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.If you missed the 2020 Top Ten Toast, download a recording here. 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
GAF x COTE: Looking at the Future This 2019 video was compiled by GAF, a COTE sponsor.
Join the AIA Center for Communities by Design on Thursday, May 13, 2021 | 2pm EDT in a conversation around the twin ...
This year's COTE Top Ten Toast is coming up ... it's Thursday, May 20, 430-6pm ET. We will celebrate the Top Ten ...
Cities Matter: Resilient Cities after Covid-19 A Virtual Conference sponsored by UN-Habitat, CSU and the AIA New York ...
On April 22 we celebrated Earth Day. This celebration is near and dear to all COTE members for the obvious reason that ...
It is clear from the first few months of 2021 that the agenda being put forth by the Biden Administration and the leadership ...
Creating a Sustainability Action Plan : a new guide to making it work for your firm by Kira ...
Not sure how to get a COTE or sustainability group off the ground? Not sure ...