Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, makes the case for taking the long view in addressing "the chronic changes that are already underway because of climate change.” She is the founder of HOK’s sustainable design initiative and the Resident Fellow for AIA National on Sustainability and Health.

For more information on the year-long Vision 2020 project, which aims to establish and track a roadmap of critical targets for the building industry to address climate change-related goals by the year 2020, visit http://www.ecobuildingpulse.com/Vision-2020.