Committee On The Environment

COTErichmond

AIA Richmond Committee on the Environment

Mission:

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.

Sustainable Richmond Tour:

To host and highlight sustainable projects within the Richmond region as a monthly on site tour titled: “Sustainable Richmond tours”. The focus of the tour is to have a critical discourse about particular strategies and provide opportunity to hear from not only the building owners but also installers, inspectors or any other entities that were involved in helping make the strategy/ies work. We would like to discuss why particular strategies were chosen over others.

Allied Members:

Certificates of recognition will be presented by the president of the Richmond AIA to vendors or sub contractors who were instrumental in the success of the project.