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.Expand your positive impact: Engage in our advocacy efforts. Enjoy our latest on COTE news (and follow us on Twitter). To learn about the Framework for Design Excellence (formerly the COTE Top Ten Measures), click here.Did you miss the 2021 Top Ten Toast, download a recording here.Check out COTE's history and timeline. A big thank you to our partners: Founding partner: Building GreenPremier partners: Kingspan, Sherwin-WilliamsSustaining partners: GAF Roofing, Kawneer, Lucifer Lighting Company, ROCKWOOLGreen partners: Autodesk, EPIC Metals, HKS, Thornton Tomasetti, SkanskaAllied partners: TLC Engineering, Sierra Pacific Windows
GAF x COTE: Looking at the Future This 2019 video was compiled by GAF, a COTE sponsor.
Dear Mr. McLaren, I am an architect and urban planner in NYC. Currently I am working on an environmental argument ...
Susan Szenasy is one of the best known design critics and editors of the past four decades. During her tenure (from ...
The January/February issue of COTE news dropped on Wednesday ... you can check it out here: https://bit.ly/COTEnews_JanFeb22 ...
Dear COTE Members, We begin 2022 with a note of deep gratitude for all past, present, and new COTE volunteers. ...
The annual AIA 2030 Commitment: By the Numbers Report dropped at the beginning of December, celebrating and summarizing ...
One of the pillars of the sustainability community left this earth on November 27, 2021. James (Jim) Binkley, FAIA, ...