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Call for submissions for the 2022 COTE® Top Ten Awards are now open!

  • 1.  Call for submissions for the 2022 COTE® Top Ten Awards are now open!

    Posted 11-22-2021 11:21 AM
    Edited by Eana Bacchiocchi 11-22-2021 11:21 AM

    Celebrating its 26th year, the Committee on the Environment (COTE®) Top Ten Awards is the industry's best-known award program for sustainable design excellence. Award projects will demonstrate a holistic vision of architecture, exemplified across the ten measures of AIA's Framework for Design Excellence. 

     
    The 2022 COTE Top Ten program will elevate new narratives on Design for Equitable Communities (M2) and prioritize quality reporting on project data on energy, carbon, and water. Project teams should reference two tools, the Framework for Design Excellence and the SuperSpreadsheet to assist with writing project narratives and ensure accurate calculation of selected metrics. View past award recipients > 

    Submission closes: January 13, 2022 by 5pm ET  

    Submit now >  

    Join us for COTE Top Ten office hours!

     
    Looking to submit for a 2022 COTE Top Ten Award but have questions about the SuperSpreadsheet? Sign up for office hours to talk about how to best use the resource.
     
    Thursday, December 2, 1-2pm ET 
    Register now > 

    Thursday, December 16, 3-4pm ET
    Register now > 

    Friday, January 7, 12-1pm ET
    Register now >


    Questions? Contact us at cotetopten@aia.org


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    Eana Bacchiocchi
    Specialist, Sustainability & Resilience Communications & Support
    The American Institute of Architects
    Washington DC
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