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book now for the AIA LA COTE's 1.5C event on March 5+12

  • 1.  book now for the AIA LA COTE's 1.5C event on March 5+12

    Posted 02-16-2021 02:21 PM
    The AIA Los Angeles COTE 1.5C Symposium is virtual this year, on March 5 + 12. Have you booked a ticket yet? It's a terrific way to connect on climate action + climate justice with innovators, experts, and peers. https://www.aialosangeles.org/aiala-events/2-degrees-c-climate-change/

    speakers include:

    Farhana Yamin, Lawyer/Author/Activist/Expert Adviser to Climate Vulnerable Forum & V20
    Edward Mazria, FAIA, HON. FRAIC, Founder/CEO, Architecture 2030
    Elizabeth Rhoades, PhD, Director of the Climate Change and Sustainability Program, LA County Department of Public Health

    Tamara Streefland, Cities Program Lead, Metabolic, The Netherlands
    Brendan Edgerton, Director of Circular Economy, WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Switzerland
    Johannes Kreissig | Founder, German Sustainable Building Council
    Grant Ervin | Chief Resilience Officer at City of Pittsburgh, PA
    Victor Olgyay, AIA | Principal, RMI (and AIA COTE leadership team)

    I'll be working a Think Lunch session with Lindsay Baker on Citizens Design the Future: Climate Action & Climate Justice. Join us!

    #1point5 #climateaction #climatejustice #sustainable #sustainabledesign #architecture #climatechange #LEED #greenbuilding #AIA #AIALA #cotela #parisagreement



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    Kira Gould
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    Kira Gould CONNECT
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