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The Committee on the Environment (COTE) works to advance, disseminate, and advocate—to the profession, the building industry, the academy, and the public—design practices that integrate built and natural systems and enhance both the design quality and environmental performance of the built environment.

If you wish to become involved with the Committee on the Environment, call AIA Member Services, 800-242-3837, and ask to designate Committee on the Environment as one of your knowledge communities.

Performance by Design
This recently released study investigates the energy performance of buildings recognized by the AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects awards.

AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects
The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten Green Projects is the profession's best known recognition program for sustainable design excellence.

2010 COTE Top Ten Green Projects Awards
The submission process for the 2010 COTE Top Ten program is expected to open in mid to late November, with submissions due in late January, and the winning projects selected in March and announced in April.

Top Ten Website | 2009 Top Ten PowerPoint

AIA/COTE Top Ten Project Case Studies
2008 | 2007 | 2006

AIA/COTE Top Ten Project Boards
2009 | 2008

COTEnotes
The AIA Committee on the Environment official electronic quarterly newsletter.

COTEnotes: Current Issue

Archived Editions of COTEnotes

Vision 2009: Building Commissioning Symposium
In March of 2009, the American Institute of Architects presented a symposium that convened architects, providers, and other professionals involved with building performance to explore the broad spectrum of issues associated with commissioning.

The eight sessions presented during the day are available are available here.

Journal of Green Building
The Journal of Green Building is now offering a 10% discount to AIA members.  You may take advantage of this discount by marking down the subscription option you select on our Order Form by 10% and noting that you are an AIA member.  Our Order Form is a link at www.collegepublishing.us/journal.htm