This is an evening event and all is welcome to our annual Student Night and Speaker Jody Henry with SHW Group will be our guest speaker.

Come join us in supporting local university students (especially the Texas A&M Aggie students) and hear Lisa Rosenow discuss the 2030 Challenge. 

Cash bar opens at 6:00pm

 About: Jody Henry

Jody Henry has more than 12 years of educational architecture experience and currently works for SHW Group in Houston.  She is a LEED Accredited Professional and recently completed Gloria Marshall Elementary School, the first LEED Gold public school in Houston, Texas.  Jody loves challenges and brings her dedication and passion for sustainable design to every school on which she works.  She was a board member of the USGBC Texas Gulf Coast Chapter from 2003 – 2009 and was recently named the 2011 Houston Green Hero by the Houston Business Journal.  She speaks nationally on the benefits of healthy and high performance educational facilities. 

2030 Challenge

Buildings are the major source of global demand for energy and materials that produce by-product greenhouse gases (GHG). Slowing the growth rate of GHG emissions and then reversing it is the key to addressing climate change and keeping global average temperature below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

To accomplish this, Architecture 2030 issued The 2030 Challenge asking the global architecture and building community to adopt the following targets:

• All new buildings, developments and major renovations shall be designed to meet a fossil fuel, GHG-emitting, energy consumption performance standard of 60% below the regional (or country) average for that building type.
• At a minimum, an equal amount of existing building area shall be renovated annually to meet a fossil fuel, GHG-emitting, energy consumption performance standard of 60% of the regional (or country) average for that building type.
• The fossil fuel reduction standard for all new buildings and major renovations shall be increased to:
  • 70% in 2015
  • 80% in 2020
  • 90% in 2025
  • Carbon-neutral in 2030 (using no fossil fuel GHG emitting energy to operate).

   These targets may be accomplished by implementing innovative sustainable design strategies, generating on-site renewable power and/or purchasing (20% maximum) renewable energy.