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January 13, 2010

AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects Deadline Extended

Submissions for 2010 projects open until January 22nd

WHO: The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) has extended the deadline for online submissions for the 2010 COTE Top Ten Green Projects awards program.

WHEN: The deadline to submit projects is 8:00 p.m. EST January 22, 2010.

WHAT: 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.

HOW: To submit a project for consideration, click here http://www.aiatopten.org

CONTACT: Kelly Pickard, 202-626-7432, cotetopten@aia.org

AIA COTE 2010 Top Ten Green Projects jury:

• Peter Busby, Assoc. AIA, Busby Perkins & Will
• Robert Harris, FAIA, Lake Flato Architects
• Denis Hayes, The Bullitt Foundation
• Lisa Heschong, Heschong Mahone Group
• Alison Kwok, Assoc. AIA, University of Oregon
• Elizabeth Ogbu, Assoc. AIA, Public Architecture

About The American Institute of Architects
For over 150 years, members of the American Institute of Architects have worked with each other and their communities to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings and cityscapes. By using sustainable design practices, materials, and techniques, AIA architects are uniquely poised to provide the leadership and guidance needed to provide solutions to address climate change. AIA architects walk the walk on sustainable design. Visit www.aia.org/walkthewalk.