The Community for Building Decarbonization

Welcome to the
Sustainable Building
Network

Where AEC professionals come to solve the 40% emissions problem. A professional community for architects, engineers, and construction professionals.

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40%

of global emissions from buildings & construction

40M

AEC professionals who can change the outcome

Mission
40-40

The commitment driving this community

What's Inside

Everything an AEC professional needs to lead the decarbonization transition.

The Sustainable Building Network is not a newsletter. It's an active professional community — with structured learning, peer connection, and expert access built in. Free to join.

01

Community Lounge

Introduce yourself, connect with peers, and engage with AEC professionals navigating the same decarbonization transition. Ask the questions you can't ask anywhere else — in a community that gets it.

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Free Foundations Course

The Foundations of Building Decarbonization — a structured, 6-module course developed by the Decarbonization Academy. Built for practitioners. Free and accessible to every member from day one.

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Resource Library

Download free resources and references on sustainable buildings — curated for AEC professionals on real projects.

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Wins & Struggles

Share progress, celebrate breakthroughs, and work through challenges with peers who understand AEC project delivery.

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Premium Masterclasses

Advanced Decarbonization Academy masterclasses on embodied carbon, energy modelling, policy, and more.

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Free Live Events

Regular live events hosted in the community — expert sessions, Q&As, and workshops for the AEC decarbonization professional.

Mission 40-40

The built environment produces
40% of global emissions.
That's not inevitable.

Buildings and construction produce more carbon than any other sector on earth. The science is settled. The regulations are coming. And the professionals who design, engineer, and build the world's structures are the only ones who can actually change the outcome.

Mission 40-40 is a commitment — to equip 40 million construction professionals with the knowledge, tools, and community to address the 40% of global emissions that come from the built environment. Not in a generation. Now.

The Sustainable Building Network is where that mission lives.

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Signature Community Course

Foundations of
Building Decarbonization

A practitioner-focused course that cuts through the noise and gives you exactly what you need to understand, speak about, and apply decarbonization principles in your projects.

Developed by

Decarbonization Academy
Free Self-paced  ·  6 Modules  ·  Certificate Included
01
The Climate Crisis and the Built Environment
02
Buildings Carbon Footprint: the Global Picture
03
Operational Carbon: Where Energy Becomes Emissions
04
Embodied Carbon: the Hidden Emissions
05
Selling Decarbonization to Multiple Stakeholders
06
The Global Policy Landscape
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From the Community

"I knew decarbonization mattered. I just didn't know how to make it matter in my actual work."

— Structural Engineer, 12 years experience

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The built environment can't wait. Neither can you.

Join AEC professionals already building the knowledge and community to lead the decarbonization transition. Free to join. No catch.

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