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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.  Embodied Carbon 101

    Posted 05-28-2020 10:27 AM

    On Mondays from June 1 through August 24, the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA) will present Embodied Carbon 101, a 12-part program series in easily-consumable one-hour sessions, designed to give architects, engineers, builders, and consultants the tools and strategies they need to start working toward embodied carbon reduction today. You can opt in to the whole series, sit in on one that piques your interest, or choose a handful that are most relevant to your work life.

     

    It kicks off Monday, June 1 with a session on basic literacy. Boston's Lori Ferriss (Goody Clancy) will moderate, and national leaders Stephanie Carlisle (KieranTimberlake), Stacy Smedley (SKANSKA USA and Building Transparency), and Frances Yang (Arup) will present, sharing tools you can use and actions you can take.

     

    As part of CLF Boston, the community supporting this series, I'm excited to share this with you. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out, or to contact Caitlin Hart, BSA professional program manager, at chart@architects.org. 

     

     

    Jean Carroon, FAIA, LEED Fellow
    Principal - Design, Preservation and Sustainability
    Goody Clancy
    420 Boylston Street
    Boston, MA 02116
    617 262 2760 (main) 617 850 6651 (direct) 617 285 5936 (mobile)
    jean.carroon@goodyclancy.com
    www.goodyclancy.com

     

     

    "Building reuse is climate action!" – Lori Ferriss

    https://www.architects.org/news/the-new-net-zero

     

    https://www.architects.org/programs/embodied-carbon 

    Twelve part Carbon 101 program begins on June 1