A DATABASE OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN PRINCIPLES, STRATEGIES, TOOLS AND RESOURCES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Why the 2030 Palette?
Over the next 15 years, an area equal to the entire building stock of the Western Hemisphere will be redesigned, reshaped, and rebuilt. How we plan and design this new construction will determine whether climate change is manageable or catastrophic. With the 2030 Palette, designers will have the tools they need to design adaptive, resilient, and Zero Net Carbon built environments.
Strategies for Every Scale
The 2030 Palette is a free online platform that succinctly puts the principles and actions behind carbon neutral and resilient built environments at the fingertips of designers, planners, builders, and policymakers worldwide. The swatches, or sustainable design strategies, address energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission at all scales – from regional and city planning to building details.
2030 Palette Integration
The 2030 Palette is featured in the AIA+2030 Online Series and integrated into several software platforms, including Sefaira, Insight 360, and Climate Consultant.
Learn more about the AIA+2030 Online Series.
Newly integrated into the 2030 Palette are design resources from EDGE and examples of EDGE certified projects.
Looking for your custom swatches? Access them here.
2030 PALETTE® is a project of Architecture 2030.
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Spanish translations by Alfredo Fernández-González.
Chinese translations by Jiexin LI 李颉歆
The extent to which any or all of the swatches are realized in practice depends in large measure on their application, local conditions, and the extent to which the designer succeeds in understanding and applying the swatches.