AIArchitect, December 20, 2004 - AIA COTE Calls for 2005 Top Ten Green Projects Submissions

12/2004

AIA COTE Calls for 2005 Top Ten Green Projects Submissions

The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE)—in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR® and Target Finder programs and BuildingGreen Inc.—invites U.S. licensed architects to submit high-performance, sustainable design solutions for the 2005 AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects competition.

The Top Ten Green Projects program seeks to identify and recognize the benefits of this type of design approach and acknowledge architects as experts in the creation of energy-conscious and environmentally responsible design solutions. To educate the architecture community and the public at large, COTE also places a high value on sustainable design practices for developers, building owners, and occupants.

Eligibility
The COTE Top Ten program is an international competition; projects may be located anywhere in the world, but must be designed by an architect licensed in the U.S. Entries may be large or small projects, new construction or renovations, and of any project type. Projects must have been completed after 1994.

This year, the COTE has invited a panel of noted jurors for the competition, including Robert Berkebile, FAIA; Susan Maxman, FAIA; Dan Nall, FAIA; Henry Siegel, FAIA; and Deborah Snoonian, PE.

Schedule

January 10, 2005: Early registration and project submittal until 5:00 p.m. EST
February 7: Final registration and project submittal until 5:00 p.m. EST
March 11: Notification to all entrants of the jury’s decisions
April 22 (Earth Day): Release of winners by AIA media relations
April 28 (Tentative): Lecture/Presentation at the National Building Museum
May 19–21: Lecture/reception and exhibition at the AIA National Convention, Las Vegas.

For more information, visit the COTE Web site or contact AIA COTE Project Manager Erika Taylor, 202-626-7407.

The COTE Top Ten projects will also be displayed at the 2005 Solar Decathlon, a DOE competition among universities involving interactive teams from the universities’ schools of architecture, engineering, communications, and business. The goal is to build an aesthetically pleasing, energy-producing home on the Capital Mall in October 2005 and set up a competion in 10 categories of resource efficiency over 10 days (including publicizing how design is at the heart of energy efficiency). To see how the teams are progressing, visit the competition Web site. And for a summary of the first Solar Decathlon in 2002, click here.