Sustainability



AIA COTE TOP TEN

How 355 11th St. Won the First COTE Top Ten Plus Award

In just a few years, Aidlin Darling Design’s office building and restaurant has amassed a data-driven record of building performance ample enough to push the AIA’s premier sustainability award into a new era.

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REDUCE, RETROFIT, RECYCLE

AIA Retrofit Guide Takes Energy Efficiency Renovations Further

New construction alone can’t solve the world’s sustainability and energy crisis. Sometimes you have to stick with the buildings you have, plus a few renovations. A new AIA report explains how architects are positioned to take advantage of this $20 billion energy-efficiency renovation market.

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Design



COMPONENT AWARDS

Indianapolis Highlights Healthcare Architecture

Typically constrained by intense functional and technical requirements, healthcare architecture is experiencing something of a renaissance, as architects begin to better understand the interaction between design and wellness.

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Business



WORK ON THE BOARDS

Architecture Firm Billings Increase at Modest Pace in June

Firms of all specializations are improving, along with most regions of the country.

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CONSENSUS CONSTRUCTION FORECAST

2013 Nonresidential Construction Recovery Slows Down

In 2014, the hotel sector is expected to set the pace for accelerating construction spending.

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AIA LEADERSHIP

Take Five
By Robert Ivy, FAIA

Rocky Mountain High

Repositioning the AIA was the source of new energy enveloping the 2013 AIA Convention in mile-high Denver.

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Did You Miss this Week’s AIA Repositioning Virtual Town Hall?

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ADVOCACY

Tell Your Senator: Stop the Repeal of 2030 Sustainable Federal Building Laws

Deadline Today:
Sign the AIA’s draft letter urging Congress not to retreat from green building laws that are good for the environment and good for the economy.

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	AROUND THE PROFESSION
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	MEDIA SCAN
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