Architecture at Zero Competition

Client: California investor-owned utilities

Project Team: AIA California, Resource Refocus, and the California investor-owned utilities

A design competition for decarbonization, equity and resilience in california

Architecture at Zero is a global zero net energy design competition that engages both students and professionals in the fields of architecture, design, engineering, and planning in the pursuit of energy efficient, sustainable design.

The 2024 Architecture at Zero competition focuses on decarbonization, resilience, and equity.  The competition challenge  is to design a new building on a middle school campus in East Los Angeles (East LA), California.

Architecture at Zero 2024 was funded by the California investor-owned utilities, in partnership with AIA California. Past competitions have been funded by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), and supported by various partner organizations, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the University of California public university system, and several Bay Area non-profits.

Resource Refocus is proud to continue our fourteen year long collaboration, providing competition coordination and technical review.

2024 competition jury

Lance Collins, AIA - a Director at Partner Energy

Paul Torcellini - a Principal Engineer for Commercial Buildings Research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Allison Grace Williams, FAIA - an architect and urban designer at AGWms_studio

2024 Winners

 

For more information, visit the Architecture at Zero website.

 

Resource Refocus LLC is a WBE certified business and is listed through The Supplier Clearinghouse. Resource Refocus is also a certified Small Business through the California Department of General Services.

Resource Refocus LLC, based in Berkeley, CA, is a limited liability company registered in the state of California. The firm was founded in 2010 by Anna LaRue and Noelle Cole.