Unveiling the results of a survey of projects completed by signatories to its 2030 challenge, the American Institute of Architects said that in 2013, the number of new buildings designed by signatory firms which met current performance targets specified under the challenge of having at least 60 per cent less fossil fuel consumption, compared with the appropriate regional average for the building type in question, increased by more than 200 per cent. The Institute also said energy modeling to predict energy consumption was in place for almost two thirds of the floor area designed by signatory firms, while the number of net zero buildings designed had increased fivefold.
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