COTE Events at the AIA National
Convention, May 2008
Residential Design and Construction
2008
April 2-3, 2008
Seaport World Trade Center, Boston
Change the World: Harnessing BIM
Technology and Integrated Project Delivery for Sustainable
Design
May 13 -14, 2008
Boston, MA
Schedule
AIA Affordable Green
Guidelines
Click on the link above to review Green Building
practices for inclusion in your housing designs!
Description of Measures of Sustainable
Design
Answer the Call to Reduce Carbon Emissions by Taking the
Energy Star® Challenge
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA’s) Energy Star program and the American Institute of
Architects (AIA) are once again challenging all architects to
design buildings that reduce the energy use contributing to CO2
emissions. Join the growing number of architects taking the Energy
Star Challenge. See if your design projects receive an EPA
energy rating of 75 or higher using the online Target Finder tool.
These commercial building designs are
distinguished as Energy Star, just as qualified products, homes,
and buildings earn the Energy Star label. Target Finder also shows if your projects
achieve the AIA Sustainable Practice and Architecture 2030 goal for
reducing energy use by 50 percent compared to an average building.
Do your part and submit projects to the EPA by March 15, 2008, to
be showcased at the 2008 AIA National Convention in Boston. Answer
the national call for carbon reductions by taking the Energy
Star Challenge and receive recognition from the EPA. If you
have questions about the Energy Star Challenge, please e-mail
buildingdesign@cadmusgroup.com or call
703-247-6195.
Online Target Finder Training Sessions
The EPA is offering no-cost, online training sessions
called “Designing Top Energy Performing Buildings for Your
Clients” every Thursday until the submission deadline.
Attendees will learn how to take the ENERGY STAR Challenge and view
a demonstration of Target Finder. The remaining session will be
held from 2-3 p.m. EST on March 13. Preregister now by visiting https://energystar.webex.com. Attendees
will need a high-speed Internet connection and a long distance
phone line to participate.
AIA Continental Europe conference in
Athens
April 10-13, 2008
Athens, Greece
The annual AIA Continental Europe conference in Athens (April
10-13, 2008) is not just a gathering of Greek, European and US
architects and architecture students. It is a point in time when
History and Ecology, Modern Architecture and the Environment, Ethos
and Pathos merge.
The ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides (30% Guides) are
now available for a free download
Featured Podcast: "Sustainable
Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning"
From AIA PodNet: Architects currently identify
"sustainability" as the most important change affecting the future
of the profession. In this podcast, Seattle-based architect and
urban planner Daniel Williams, FAIA, describes how he became
involved in sustainable design, what it really means, and the
current direction of architecture as outlined in his book,
Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, & Planning
(Wiley, 2007).
Read More | Bio
More AIA podcasts of special interest to COTE
members
Full AIA Architecture Knowledge Review podcast
series
2007 Top Ten Green
Projects
On April 23, the AIA and
its Committee on the Environment (COTE) announced their annual selection of the
nation's top 10 new examples of sustainable architecture and
green design solutions. The selected projects showcased
excellence in sustainable design principles and reduced
energy consumption.
Case Studies:
2006 Top Ten Winners
2007 Top Ten
Green Projects Awards presentation (PPT)
ArchNewsNow feature about the Top Ten
Green Projects
Current TV feature:
Green by Design
The 2010 Imperative Global
Teach-In
On February 20, 2007, some 200,000 people tuned in
from 47 countries to hear James Hansen, PhD; Ed Mazria, AIA; Chris
Luebkeman, Assoc. AIA; and Susan Szenasy talk about climate change
and the power of design. See the archived Webcast.
Walking the Talk
To be credible and authoritative voices about
sustainability, architects must run their practices with
sustainability issues in mind. OOTE suggests the resources below to
get you started.
Architect's Handbook: Greening
Your Practice
Environmental Building News:
Sustainable Design Capabilities
The Green Roundtable: Green Your Firm in
10 Easy Steps
Help Rebuild the Gulf Coast
Architecture for Humanity helps local
agencies to rehab houses and needs volunteers to gut, demold, and
rehab the interiors of homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina and to
help the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio in East
Biloxi, Miss., to develop rehab standards and to help families make
small improvements to their homes during repair.
Green Roofs for Healthy
Cities
View the dates and venues for "Green Roof Design 101,"
presented across the country by Green Roofs for Healthy
Cities.
COTE Chapter
Guide
See these start-up and operational
tips for AIA/COTE chapters, and view current chapters' contact information.
AIA/COTE
Bookshelf
AIA/COTE has compiled a reading list based on the recommendations
of AIA/COTE members. If you know of a book that should be included,
send your recommendation to cote@aia.org.
Join the AIA/COTE
Listserv
COTEnotes
presents news of interest to the AIA Committee on the
Environment.