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GAF x COTE: Looking at the Future This 2019 video was compiled by GAF, a COTE sponsor.
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By Bunny Tucker, AIA The COTE Network is excited to share two updated resources for local and state chapters: the ...
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For the second year in a row, AIA sent delegates to United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), an annual conference ...
Just in: updated version of the COTE Chapter Guide! Not sure how to get a COTE ...
Starting or reinvigorating a new COTE chapter? Here is sample agenda for first ...