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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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Register now for a free live AIAU course on resilient and climate adaptive design for October 19th!

  • 1.  Register now for a free live AIAU course on resilient and climate adaptive design for October 19th!

    Posted 09-26-2022 09:59 AM

    Date & Time: October 19th, 2022, 3-4:30 PM ET 
    Earn: 1.5 LU/HSWs 
    Cost: Free 
     

    Join AIA for an upcoming webinar, Fearless Resilience: Gaining Confidence in the Resilient Project Process. Drawing from key resilience resources, you'll learn about the value of resilient and climate adaptive design, how to incorporate these concepts into design phases, and key talking points to convey the role of the architect in impacting successful resilient design outcomes.   

    Learning Objectives: 

    • Learn about the role of architects in designing for climate change and providing health, safety, and welfare in a rapidly changing environment. 
    • Discover the fundamentals of resilient and climate-adaptive design and apply these concepts to a current project. 
    • Explore the underlying stresses that may exacerbate the impact from sudden shocks, such as severe weather or geophysical events. 
    • Examine questions focused on hazard, climate, vulnerability, risk, and consequence. 
    • Understand how to use key talking points to clients to convey the importance of the role of the architect in implementing resilient design outcomes 

    Register now > 



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    Eana Bacchiocchi
    The American Institute of Architects
    Washington DC
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