Getting to Zero: Net Zero Carbon Case Studies

AIA San Diego

Borrego Springs Community Library, RNT Architects and White Baux Studio, winner of a 2019 AIA San Diego Savings By Design energy efficiency award, as well as an AIASD Honor Award. Image captured from “Borrego Springs library + park,” a video by RNT Architects and Bread Truck Films.

In early 2023, AIA San Diego published a selection of case studies of Net Zero Carbon projects built in the San Diego region. They include:

  • East County Offices and Archives, by The Miller Hull Partnership
  • California Air Resources Board Southern California Headquarters, Mary D. Nichols Campus, by ZGF Architects
  • The Borrego Springs Library, by RNT architects (shown above and on the article cover)
  • County of San Diego North Coastal Live Well Health Center Building, by HMC Architects
  • DPR Construction San Diego Office, by BNIM, Callison
  • The Miller Hull Partnership San Diego Studio, by The Miller Hull Partnership
  • CAL Trans District 11 HQ, by Carrier Johnson + Culture
  • Pine Avenue Community Center and Park, by RNT Architects

You can find the case studies here.


Cover photo of the Borrego Springs Community Library courtesy of RNT Architects.


From arcCA DIGEST Season 18, “Building Decarbonization.”