Carbon and equity are among the biggest problems in the history of humanity, yet many design firms have NOT done even the most basic shifts to transform their practice in ways that would enable them to rise to this challenge. Working with firms all around the US, we see that teams are not even consistently setting energy reduction targets on every project, not updating internal design standards (to consistently build the best envelopes, etc), not updating their specs and not institutionalizing ways to learn from their work so they can stop “selling” their past mistakes, but can actually improve their product...the list goes on. This session will not just draw attention to the issues but give very concrete, specific solutions based on lessons learned from all these firms, about how to start TODAY to make changes that will reduce carbon on projects and improve health and resilience. This approach is for anyone – owner, architect, engineer, contractor. Why is important, but what’s been lacking is “how” (change management, leadership effectiveness and other strategic approaches). We've also witnessed that firms that take these actions see improved outcomes within 3-6 months. Every organization needs an “accelerant” to transform practice as fast as possible to fight climate change. We want everyone to raise their bar, so we have a chance!