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The Committee on Design (COD) was founded to promote design excellence among members of the AIA, the broader design community, and the public at large, both nationally and internationally.

2024 COD Conferences

Arkansas

April 3-7 | 21c Hotel | Bentonville and Eureka Springs.

Connecting Cultures, Catalyzing Change: Northwest Arkansas in the Ozarks. View and download the conference materials: program guidebook, key takeaways and and video.

Brazil

Thu, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 26, 2024
Sao Paulo > Brasilia > Rio de Janerio.  Registration will open in early May.

2024 Sponsorships

Download the prospectus for Arkansas and Brazil opportunities.

  • 1.  Embodied Carbon-Why Now?

    Posted 15 days ago
    AIA LA 1.5C Symposium Keynote: Embodied Carbon, Why Now?
    A primer for everyone in the AEC Industry on Why and How to address Upfront Embodied Carbon in design and construction. Presented at AIA LA's 7th annual 1.5C Symposium on Climate Change. Now available on YouTube at https://youtu.be/f7HVPG4vXqA


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    Bill Caplan, Associate. AIA
    Author of "Thwart Climate Change Now: Reducing Embodied Carbon Brick by Brick"
    Environmental Law Institute ELI Press, November 2021
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