The Royal Institute of British Architects has published the Sustainable Outcomes Guide to help its members and the wider architecture industry avert the climate disaster.
The publication concisely outlines the design principles and performance metrics that the architecture profession must follow in order to achieve a sustainable future.
It supports the RIBA's 2030 Climate Challenge, an initiative to encourage its members to achieve net-zero whole-life carbon for all new and retrofitted buildings by 2030.
"The RIBA Sustainable Outcomes Guide offers a clear road map to address the climate emergency," explained Gary Clark, chair of the RIBA Sustainable Futures Group.
"The differing complexities of sustainability have been distilled into a set of eight sustainable outcomes, aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with concise metrics that can be measured and verified in use." Guide aligns with UN sustainability goals
The Sustainable Outcomes Guide follows RIBA's declaration of a climate emergency earlier this year in acknowledgement of the role that architects have in climate change. It was generated at the suggestion of the RIBA's Sustainable Futures Group, which is made up of 12 members representing the institute's wider membership.
The guide focuses on eight clear, measurable goals ? called RIBA sustainable outcomes ? that address a building's in-use performance and align with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
These range from net-zero op...