together, districts benchmark, develop, and implement creative strategies, best practices, and verification methods for measuring progress towards a common goal of meeting the 2030 Challenge for Planning and ultimately achieving carbon neutrality. https://architecture2030.org/2030_challenges/2030_challenge_planning/
Kacey Eis