December 3rd, Innovations Gallery, Le Bourget, Paris (La Galerie, free registration required). UPDATE Dec 3rd: Here’s a summary of the highlights of the day from social media posts and links as the day progressed Architecture 2030 participated in securing and planning the first ever “Buildings Day” to be held as part of a UNFCCC climate change talks. The objective of the program is to launch an unprecedented alliance of organizations committed to putting the building sector on the path to zero carbon by the year 2050.
As an ‘initiating organization’ (along with other groups including the French government and the United Nations Environment Programme), Architecture 2030 helped set the agenda for the day, and Architecture 2030 Founder Edward Mazria will be delivering a key message and opening presentation titled “The 2 Degree Path for the Building Sector”.
Speakers at Buildings Day include Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director of U.N. Habitat, Secretary-General Chen Zhen of the China Exploration & Design Association, Architecture Branch (a signatory of the China Accord), and the Mayors of Sydney, Warsaw, Lyon, and Tshwane, South Africa. > Learn more about the UNFCCC Buildings Day > Register for La Galerie to gain access to the event