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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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COTE & the origins of sustainable design in the US

  • 1.  COTE & the origins of sustainable design in the US

    Posted 03-23-2020 08:51 AM

    A Quiet Revolution: The Origins of Sustainable Design in the United States. On the 30th anniversary of the AIA Committee on the Environment, Lance Hosey reflects on the pioneers who took up the cause of sustainability when few others would.

    https://www.metropolismag.com/sustainability/origins-of-sustainable-design/ @AIANational

     

    "Throughout its history, COTE has continued to anticipate where the industry should go. The best way to honor its own legacy is to stay focused on a single question: What overlooked issues today will become essential for designers a generation from now?"

    (this piece headlines the March issue of COTE news, due out soon)



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    Kira Gould
    Principal
    Kira Gould CONNECT
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