Professional Development, Talk

Watts In, Watts Out: An Architect’s Path to Energy System Decarbonization

Sep 24, 2026

+ Add to Calendar 2026-09-24 09:00:00 2026-09-24 16:00:00 America/New_York Watts In, Watts Out: An Architect’s Path to Energy System Decarbonization This program focuses on decarbonization as a systems optimization challenge. Design professionals often engage in decisions about energy through the lens of equipment specs and energy models. While useful, the demand side often dominates. This program pulls the camera back to show the full stack: how electricity is generated, moved, managed, and ultimately consumed, and the opportunities that arise as buildings are increasingly transactive participants in the energy system. Agenda: Part on Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Pl. New York NY 10012

Sep 24, 2026

Thursday, 9/24, 9am - 4pm

Location

Center for Architecture

Price

In-Person - AIANY Member: $100
In-Person - AIA Member (not AIANY): $125
In-Person - General Public: $125
In-Person - Student with Valid ID: $20

This program focuses on decarbonization as a systems optimization challenge. Design professionals often engage in decisions about energy through the lens of equipment specs and energy models. While useful, the demand side often dominates. This program pulls the camera back to show the full stack: how electricity is generated, moved, managed, and ultimately consumed, and the opportunities that arise as buildings are increasingly transactive participants in the energy system.

Agenda:
Part one: The Grid You Didn't (need to) Learn in Studio
Part two: The Technology Toolbox
Part three: The Shift: Buildings as Grid Assets
Part four: Case Studies and Design Decisions
Closing: A Framework for Thinking

Speakers:
To be announced

Organized by

AIANY Committee on the Environment