This goal is concerned with whole building performance. The goal is stated as building industry design and construction practices that fully integrate building performance to reduce cooling and heating loads.

There are five strategies associated with this goal:

• 3-1 Aggressively promote whole building design concepts that improve the overall thermal integrity of new and existing structures.
• 3-2 Accelerate activities related to HVAC aspects of whole building industry design standards.
• 3-3 Accelerate HVAC related aspects of whole building design in the educational and professional communities.
• 3-4 Accelerate code-based solutions to improving the thermal structural integrity and incorporating alternative cooling methods into building design.