Green is a perennial favorite color at AIA conventions, and this year is no exception. The 2002 convention, May 9 to 11 in Charlotte, is themed "Design Design" and offers the following programs in sustainable design:

• Introduction to Low-energy Building Design with Energy-10 Software (WE12, Wednesday, May 8, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.)

• Get Your Hands Green: A High Performance Buildings Charette (WE 13, Wednesday, May 8, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.)

• Solar Electric Architect (TH10, Thursday, May 9, 2–3:30 p.m.)

• What's Next in the Green Buildings Rating System? (TH15, Thursday, May 9, 2–3:30 p.m.)

• The Green Advantage: Make It Work for You (FR03, Friday, May 10, 8–9:30 a.m.)

• The Green Skyscraper: Sustainable Design in High Performance Urban Buildings (FR13, Friday, May 10, 8–9:30 a.m.)

• The First Green Building Case Study Template: Sharing High Performance Results Consistently (FR33, Friday, May 10, 2–3:30 p.m.)

• Mainstreaming Green: You Don't Have to Go Weird to Go Green (FR46, Friday, May 10 4–5:30 p.m.)

• The Process of Costing Green (SA27, Saturday, May 11, 4–6:30 p.m.).

All of these course offer health, saefty, welfare continuing education credit. For more information, visit the AIA convention site or AIA.org.

Copyright 2002 The American Institute of Architects. All rights reserved.