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Committee On The Environment

The mission of the Committee on the Environment (COTE) is to provide the AIA with knowledge about environmental issues and policy matters affecting the practice of architecture. The committee supports cooperation with educators and institutions of learning, manufacturers, government agencies, environmental organizations, and industry groups in advancing environmentally sound design processes and standards as well as environmentally innovative materials and integrated systems.

Along with carrying out the overarching and ever evolving goals of COTE

(see http://www.aia.org/practicing/groups/kc/AIAS074686 ) the Richmond chapter is planning monthly events that support education of local city, county and university leaders in charting the course to regional sustainability and meeting the 2030 challenge. Several local events taking place:         

COTE RIGoR – Richmond’s regional leadership series – part 2

 

What:  Three-part program - “A Roadmap for Regional Energy Independence”

 

·        “What is the 2030 Challenge?” — Karl Bren – Green Visions Consulting

 

·        Regional Climate action planning - Michael Crowley, MS, LEED AP, former Assistant Director of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative and now Environmental Health &Engineers Pathways to Campus Sustainability Program Manager - .Overview of meeting the 2030 Challenge goals on a regional scale

 

·        State perspective on saving energy — DMME official – what’s the plan in place today (with federal stimulus money) and the future (when the state picks up the initiative on its own)

 

Where:            Round House at Byrd Park

(A map for location, parking and front entry instructions will be included with the PDF announcement to follow)

 

When:             September 30th 2009 8 a.m. reception with food

                        8:30 program begins with Bren 10am open discussio and networking till 11am

 

Who:               Energy managers from throughout central Virginia region

                        Administration officials from throughout central Virginia localities

                        Architects practicing in this region

                        Contractors building in this region

                        Developers financing projects in this region

                        Civil engineers and Land planners

 

Why:                To achieve the 2030 Challenge on a regional level

      • To build upon each other’s successes
      • To identify solutions to overcome common challenges
      • To gain a better appreciation of the impact collaboration on cross-boundary projects can have on a region.
      • To gain insight and tools to accomplish energy independence on a regional level
      • To establish baselines and tracking mechanisms for achieving the 2030 Challenge goals on a regional scale
      • To bring jobs to the region using off the shelf, energy-efficient technologies, for new and existing buildings & developments
      • To save tax dollars

 

Regions:         Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, Fredericksburg, Petersburg

                        Ashland, Charlottesville, Williamsburg, Goochland, Powhatan, Chester

 

 

Other affiliated local events:

• A joint presentation of the Green Spaces entries of JRGBC.2009 ( see www.jrgbc.org for further details and for upcoming LEED workshops.)

• Green Drinks – an informal green monthly networking event.

(see http://groups.google.com/group/richmondgreendrinks

• a joint dinner presentation with COTE and JRGBC to the Richmond chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute

( see http://www.csinet.org/s_csi/sec.asp?CID=241&DID=5232 )

Anyone interested in getting involved please contact Scott Kyle skyle@fullscalearchitecture.com or Michael pellis mpellis@baskervill.com .

 

COTE 2008 accomplishments

• Supporting the movement toward a Community Design Center - championed by Jacek Ghosh – director of sustainability at VCU

• two Gallery exhibits

• establish advocacy and open lines of communication with several folks in the City administration

• Adding green language to the Master Plan and the continued efforts in that regard

 

COTE Richmond future goals

• find ways to make the next big step towards hiring a "green czar" and initiating pilot programs and help to incubate green businesses here in the City and the Richmond Metropolitan Region (see initiatives below)

 

Master Plan Coordination (Influence decision making and planning toward sustainable strategies. See the Master Plan draft)
Green Czar Hiring (See Sadhu Johnston at the City of Chicago)
Online Measurement/Resource Tool Development (See Albuquerque's Q Tool or Chicago's Cool Tool)

Practitioner's Tool (See Kansas City tool)

Baseline Measurements Team (See ICLEI - International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives)
Programs (Education, Exhibit, Case Studies, and Building Tours)
Green Business Incubation and Outreach (Help the City help the community by encouraging new green businesses to support existing and new programs)
Pilot Programs (Develop structure and implementation plan for pilot applications, i.e. green alleys)
City Department Advocacy (Meet with all City departments)

 

 

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