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Commercial Building Design

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

EPA encourages architecture firms to support the national call-to-action to reduce fossil fuel energy associated with CO₂ emissions when designing, constructing, and operating buildings. Your firm can do its part by taking the ENERGY STAR Challenge and be spotlighted at the 2010 AIA National Convention in Miami.

Design to Earn the ENERGY STAR
Use Target Finder:
Set Energy Targets
Take the ENERGY STAR Challenge: Architects

View the 2009 Designed to Earn ENERGY STAR Challenge projects.

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