Going for Zero

Lecture Series 2025

Known worldwide for coining the phrase: “the greenest building is...one that is already built,” Carl Elefante is Principal Emeritus with Quinn Evans and recipient of the 2024 AIA Firm Award. In 2018, Carl served as President of AIA, the culmination of leadership positions in architecture, historic preservation, and sustainable design organizations. In 2023, Carl was the inaugural visiting scholar at the University of Notre Dame Duda Center for Preservation, Resilience, and Sustainability. Carl is a Senior Fellow with Architecture 2030, a charter member of the Climate Heritage Network, and a Fellow of AIA and the Association for Preservation Technology International (APT).