Christian Yancey's blog

If you think Al Gore is doing something, I’ve got two words for you: Edward Mazria. With a career in architecture and planning that spans more than 30 years and a dynamic personality, this guy gave a presentation that made An Inconvenient Truth seem merely inconvenient. However, beyond the fear factor of “what happens if we don’t…, he offered real solutions packed with public-private partnerships and guidelines for architects, commercial developers, city planners and even politicians. Mazria’s lecture kicked off the first “Green Days in Beverly Hills: Environmental Expo and Sustainability Conference,” hosted by the European Business Council June 23-24th.

Mazria’s talk stems from his own research determining that buildings are responsible for more than half of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. This information lead Mazria to establish Architecture 2030, a nonpartisan, nonprofit call to action for the US and global building sector to transform how they operate to make dramatic improvements in the global warming crisis.