COTE (COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT)

Thomas Liebel, AIA (Co-Chairperson), Design Collective, Inc., (410) 685-6655, tliebel@charm.net
John Hutch, AIA (Co-Chairperson), Brown Craig Turner, (410) 837-2727, johnh@bctarchitects.com
Peter Doo, AIA (Board Liaison), Hord Coplan Macht, Inc., (410) 837-7311
pdoo@hcm2.com

Promotes awareness of environmental issues and provides architects with an educational source for sustainable or “green” design.

Sustainability + Integrated Practice = Opportunity

Wednesday, November 5
5:30 p.m. reception; 6 program, AIABaltimore Gallery

Our industry is changing swiftly in response to a range of natural, cultural and economic forces. Trends in sustainable practice, design and building technology, and construction delivery models are converging toward a common path. Focused on the necessary goal of ecologically responsible design and fully integrated project teams, this presentation will cover forces driving change, connections to integrated project delivery, outcomes to the profession, activities of the Institute, and the resulting opportunities for architects.

Join us for this program presented by the AIABaltimore Committee on the Environment (COTE). Jessyca Henderson, AIA will explain the impact and benefits of integrated project delivery; the impact of integrated project delivery methods on sustainable building; and identify forces behind design and construction industry transformation that supports the AIA’s Sustainability and Integrated Project Delivery strategic initiative.

Jessyca Henderson, AIA, Resource Architect, is the staff subject matter resource for sustainable design/green architecture, energy efficiency in building design and construction, and information regarding the value of design.

This program offers 1 AIA/CES (HSW) credit with registration. $10/members; $5/associates/students; $25/non-members. Space is limited. Please send your payment in advance to AIABaltimore or call with a credit card.

Sustainability Strategies for Baltimore (1.2 MB PDF)

Links

Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems: www.cmps.org
Economics and Environment Network: http://een.anu.edu.au/links.html
Interface Carpet: www.ifsia.com
Natural Step: www.naturalstep.org
Resources for Environmental Design (REDI) index: www.oikos.com/red/index.html
Rocky Mountain Institute: www.rmi.org
Sustainable Architecture Compendium: http://www.umich.edu/~nppcpub/resources/compendia/architecture.html

Recommended Texts

Brown, G.Z. and Mark DeKay, Sun, Wind & Light, 2nd ed. (2001), John Wiley & Sons
Kibert, Charles, ed., Reshaping the Built Environment: Ecology, Ethics, and Economics (1999), Island Press
Banham, Reyner, The Architecture of the Well-Tempered Environment, 1984 (2nd ed)
Barnett, Dianna Lopez & William D. Browning, A Primer on Sustainable Building (Rocky Mountain Institute)
Callenbach, Ernest, Ecology: A Pocket Guide, 1998
Gonick, Larry and Alice Outwater, The Cartoon Guide to the Environment
Heschong, Lois, Thermal Delight in Architecture
Mollison, Bill & Reny Mia Slay, Introduction to Permaculture
Orr, David, Earth in Mind: On Education, Environment and the Human Prospect, 1994 (especially chapter on “Architecture As Pedagogy”)

Photovoltaic Resources

US DOE www.eere.energy.gov
Maryland Energy Administration www.energy.state.md.us
National Renewable Energy Lab www.NREL.gov
Radiation Maps http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/redbook/atlas/
California Energy Commission www.energy.ca.gov
Solar Buzz E-Newsletter www.solarbuzz.com
Database for State Incentives www.ies.ncsu.edu/dsire/
Million Solar Roofs Initiative (MSRI) www.millionsolarroofs.org/

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