2011 Race to New Orleans

CONGRATULATIONS: The Big Easy Central Region Sprints to the Finish Line.

The Winner: Earlier this year, ENERGY STAR Challenge launched a friendly competition among three U.S. regions, delineating the AIA Chapters into teams to encourage members to submit projects that achieve ENERGY STAR. Their efforts will help EPA in preventing CO₂ emissions by designing commercial buildings that will use less fossil fuel energy.

The Big Easy Central region won by submitting 40 projects, lead by the firm Fanning/Howey Associates with the most projects from the state of Ohio. We also received the first House of Worship design project in New Orleans achieving ENERGY STAR.

The Results: EPA applauds all of the A/E firms and building owners for their leadership in setting energy targets, making the commitment to operate their buildings sustainably, and reducing their carbon footprint.

• 37 A/E firms participating in the Challenge
• 79 projects achieving Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR certification
• Comprising nearly 6.5 million total square feet
• Preventing an estimated annual 46,000 metric tons of CO₂ emissions