The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has demonstrated its support for going green by adopting the 2030 Challenge.
"This is just the beginning," says Sean O'Reilly, chair of the OAA's sustainable built environments committee and the association's immediate past president.
"This is just one of the many initiatives the OAA is planning to implement over the next few years to support and promote green and sustainable building activities."
Buildings are a major source of demand for energy and materials that produce by-product greenhouse gases.
The challenge, issued by the Architecture 2030 organization, calls on the global architectural and building community to adopt a series of targets for reduction in fossil fuel consumption in new buildings and major renovations.