ABOUT THE TOOL
Understand how the Zero Tool works, and how it incorporates the Zero Scale to visualize building energy performance.
ZERO TOOL
Learn moreCalculate energy reduction baselines and targets for existing buildings and building designs, compare your building’s performance to similar buildings, and visualize how your building achieves its current energy performance.
Architects & Designers
LEARN MORE2030 Commitment signatories, architects, designers, and 2030 Challenge adopters can use the Zero Tool to establish design project baselines and targets.
2030 DISTRICTS
LEARN MORE2030 District members can use the Zero Tool to establish energy baselines and reduction targets for new and existing buildings, and to assess their progress towards meeting District energy goals.
POLICYMAKERS
LEARN MOREPolicymakers can use the Zero Tool to benchmark their existing building stock in a comparable way and identify how incremental performance targets can be introduced.
HOW TO USE THE TOOL
Step-by-step guidance on how to use the Zero Tool to accurately determine energy baselines, targets, and current performance metrics.
Zero Tool
The Zero Tool – an Architecture 2030 project – was developed for building sector professionals to establish energy reduction baselines and targets, compare a building’s energy performance with similar buildings and to codes, and understand how a building achieved its current energy performance.
Architecture 2030, in offering the Zero Tool, accepts no responsibility or liability for the accuracy of the baseline and target data estimated by the Zero Tool, or for the design of buildings utilizing Zero Tool baselines and targets. The underlying assumptions and methodologies of the Zero Tool are based on those developed by EPA’s ENERGY STAR program, and are intended to serve as guidelines when setting performance targets and understanding (relative) building performance.
Contact
Architecture 2030:
info@architecture2030.org