Calling All Green Buildings!

The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) is now accepting online submissions for the 2008 COTE Top Ten Green Projects awards program. Since 1996, this juried recognition program has celebrated the best in sustainable design. The program requirements are unique and require narrative descriptions as well as performance metrics. This unusual set of requirements is part of the program’s recognition of the importance of qualitative and quantitative elements of sustainable design. These COTE measures and metrics of sustainable design are a framework for a holistic understanding of sustainable design. The 2008 jury for the AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects awards program includes architects, educators, and a student. The deadline to submit projects is January 31, 2008. For more information about the Top Ten Green Projects and to submit a project for consideration, visit the COTE Web site. Pictured is the Government Canyon Visitor Center, Helotes, Tex., by Lake/Flato Architects, a 2007 COTE Top Ten Green Project. Photo courtesy of the architect.