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First COTE Hackathon in Philadelphia
What do you get when you gather over 40 COTE leaders in an inspirational meeting space, divide them into small groups, and give them a little over two hours to save the planet? The first COTE Hackathon, of course.
In years’ past the Wednesday before the AIA National Convention has played host to the COTE Summit, which was an opportunity for COTE leaders from around the country to gather and discuss the functionality of the Knowledge Community. For our 26th year as a committee, COTE decided to change up the format.
Breaking Down the Opportunities and Risks of Materials Transparency
By Mary Ann Lazarus, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C
A robust crowd gathered in the Philadelphia Convention Center to hear about the new AIA Whitepaper on Materials Transparency and Risk for Architects which was just issued in April 2016. The Whitepaper tells architects what they can do to promote materials transparency in their projects while managing risk. The panelists included three experts who participated in the development of the Whitepaper: Brodie Stephens, General Counsel at Perkins + Will; Frank Musica, Senior Risk Management Attorney at Victor O. Schinnerer & Co., Inc. and Mike Davis, FAIA, President of Bergmeyer.
Catch up on the COTE #AIAChat
The Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building. The original 1974 building (right) and today, following its high-efficiency makeover (left). Photo credit: SERA (left); Nic Lehoux (right).
On May 4th, we chatted about the 2016 COTE Top Ten/Top Ten Plus Award recipients and trends in sustainable architecture with host Paula McEvoy, FAIA, LEED Fellow, 2016 COTE Chair.
Upcoming Event
NeoCon in Chicago / June 13-15
NeoCon has evolved into one of the most recognized and attended trade shows in the industry and this year will be no exception. With the help of their Advisory Council, the show has remained focused on being at the forefront of changing commercial design and business trends.
On Tuesday, June 14, one of our Advisory Group members, Jon Penndorf, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, will speak at the session "Weathering the Storm: Mental Health Aspects of Resilient Interior Design," from 2:30-3:30pm. Attendees will gather new tools for assessing the types of stresses a resilient strategy can address and how to incorporate them into overall designs. More specifically, participants will hear how community-scale resilient design strategies can be scaled down to a single building or interior tenant scale, and what impacts these strategies have on design.
