--- title: AIA Decries Congressional Vote Against Fuel Consumption Limits - Concord LP | Concord Energy Strategies description: The American Institute of Architects issued a statement criticizing the House of Representatives for passing a bill that will repeal targets for limiting fossil fuel consumption in federal buildings that had been passed in 2007. 8“By voting to kill requirements to reduce fossil fuel consumption in federal buildings, the House has abrogated its role in […] image: https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg --- [Home](https://www.concordlp.com/) [/ News](https://www.concordlp.com/news) / AIA Decries Congressional Vote Against Fuel Consumption Limits ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/Blog%20Assets/blog-header-bg.webp) [AIA](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/aia) Published: Dec 03, 2015 | Updated: Dec 03, 2015 | 1 min # AIA Decries Congressional Vote Against Fuel Consumption Limits Posted By [ Concord ](https://www.concordlp.com/news/author/concord) Share Now [![Share on linkedin](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/linkedin-icon.svg) ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.concordlp.com/news/aia-decries-congressional-vote-fuel-consumption-limits&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin) [![Share on twitter](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/x-icon.svg) ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer={{%20social_link_url%20}}&url={{%20social_link_url%20}}&source=tweetbutton&text={{content.name|striptags}) [![Share on facebook](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/facebook-icon.svg) ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://www.concordlp.com/news/aia-decries-congressional-vote-fuel-consumption-limits&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook) ![link-icon](https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/link-icon.svg) The American Institute of Architects issued a statement criticizing the House of Representatives for passing a bill that will repeal targets for limiting fossil fuel consumption in federal buildings that had been passed in 2007. 8“By voting to kill requirements to reduce fossil fuel consumption in federal buildings, the House has abrogated its role in making the U. S. government a global leader in sustainability by the year 2030,” said AIA President Elizabeth Chu Richter. “This move will continue to hold federal taxpayers hostage to the whims of global energy markets.” For more, [visit the following link](http://www.aia.org/press/AIAB107715). ***Regardless of changing legislative priorities, energy-efficient designs can pay off well, by earning the Section 179D deduction (up to $1.80 per square foot). As the country’s leading specialist in this deduction, Concord has the experience, knowledge and capacity to handle any project, at every step of the way. Contact us at 888-897-5445 or [via the following link](mailto:dennis@concordlp.com), and find out what Concord can do.*** Related Articles ![](https://www.concordlp.com/images/Related%20article%20image.png) Jul 16, 2025 179D Extended! 2017 Projects Now Eligible ## Related **articles** ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg) [AIA](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/aia) Jul 26, 2016 ### AIA Sees Steady, but Moderating, Path Ahead for Construction [Explore resource](https://www.concordlp.com/news/aia-sees-steady-moderating-path-ahead-construction) ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg) [AIA](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/aia) Apr 20, 2016 ### AIA Criticizes Senate Vote on Energy-Efficient Federal Buildings [Explore resource](https://www.concordlp.com/news/aia-criticizes-senate-vote-energy-efficient-federal-buildings) ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg) [AIA](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/aia) Apr 04, 2016 ### AIA Issues Study of Green Design Award-Winners [Explore resource](https://www.concordlp.com/news/aia-issues-study-green-design-award-winners) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Concord", "url" : "https://www.concordlp.com/news/author/concord" }, "dateModified" : "2024-03-19T12:34:36.732Z", "datePublished" : "2015-12-03T05:00:00.000Z", "headline" : "AIA Decries Congressional Vote Against Fuel Consumption Limits - Concord LP | Concord Energy Strategies", "image" : [ "https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-31-16-1584-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-45-37-5807-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-32-05-0430-PM.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.concordlp.com/news/aia-decries-congressional-vote-fuel-consumption-limits", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/concord-logo.svg" } } } ```