Community NewsOct 26, 2021 Share ↗ Architects join UN Climate Conference in work toward zero emissions Photo by Craig McKay on UnsplashFor the first time, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is sending architects to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), taking place in Glasgow, Scotland from October 31–November 12, 2021.Mike Davis FAIA, 2013 BSA President and AIA Government Advocacy Committee Chair will be joining AIA 2021 President Peter Exley FAIA; Julie Hiromoto FAIA, COTE 2020 Advisory Group Chair; and Dr. Mark Breeze AIA, AIA UK Sustainability Chair at the conference.According to Building Design + Construction Network, "AIA’s focus at COP26 will be establishing new partnerships with policymakers and industry partners to ensure that we are aggressively (and jointly) moving the needle toward zero emissions."Read the full story here and read more about the AIA Government Advocacy Committee's calls of action to architects below.Featured News Aug 16, 2021Community NewsSupport for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Apr 15, 2021Community NewsSupport Our Nation's Infrastructure Topic Climate
Keynote speakers at Intersections symposium announcedKenneth Bailey, Keller Easterling, and Billy Fleming will give keynote presentations at Intersections: Equity, Environment + The City, a multi-day symposium focused on participatory design processes in Boston. Speakers will discuss their work as it relates to to the process of crafting spaces and places situated within one of this century's most pressing issues: the threat of climate change and its inequitable impact.Oct 28, 2021