fuentesdesign would like to thank all our builders, engineers, consultants and clients for an exciting 11 years! With your support, we continue to be a leader in energy efficient design, incorporating innovative building systems and natural building materials. Looking towards our future, energy conservation continues to be an imperative. Following the 2030 Challenge, fuentesdesign strives to make each of our new homes zero energy through the combination of renewable energy sources and efficient envelope design incorporating Passive House principles.

From Architecture 2030Buildings 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).