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ALBION DISTRICT LIBRARY BY PERKINS + WILL IS A 2018 COTE TOP TEN RECIPIENT. IMAGE: DOUBLESPACE PHOTOGRAPHY

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The Committee on the Environment (COTE®) is an AIA Knowledge Community working for architects, allied professionals, and the public to achieve climate action and climate justice through design. We believe that design excellence is the foundation of a healthy, sustainable, and equitable future. Our work promotes design strategies that empower all AIA members to realize the best social and environmental outcomes with the clients and the communities they serve.

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Starting a local COTE or sustainability group and need some guidance? Check out the AIA COTE Network Resources here.

A big thank you to our 2024 sponsors: 
Founding sponsors: Building Green
Premier sponsors: Sherwin-Williams
Sustaining sponsors: GAF Roofing, Milliken, Andersen Windows,
BlueScope Buildings
Green sponsors: EPIC Metals
Allied sponsors: TLC Engineering, Sierra Pacific Windows

deadline for AIA COTE Top Ten Awards: January 16

  • 1.  deadline for AIA COTE Top Ten Awards: January 16

    Posted 12-04-2018 10:43 AM
    The 2019 AIA COTE Top Ten Awards Call for Submittals is out! Are you getting projects ready to submit?

    The AIA COTE Top Ten Awards program has become one of the most recognized design awards in our profession. They get strong media coverage from many design publications (including a deep-dive -- and the cover -- from Architect magazine this year!) and they are also picked up by many mainstream media outlets, which is great for the profession and the firms who are showing how sustainability is part of good design -- and how progress is being made. 

    The requirements are the same as last year. More details:

    The Jury this year includes:

    Nancy Clanton, Clanton & Associates

    Paul Mankins, FAIA, Substance Architecture

    Christiana Moss, AIA, Studio Ma

    Christoph Reinhart, MIT

    Allison Williams, FAIA, AGWms_studio


    Please consider submitting!




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    Kira Gould
    Principal
    Kira Gould CONNECT
    Oakland CA
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