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 On View: May 11 – August 11, 2012

Opening Reception: Friday, May 11, 5 – 8 pm

Guest Speaker: Rick Bell, AIA, LEED (Executive Director, The Center for Architecture/AIA New York)

Located at 635 Locust St. in the MX Building, Saint Louis, Missouri, 63102

(At the northeast corner of Locust & 7th)

Buildings=Energy was on view at the Center for Architecture October 1, 2011 – January 28, 2012.

Featuring the work of such internationally renowned firms as Arup, Atelier Ten, and Perkin+Will, among others, Buildings=Energy incorporates photography, video, architectural drawings, and panel displays in an effort to rethink the modern building, both illuminating and deepening our ongoing conversation about energy consumption in the built environment.

Scientists tell us that climate change is very real, man-made and linked to our built environment.  City living may be a sustainable approach, but our cities are already feeling the effects of global warming. This change is caused by the emission of greenhouse gases, or “carbon emissions,” into the atmosphere. One of the primary sources of carbon emissions is energy use: when fuel is burned, carbon dioxide is produced and released into the atmosphere. For one barrel of oil burned, 0.43 metric tons, or 948 pounds, of carbon dioxide are produced.

To combat global warming, the amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere needs to be reduced. One way to do this is to reduce energy consumption by the building sector. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, currently about 40% of the energy consumed in the United States is attributed to buildings.

The exhibition was originally organized by the AIA New York Chapter and the Center for Architecture Foundation.

 Exhibition Hours

Tuesday 11am – 6pm
Wednesday 11am – 6pm
Thursday 11am – 8pm
Friday 11am – 6pm
Saturday 11am – 5pm
Closed on Mondays, and open on Sundays by appointment only.

Contact:

Tel. 314.256.9317
Email: info@creativeexchangelab.com

*Also open additional hours by appointment.