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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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  • 1.  investing in resilience

    Posted 04-06-2020 04:08 PM
    "... as we invest in infrastructure to stimulate our economy out of this corona crisis, we should be doing it to make our society more resilient against both pandemics and climate change."
     
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/opinion/covid-trump-climate-change.html


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    Kira Gould
    Principal
    Kira Gould CONNECT
    Oakland CA
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  • 2.  RE: investing in resilience

    Posted 04-09-2020 10:18 AM
    ​Some great points, as always, from Thomas Friedman.
    • "Mother Nature was not impressed by Trump or his markets. Mother Nature, alas, doesn't "open" her workday at 9:30 a.m. or close it at 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and then take weekends off."
    • "There is no herd immunity to climate change. There are only endless impacts on the herd."
    • "Manage the unavoidable so that you can avoid the unmanageable."

    I'd like to share a recent blog post I wrote. There are so many things we need to learn from this COVID-19 crisis, including some things we need to build upon, and build upon in the right way. That way is with an understanding of Nature's systems, the importance of community, and the necessity for diversity at all levels.
    http://2bgreener.com/?p=1763

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    Jodi Smits Anderson AIA
    Director Sustainability Programs
    DASNY
    Albany NY
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