Detailed Agenda

This internal Esri research project evaluated building forms and their potential for utilizing passive energy strategies, accounting for additional energy usage and operational carbon output throughout a building's lifetime. The implications are vast as buildings account for 40% of global GHG emissions. Using GIS to compute these metrics provides architects, engineers, policymakers, and planners with data-driven insights to decarbonize the built environment through individual building designs and urban-scale planning.